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.
Responsible Business Conduct working group gathers MEPs from most political groups
of the European Parliament.
European Parliament decisions and reports related to responsible business conduct.
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
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
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 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights were adopted 10 years ago. States have the duty to protect human rights, whereas companies have the duty to respect human rights. The European Commission has committed to propose a human rights and environmental due diligence legislation in the first half of 2021. The European Parliament
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.
