Activities of Joanna SENYSZYN related to 2012/2097(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society’s interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery
Amendments (4)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that each of the 27 Member States must accelerate the revision of their national action plans on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and the development of national plans implementing UN Guiding Principles, which should be finalised at the latest by December 2013; Member States should ensure these plans are drafted with participation of all relevant stakeholders including NGOs, civil society; calls on the EU to facilitate learning from the experience of those EU States which are currently undergoing this process; encourages the Member States to draw inspiration from guidance developed by the European Group of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(1) While recognizing the importance of UN human rights framework for CSR, reminds that the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union guarantees, in its Article 16, the fundamental right to conduct a business which should be duly taken into account and serve as reference supporting CSR policies in the EU;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 (new)
(2) Underlines the importance of balancing freedom to conduct business with other rights guaranteed by this Charter as well as internationally recognized principles and guidelines for CSR; in this context, the Committee welcomes the efforts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) to collect evidence and expertise concerning existence and interpretation of the freedom to conduct business;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(1) Calls the European Commission and Member States to conduct fundamental rights impact assessments prior to conclusion of and when evaluating multilateral and bilateral trade and investment agreements and the attribution of development aid and to guarantee that these rights are respected. In this context, special emphasis should be put on the basic principle of equality between men and women.