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7 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2009/2201(INI)

Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy should function as a built-in, self-regulating mechanism whereby business monitor and ensure its support to law, ethical standards, and international norms. Consequently, business should embrace responsibility for the impact of its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere,
2010/10/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas CSR is a voluntary self- regulation mechanism to make promotion of social standards, environmental standards and human rights a part of the business model thru the deliberate inclusion of public interest into corporate decision-making, in contrast to legislation that places legal obligations on corporations to uphold certain standards in these areas,
2010/10/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the nature of CSR is voluntary and self-regulatory any commission initiatives should focus on supporting rather than regulating CSR activities,
2010/10/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas non-compliance with CSR principles constitutes a form of social and environmental dumping which works to the detriment, in particular, of undertakings and workers in Europe, who are required to comply with more stringent labour, environmental and fiscal standards,deleted
2010/10/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas it would be normal if European multinationals which transfer their production to low-wage countries where less stringent environmental standards apply were to be held accountable, including before European courts, for any environmental and social damage caused by their subsidiaries and their supply chains in those countries,deleted
2010/10/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes, further, that globalisation has been accompanied by fiercer competition among countries to attract foreign investors and fiercer competition between undertakings, which has lead reforms to improve openness, governance and prosperity but which has sometimes also led to serious abuses of human and labour rights and damage to the environment;
2010/10/07
Committee: INTA
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 point g
g. a mechanism for judicial cooperation between the Union and its partner States with a view to enforcing compliance by undertakings with the relevant laws and international agreements concerning CSR; the two parties should undertake to encourage transnational judicial cooperation, to facilitate access to the courts for the victims of the actions of corporations or smaller companies within their sphere of influence, and, with that aim in view, to support the development of appropriate procedures and competent judicial bodies;deleted
2010/10/07
Committee: INTA