Activities of Rebecca TAYLOR related to 2012/2098(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth - Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth PDF (344 KB) DOC (237 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to consider the current discussions taking place with regard to the review of the Accounting and Transparency Directives so that the new proposed CSR strategy would complement the revised Directive;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the importance of businesses divulging information on sustainability such as social and environmental informationfactors, with a view to identifying sustainability risks and increasing investor and consumer trust; points to the substantial progress made in this respect to date and the EU’s position of global leadership in this area;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is closely monitoring the current discussions on the legislative proposal on the transparency of information on sustainability such as the social and environmental inperformationnces, respect of human rights provided by companies; advocates the adoption of an approach ‘comply or explain’ approach which would allowing the greatest possible flexibility of action to be maintained, in order to take account of CSR’s multi- dimensional nature and the diversity of the CSR policies implemented by businesses as well as the need to provide consumers with easy access to information about socially responsible businesses and their products and services;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is firmly opposed to the introduction of specific parameters, such as EU-wide performance indicators, which could give rise to unnecessary red tape and inefficient operational strictures; instead, calls on the Commission to provide companies with the choice of internationally accepted framework they would want to rely on when considering their sustainability reporting;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that an obligation for systematic reporting on essential information on sustainability does not overburden companies as any new CSR strategy needs to be welcomed by companies; calls on the Commission to allow for a transition period before non- financial reporting on a regular basis comes into force for companies as this transition period would provide companies with the opportunity to first properly implement CSR internally, putting in place an accurate and detailed CSR policy as part of their internal management systems;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Acknowledges that many SMEs in Europe already undertake CSR policies, such as local employment, community engagement, applying good governance policies with their supply chain etc.; however, most of these SMEs do not know that they are actually putting in practice sustainability, CSR and good corporate governance practices; therefore calls on the Commission to first consider SMEs’ current practices before considering CSR strategies specifically for SMEs;