8 Amendments of Christophe HANSEN related to 2018/2279(INI)
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. Whereas seven of the EU-27 Member States are among the top 10 in Global SDG Index ranking and whereas the EU-27 Member States as a whole are in top 50 (out of 156);1a _________________ 1a Reflection paper “Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030”, page 7.(https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/b eta- political/files/rp_sustainable_europe_30- 01_en_web.pdf)
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure an horizonal approach to the Sustainable Development Goals in their policies
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Regrets the general unsustainable tendencies due to overexploitation of natural ressources as well as the loss of biodiversity caused by unsustainable consumption and production modes; Hence the EU needs to speed-up its initiatives and play its leadership role in the field of product design in order to work towards a circular economy production and consumption model.
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls on the Commission to promote sustainable global value chains with the introduction of due diligence systems for companies, with a focus on their entire supply chain, which would encourage businesses to invest more responsibly and stimulate a more effective implementation of sustainability chapters in free trade agreements, including in the areas of anticorruption, transparency, anti-tax avoidance and responsible business conduct;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the emergence of new business models, bring down the barriers in the Single Market and take advantage of new technologies such as artificial intelligence; stresses that important horizontal enablers such as research and innovation, finance, pricing and taxation, responsible business conduct, and new business models and education could create the right conditions for sustainability change;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17 d. Acknowledges that EU research, development and innovation hubs and incubators are important to support sustainable development; therefore calls the Commission and the Member States to promote stronger links between researchers and business, so that researchers and businesses can meet, exchange best practises, and spur innovation; underlines that research and innovation funding needs to be complemented with a strategic approach to investment, allowing innovative solutions to reach the market, as these often require capital intensive and high- risk investments;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Notes that agriculture in the EU has made real progress on the climate and environmental front, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% and nitrates levels in riversby 17.7% since 1990; further notes that organic farming, with an emphasis on environmental protection and animal welfare, has been steadily increasing in all EU Member States since 2005 and is expected to keep growing;1a _________________ 1aReflection paper “Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030”, page 17.(https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/ beta- political/files/rp_sustainable_europe_30- 01_en_web.pdf)
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18 c. Highlights that given the growing complexity and globalisation of supply chains, it is important to promote the application of high sustainability standards also in third countries.