9 Amendments of Stéphane BIJOUX related to 2020/2129(INL)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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1. AcknowledgeHighlights that there is sufficient strong evidence that shows that the voluntary efforts of Union companies tocompanies domiciled or operating in the Union to identify, prevent and, mitigate and account for the negative impacts of their behaviour on developing countries have failednot been sufficient, as violations of the human rights of individuals, in particular worker’s rightsmen and children, and of local communities are still taking place at the end of the supply chainthroughout the supply chain, as are violations of environmental standards and corruption abuses; acknowledges that there is growing political, public and private sector support for Union legislation on due diligence to level the playing field, as responsible companies are currently competing with less scrupulous ones;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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2. Believes that there is strong need for a mandatory, harmonised framework at Union level to contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, and to ensure a level playing field for business and welcomes; calls on the Commission’ to step up its ongoing work on legislation requiring that Union companies domiciled or operating in the Union conduct due diligence on respect for human rights and environmental obligations throughout their supply chains; insists on the importance of consultation with developing countries and civil society organisations in both the Union and developing countries;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
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4. Stresses that all human rights should be covered by the future legislation; considers that emphasis should be placed on workers and trade union rights, women, children or, in particular women and children, trade union rights and the rights of indigenous people; stresseinsists that full alignment with existing legal obligations and standards at European and international level should be sought; is of the opinion that the legislation should address all types of human rights abuses;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
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4a. Strongly believes that future legislation should also mandate environmental due diligence, to ensure compliance with Union and internationally recognised environmental standards and rights, including on climate change and biodiversity;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
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5. Highlights that the obligation to respect and protect human rights, the environmental standards and to avoid the risk of corruption, should be embedded throughout whole global value chains, products, services and business relationships;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
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6. Is of the opinion that the new legislation should apply to all sectors, to all types of enterprises, whether public or private, and of all size across the Union; considers that the focus should be placed on the riskss domiciled or operating in the Union, while upholding the principle of proportionality; considers that the focus should be placed on the risks and that there should be positive incentives for companies that can demonstrate high levels of compliance with the ambitions of the new legislation;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
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7. Is of the opinion that the future legislation should establish mandatory and effective corporate due diligence processes covering all violations linked to companies’ activities and their business relationships, including their supply and subcontracting chains, and should include a duty to report activities accordingly;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
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8. Underlines the need to design a sound monitoring and accountability system and to provide competent authorities (at Union and at national level) with effective instruments to monitor the compliance with the legislation, in particular at local level;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
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9. Expresses the opinion that the future legislation should establish a comprehensive system of liability that includes administrative, civil and criminal liability, and a sanctioning mechanism to enforce compliance with the new legislation and ensure enforcement, including through penalties and sanctions of all nature such as for example, disqualification from acting as a company director, in addition to intermediate steps before prosecution;