4 Amendments of Maria Eleni KOPPA related to 2012/2062(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 25 October 2011 entitled 'A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility' (COM(2011) 681),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations "Protect, Respect and Remedy" Framework, adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on 16 June 2011,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses Parliament's wish, as the only directly elected EU institution, to be closely associated with this reshaped policy framework, and its determination to continue to play its full rolekey role in improving the democratic legitimacy of EU policy- making, while respecting the role of each institution in accordance with the Treaty; reiterates its will to intensify interinstitutional cooperation, including in the framework of the contact group entrusted with the follow-up to the review and the action plan; insists on the need for all institutions to combine their efforts in this process and calls, therefore, for a joint declaration committing them to common founding principles and objectives;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Reminds that European and Multinational companies also have responsibilities and obligations and welcomes the reaffirmation of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the EU; urges all enterprises to meet their corporate responsibility to respect human rights in line with the UN Guiding Principles; welcomes the readiness of the Commission to develop human rights guidance for small and medium-sized enterprises; calls on the Member States to develop their own national plans for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles and to insist on the need that also partner countries adhere to internationally-recognised CSR standards, such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the ILO Tri-Partite Declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy;