About the group

About the group

Working group was founded to bring further expertise to the European parliament on topics related to responsible business and to increase discussion between various stakeholder groups and EU institutions.

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Members

Members

Responsible Business Conduct working group gathers MEPs from most political groups
of the European Parliament.

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Resources

Resources

European Parliament decisions and reports related to responsible business conduct.

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Global deforestation and leather in EU’s car production value chains

Through the journey of leather, this “Supply Chain World Map“, prepared with the collaboration of MEP Anna Cavazzini and Earthsight, illustrates the extent to which European consumption is unwittingly driving deforestation. The map shows how leather used in the cars of some of Europe’s largest automotive firms is linked to illegal deforestation in Paraguay. The illustration

MEP letter to EFRAG – stakeholder representation

The undersigned Members of the European Parliament have this week, on the 12th July 2021, sent a letter to Jean-Paul GAUZÈS, the Chair of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG). The letter concerns EFRAG’s responsibility to ensure balanced representation of stakeholders in the work to provide technical advice on corporate sustainability standards. Dear Chair,Dear Mr

MEP letter to Commissioners on 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

Heidi Hautala’s ACCA keynote speech: Creating value and managing impact through integrated sustainability disclosure

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

Inaction is not an option: specific solutions to tackle sustainability gaps in corporate governance

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.

Final Committee Report on Corporate Due Diligence

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