This update was part of a larger effort to institutionalize a systematic information-sharing process for all activities related to the Voluntary Principles. The in-country working group update outlined the successes and key learnings of the two initial in-country processes, thereby providing guidance to participants of both existing and future processes in other countries.
A special plenary meeting was held at International Business Leaders Forum to review governance issues. The Voluntary Principles Secretariat was tasked with developing participation criteria that would articulate the conditions for both entry to and suspension from the process.