11 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2020/2137(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. stresses that it is the sole responsibility of states and governments to safeguard human rights, their society, nature and environment in their countries and that this responsibility shall not be transferred to private actors.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. recalls that the EU economy is facing the biggest global economic crisis since the Great Depression with companies all over Europe hit especially hard; stresses that especially at this time no legislative initiatives of economically inhibiting or damaging nature, such as those imposing higher administrative burdens or causing legal uncertainty, shall be taken.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. requires that, before any initiative is proposed, an impact assessment is carried out focusing on: a) the administrative burden on business b) value added by EU companies c) employment by EU companies d) engagement of EU companies in international markets
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1 c. recalls the importance of transitional periods in order to create legal certainty and good legislation ; stresses in this context the need for a transitional period of at least 7 years in order to allow companies to implement any new measures.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that global valuesupply chains are the key feature of the global economy and that trade policy mustcan contribute to a transparent production process throughout the valuesupply chain and demonstrate compliance with environmental, social and safety standards;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that sustainable corporate governance can help the EU to build a more resilient and sustainable economy, improve the level playing field and protect EU businesses and citizens,in order to maintain Europe's international competitiveness and protect EU businesses from unfair competitive advantages of third countries resulting from lower protection standards and is therefore hugely beneficial to EU trade policy;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities of unregulatedin global supply chains, and that businesses withvoluntary better environmental, social and governance practices and risk mitigation processes weather the crisis betterbased on established approaches such as the UN Guiding Principles and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises can contribute to making companies more resilient in times of crisis;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that theany new EU requirements to disclose information on how sustainability issues affect the company and how the company affects society and the environment should include the sharing of all relevant information on all actors throughout the entire supply chain; not overlap with existing reporting requirements (e.g. non financial reporting directive) and their scope and that any new EU requirements must be in accordance with the various international reporting standards like GRI, SASB, IIRC, etc to ensure a level playing field for European companies; reiterates the necessity of avoiding any additional administrative burdens for companies, especially SMEs;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that sustainable corporate governance cannot reach its full potential without due diligence legislation that requires companies to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for human rights abuses and environmental damage in theire importance of discussing due diligence measures in the context of sustainable corporate governance in order to identify, prevent, mitigate possible human rights violation in global valuesupply chains.