5 Amendments of Pervenche BERÈS related to 2018/2279(INI)
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to mainstream SDGs into its Better Regulation Agenda and underlines the potential for using the Better Regulation tools strategically in order to evaluate EU policy coherence with regard to the 2030 Agenda and its International Cooperation policy; calls on the Commission to establish an SDG check of all new policies and legislation and to ensure full policy coherence in the implementation of the SDGs, while promoting synergies, gaining co-benefits and avoiding trade-offs, both at Union and Member State level;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recalls the upmost importance of Domestic Resource Mobilisation (DRM) for developing countries in order to achieve the SDGs; stresses that the “World Investment Report”1aof the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimates that developing countries lose at least US$100billion per year in corporate tax revenue due to tax dodging by large companies;welcomes in this regards the staff working document of the Commission ‘Collect More Spend Better’, aiming at tackling this issue; however regrets that no concrete actions have been undertaken to ensure the implementation of the abovementioned Commission’s strategy; calls on the Commission to propose a Flagship program on DRM to ensure more tax revenues are collected and allow for the SDG’s financing. _________________ 1a http://unctad.org/en/PublicationChapters/ wir2015ch0_KeyMessage_en.pdf
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17 d. Underlines the need for the EU to develop a level playing field where sustainable investment targets contribute to long-term sustainable growth in line with SDGs and the Paris Agreement and are consistent with the sustainable investment targets of the financial products and services that the financial market participants make available or financial advisors advise on.
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls the Commission to include improved criteria for its upcoming review on SDG 10, reduced inequalities, and notably on economic inequality and tax policies;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. Stresses the need to incorporate environmental, social and governance factors in the investment decision making process in order to ensure comparability of investments and informed investment decisions. Financial market participants need harmonised sustainability performance indicators and requirements to be able to integrate sustainability risks in investment decision-making.