Activities of Philippe BOULLAND related to 2012/2097(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society’s interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery PDF (386 KB) DOC (266 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that CSR covers a wide range of social standards on which very little focus is placed owing to a failure to establish indicators with which to measure progress on social issues;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that its should be easy for investors and consumers to identify firms which have made a commitment to CSR, as this would encourage those firms in their efforts;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Highlights the need for the EU to look at the possibility of introducing appropriate marks or labels to be used alongside the names, or on the products, of firms that have made a commitment to CSR, so as to make them easy to identify;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the lack of information for SMEs on the global compact under which businesses can commit themselves to aligning their operations and strategies with 10 universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas corporate social responsibility (CSR) must not be used to redefine internationally agreed minimum applicable standards but to seek better to understand and implement the way in which these areto gauge their implementation and better understand the way in which these can be made readily and directly applicable toby businesses of every size;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that the UN Global Compact and the ISO 26000 standards are not properly suited to the needs of SMEs, which makes the whole idea of CSR less effective within the EU;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Draws attention to the need for thought to be given at both EU and national levels to how tax incentives might be used to promote CSR more widely among firms;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out it, if uptake of CSR is to increase within the EU, it is essential for appropriate oversight bodies to be set up at both EU and national levels;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the way in which extractive industries operate in developing countries requires moving beyond a voluntary approach; reiterates that CSR should be applicable to all enterprises so as to create a fair and equal playing field;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the Commission communication is part of a series of policy statements thanks to which CSR is now embedded in EU policies and actionserving to ensure that CSR is being promoted more widely and will in the longer term be embedded in EU policies and action; calls on the Commission and the Member States to use the 2014-2020 CSR strategy as the basis for practical measures to encourage companies to become involved in CSR;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that CSR continues to be focused on environmental standards at the expense of social standards, even though these are essential in order to restore a social climate conducive to economic growth and social convergence;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that future key drivers for ‘scaling up’ CSR will include an emphasis on global CSR instruments, fresh momentum from leading businesses among their peers, the use of appropriate regulation, a robust impact analysis of existing CSR initiatives, support for new initiatives in the social sphere, adaptation of CSR to meet the needs of SMEs, and increasing recognition within both the business community and wider society of the scale of global social and environmental challenges;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Restates its belief in the ‘business case’ for CSR, but reiterates that, where such a case does not apply in the short term in any given situation or company, it can never be used as an excusthat CSR has to include social measures encompassing vocational training, work-life balance, and appropriate fwor choosing irresponsibilityking conditions;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that a deep flaw in CSR initiatives arises whenif companies which pride themselves on practising CSR manage to avoid critical interest groups or sensitive issues relevant to their business; calls on the Commission, working with financial authorities and the social partners, to build on the previous work of CSR ‘laboratories’ in order better to identify how companies and their stakeholders can objectively pinpoint social and environmental issues which are ‘material’ to the business in question;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly supports the recognition, in the Commission communication, that ‘helping to mitigate the social effects of the current crisis’ is part of the social responsibility of enterprises; calls on businesses to undertake initiatives for youth job creationthe Commission and the Member States to help businesses to become involved in CSR and undertake initiatives aimed at preserving and creating jobs, especially for young people, as a practical example of their commitment;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that business closures and retrenchment are jeopardising some of the gains made through CSR in terms of the employment of marginalised groups in society and that it is therefore essential to determine benchmarks for social measures; calls on the Commission to undertake a major analysis of the social impact of the crisis on such initiatives;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider the feasibility and desirability of developing a European social label for all companies involved in CSR, so as to make their efforts more visible to consumers and investors; suggests that companies bearing such a label be monitored regularly regarding their compliance with the social CSR provisions set out in the label;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that CSR is an important tool in helping the EU to support the implementation of ILO conventions; supports the provision of funding to enable Europeancalls on the Commission to support European organisations and trade unions seeking to undertake pilot projects on the OECD Guidelines and other international CSR standards with a view to building capacity in third countries;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Endorses the view, dating from the June 2004 report of the Multi-stakeholder Forum, that public authorities can make a significant contribution by using convening, incentivising and regulatory roles to advance CSR, not least in public procurement, and calls on the Member States to give major new impetus to these efforts;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that a key driver of the socially responsible investment market remains institutional investor demand, but the primary focus should not remain confined to environmental aspects; notes, in this vein, that disclosure to investors and consumers is a key driver of CSR and must be based on readily applicable and measurable social and environmental principles-based; ;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Endorses a continuing leading role for the European Multi-stakeholder Forum in supporting the implementation of the proposals set out in the Commission communication; points out that if it were geared more closely to SMEs, CSR could spread more widely in all parts of Europe;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Agrees that there cannot be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to CSR but, recognising that the profusion of private and voluntaryCSR initiatives can generate additional costs and be a barrier to implementation, calls on the Commission, together with other international bodies, to make a commitment to supporting the long-term objective of ‘convergence’ of CSR initiatives;