4 Amendments of Thomas MANN related to 2015/2038(INI)
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the fundamental role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in ensuring sustainable economic growth both in the European Union and around the world; urges the Commission to adopt a new strategy on CSR that establishes stronger reporting and compliance requirements, and urges the Member States to endorse the promotion of CSR.;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that in its resolution of 6 February 2013 on Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR (2012/2097/INI) the European Parliament made it absolutely clear that in a free society CSR can never make charitable action compulsory; is firmly convinced that if CSR were to be made compulsory, people would be less willing to support charitable causes;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Is firmly convinced that entrepreneurial freedom and the principle of the voluntary nature of CSR and the basic tenet that in a free society support for charitable causes can never be made compulsory must form the basis for all consideration of and for the framing of any legal rules governing CSR;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Urges that microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) must not in any way be required to disclose non-financial information about their voluntary social engagement; emphasises that such disclosure can generate disproportionately high bureaucratic costs and would jeopardise, rather than fostering, social engagement on the part of firms;