6 Amendments of Catherine BEARDER related to 2009/2201(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it would be normal if European multinationals which transfer their production to low-wage countries where less stringent environmental standards apply were to be held accountable, including before European courts, for any environmental and social damage or other negative externalities felt by local communities caused by their subsidiaries and their supply chains in those countries,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Chapter 13 of the free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea and Article 270(3) of the free trade agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru already contain a reference, although only a limited one, to CSR to CSR this fails to encapsulate the importance of CSR to the European goal of protecting the environment and social and human rights,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes, further, that globalisation has been accompanied by fiercer competition among countries to attract foreign investors and fiercer competition between undertakings, which has sometimes led togovernments to tolerate serious abuses of human and labour rights and damage to the environment to attract trade and investment;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 point c
Paragraph 12 point c
c. the establishment of '‘contact points'’ similar to those set up under the auspices of the OECD which would foster the provision of information about CSR and transparency anin cooperation with civil society. These would receive complaints and testimony concerning breaches of the principles underpinning CSR, in cooperation with civil society; to protect both the consumer and other companies in the supply chain;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 point g a (new)
Paragraph 12 point g a (new)
ga. a requirement for companies to commit to free, open and informed prior consultation with local and independent stakeholders before a project that impacts upon a local community commences;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)