16 Amendments of Pervenche BERÈS related to 2009/2201(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas CSR represents an essential component of the European Social Model, strengthened by the entry into force of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and especially its horizontal social clause,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas CSR can helphas a considerable influence on human rights in developing countries,
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas trade unions have a key role in CSR, given that workers are best placed to know the reality of the companies where they are employed,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas CSR has to be considered alongside and in interaction with corporate governance reforms,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers CSR to be an effective tool for improving competitiveness, occupational safety and the working environment, and encourages exchanges of good practice at local, national, European and world level;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for companies to be urged to apply CSR with a view to safeguarding their workers’ physical integrity, safety, physical and mental wellbeing, labour rights and human rights and emphasises that CSR should cover, for example, quality of work, equality of pay and career prospects, anti-discrimination measures and the promotion of lifelong learning;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that CSR should address new areas such as the organisation of work, equal opportunities and social inclusion, so as to assist the shift towards a sustainable economy;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Strongly recommends that the Member States and the Union promote good CSR practices by all companies, irrespective of where they operate, and that they encourage the dissemination of good practice based on CSR initiatives, notably by making the results of such initiatives more widely known;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for the development of initiatives to embrace fully the concept of decent work and the agenda of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) as a stakeholder in CSR;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls – as a means of encouraging companies to be proactive – for legislative confirmation of CSR measures once they have been applied by several companies;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Strongly advises all the Member States to ratify the ILO conventions and asks the Commission to take effective account of the EU’s potential as an integral part of the ILO;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the promotion of CSR at international level; calls on the Commission to reinforce CSR by drawing up additional binding rules – based on ILO standards and in line with OECD guidelines – for European companies operating in developing countries directly or through subcontractors;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that emphasis should be placed on the involvement of all stakeholders in the company and on the development of, on training for managers and on the development of civil society, especially with regard to consumer awareness;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that social dialogue and European Works Councils have played a constructive role in developing best practice in terms of CSR; considers that trade unions must be the main stakeholders in the negotiation and monitoring of CSR agreements;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the promotion of CSR internationally, and calls on the Commission to integrate CSR better in its trade policies and to draw up more binding rules for European companies operating in developing countries directly or through subcontractorsby seeking to include clauses reflecting internationally recognised CSR standards in all bilateral, regional and multilateral agreements, and to draw up more binding rules for European companies operating in developing countries directly or through subcontractors for whose behaviour they must necessarily take responsibility; asks the Commission to monitor, in a straightforward manner, the introduction of the above-mentioned clauses and to keep Parliament informed about it;