The presidents of EPP, S&D, Renew, GreensEFA and the Left have today 23rd June 2021 sent a letter to the Commission’s president Ursula von der Leyen on their expectations with regards to the upcoming Sustainable Corporate Governance initiative.
The undersigned Members of the European Parliament have today, 22 June 2021, sent a letter to President von der Leyen and 13 commissioners reiterating some of the key demands of the European Parliament’s legislative own-initiative resolution regarding the upcoming proposal on Sustainable Corporate Governance. To:President Ursula von der LeyenExecutive Vice-President Frans TimmermansExecutive Vice-President Margarethe VestagerExecutive
Dear listeners, I’m happy to be invited to give the keynote speech today on creating value and managing impact through integrated sustainability reporting. There is no question that a systemic transformation of our societies and economies is an imperative. Biodiversity loss, pollution, chemicals and climate change, poverty, modern slavery and other grave human rights violations
In the face of recent opposition addressed to the EU Commission by some business associations and specific governments from Nordic Europe, NGOs have reiterated their support for the European Commission commitment to present an initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance in 2021, following the roadmap set in the EU Green Deal and the Action Plan on Sustainable Finance.
The final committee text of the Corporate Due Diligence report from the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI), rapporteur Lara Wolters (S&D NL), is now out.The report consists of a motion for a European Parliament resolution and accompanying recommendations for drawing up a directive on corporate due diligence and corporate accountability. Ms Wolters’s report was adopted by 21 votes in
Global Witness, Anti-Slavery International and CleanClothesCampaign have designed and published an online tool that is specifically deisgned for global partners (e.g. land defenders, global workers, indigenous communities) to be able to have their say and send their input to the Commission. The purpose of this is to bring the voice of communities affected by corporate
Business and Human Rights – Access to Remedy report published by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) looks at the realities victims face when they seek redress for business-related human rights abuses. The report presents the findings of fieldwork research on the views of professionals regarding the different ways people can pursue complaints.
All around the world, businesses are responsible for human rights abuses and environmental harm, as underscored by the recent COVID-19 crisis. Businesses must not be allowed to close their eyes to the impact of their business decisions on other actors in the chain. Voluntary measures have proved to be vastly insufficient, as recognised by the
On 2 September, 26 companies, business associations, and initiatives released a joint statement calling for EU-wide, cross-sectoral mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation. Several signatories have already supported calls for mandatory due diligence at a national level through previous statements and ongoing campaigns. This is the first pan-European, international as well as cross-sectoral
EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, made a landmark announcement last month in a webinar organized by European Parliament’s Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) Working Group. The group represents the key MEPs working on Business and Human Rights across political groups and parliamentary committees. Mr. Reynders declared that in 2021 he will propose a Mandatory Human