14 Amendments of Sven SIMON related to 2020/2058(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the success of the EU’s aim to achieve climate neutrality will, among other factors, depend on the adequacy of the financing;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the gradual phasing-out of public and private investments in highly polluting and harmful industries for which economically feasible alternatives are available, while fully respecting the rights of Member States to choose their energy mix;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the statement of the ECB President that the ECB is supporting the development of a taxonomy as a way of facilitating the incorporation of environmental considerations in central bank portfolios; calls on the ECB to evaluate the feasibility of including sustainability criteria in its collateral framework and its annual stress testing exercise, while assessing ways to guide lending towards energy transition investments and to rebuild a sustainable economy in the aftermath of the COVID- 19 crisis;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Insists on the integration of governance objectives in the sustainability framework, including through additional voting rights for long-term shareholders, reform of remuneration structures and fiduciary duties for top-line management, and mandatory sustainability reporting and due diligence fovites the Commission to analyse how a long-term perspective can be better financial institutions and large corporates; welcomes the preparation of a sustainablcorporated into the corporate governance initiativregime;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that investments in unsustainable economic activities may lead to stranded assets with lock-in effects; considerspoints out that this risk needs to be insufficiently integrated in credit ratings and prudential frameworks;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that sustainable investments do not necessarily come with a lower risk-profile than other types of investments; points out that sustainability considerations must therefore not come at the expense of financial stability considerations;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the introduction of an enabling framework for public sustainable investments to achieve the goals set out in the European Green Deal, but stresses that whatever financing model is chosen must not undermine the sustainability of public finance in the EU; supports the commitment by EVP Dombrovskis to explore how taxonomy can be used in the public sector; calls for public support for airlines to be used in a sustainable and efficient mannerStresses that increased levels of public sustainable investments must not undermine the sustainability of public finance in the EU;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Rejects the idea of an enabling framework for public sustainable investments or any 'fast-track-procedure' under the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 490 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that the European Semester is a framework for EU Member States to coordinate their budgetary and economic policies; believes that ithe European Semester is not the right crouldte to facilitate the implementation of the European Green Deal, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); believes that the SDGs should be at the heart of EU’s policy making processcompetitiveness and sound fiscal policy should be at the heart of a focussed European Semester;
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the Solvency Support Instrument to level the playing field in the single market, and takes note of the introduction of ‘transition plans’ for certain companies to increase the sustainability of their activities; considers that society can ask for a quid pro quo when providing support to companies; believes that transition plans should be obligatory for companies seeking state aid or EU-level support unless it is clear that they do not engage in environmentally or socially harmful activities; urges the Commission to only approve transition plans that set businesses on the path to the climate- neutral and circular economy without significantly harming any other environmental or social objectives;
Amendment 531 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 548 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27