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Recalls that the principles underpinning","CSR, which are fully recognised at","international level, whether by the OECD,","the ILO or the United Nations, concern the","responsible behaviour expected of","undertakings, and presuppose, first of all,","compliance with the legislation in force,","in particular in the areas of employment,","labour relations, human rights, the","environment, consumer interests and","transparency vis-\u00e0-vis consumers, the fight","against corruption and taxation;"],"old":["3. 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Recognizes the limitations of a","voluntary only CSR concept, and","therefore urges the Commission to","explicitly enshrine CSR in its new 2020","trade strategy and make clear proposals","on how to enforce it in its sectoral policies","in a transparent and accountable manner;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"52","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Ma\u0142gorzata Handzlik","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-53","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[28275],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:26"},"new":["4. Recalls that promoting CSR is an","objective supported by the European Union","and that the Commission takes the view","that the Union must ensure that the external","policies it implements make a genuine","contribution to the sustainable","development and to the social development","of the countries concerned and that the","actions of European corporations","wherever they invest and operate are in","accordance with European values and","internationally agreed norm;"],"old":["4. Recalls that promoting CSR is an","objective supported by the European Union","and that the Commission takes the view","that the Union must ensure that the external","policies it implements and the actions of","European undertakings which invest in","third countries make a genuine","contribution to the sustainable","development and to the social development","of the countries concerned;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"53","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ma\u0142gorzata Handzlik","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-54","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[28275],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:26"},"new":["5. Recalls that the objectives of the","common commercial policy should be","fully coordinated with the European","Union\u2019s overall objectives, that, pursuant","to Article 207 of the Treaty on the","Functioning of the European Union, the","EU\u2019s common commercial policy must be","conducted \u2018in the context of the principles","and objectives of the Union\u2019s external","action\u2019, and that, pursuant to Article 3 of","the Treaty on European Union, it must","contribute inter alia, \u2018to the sustainable","development of the Earth, solidarity and","mutual respect among peoples, free and","fair trade, eradication of poverty and the","protection of human rights, in particular the","rights of the child, as well as to the strict","observance and the development of","international law, including respect for the","principles of the United Nations Charter';"],"old":["5. Recalls that the common commercial","policy is an instrument in the service of","the European Union\u2019s overall objectives,","that, pursuant to Article 207 of the Treaty","on the Functioning of the European Union,","the EU\u2019s common commercial policy must","be conducted \u2018in the context of the","principles and objectives of the Union\u2019s","external action\u2019, and that, pursuant to","Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union,","it must contribute, in particular, \u2018to the","sustainable development of the Earth,","solidarity and mutual respect among","peoples, free and fair trade, eradication of","poverty and the protection of human rights,","in particular the rights of the child, as well","as to the strict observance and the","development of international law,","including respect for the principles of the","United Nations Charter\u2019;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"54","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Harlem D\u00e9sir","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-55","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 5 a (new)"]],"meps":[4318],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:26"},"new":["5a. Considers that the Commission should","investigate the possibilities of establishing","a harmonised definition of the relations","between an undertaking designated the","\u2018parent company\u2019 and all undertakings in","a relationship of dependency with respect","to that company, whether those","undertakings are subsidiaries, suppliers","or sub-contractors, in order to establish","the legal liability of each of them;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"55","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Joe Higgins","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-56","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 5 a (new)"]],"meps":[96669],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:26"},"new":["5a. Considers CSR to be an ineffective","tool for protecting workers' rights, the","rights of local and indigenous","communities and the environment and","calls for stringent legislation and effective","trade union organisation to ensure","workers' rights and environmental","protection, rather than relying on","companies' non-binding commitments;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"56","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Ma\u0142gorzata Handzlik","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-57","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 6"]],"meps":[28275],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:27"},"new":["6. Takes the view, in the light of the major","role played by corporations, their","subsidiaries and their supply chains in","international trade, that corporate social","responsibility can bring added value to the","European Union\u2019s trade agreements;"],"old":["6. Takes the view, in the light of the key","role played by corporations, their","subsidiaries and their supply chains in","international trade, that corporate social","and environmental responsibility must","become an integral part of the European","Union\u2019s trade agreements;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"57","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ma\u0142gorzata Handzlik","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-58","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 7"]],"meps":[28275],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:27"},"new":["7. Takes the view that the social clauses in","trade agreements should be complemented","by the incorporation of the concept of","CSR, which concerns the behaviour of","corporations, whilst the concept of CSR","will in turn be consolidated as a result,","drawing strength in particular from the","arrangements trade agreements lay down","for monitoring the implementation of the","principles which govern them;"],"old":["7. Takes the view that the social clauses in","trade agreements will be strengthened by","the incorporation of the concept of CSR,","which concerns the behaviour of","undertakings, whilst the concept of CSR","will in turn be consolidated as a result,","drawing strength in particular from the","arrangements trade agreements lay down","for monitoring the implementation of the","principles which govern them;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"58","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Harlem D\u00e9sir","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-59","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 7 a (new)"]],"meps":[4318],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:27"},"new":["7a. Calls for CSR principles and","obligations to be taken into account and","integrated into the future Commission","communication on \u2018A New Trade Policy","for Europe under the EUROPE 2020","Strategy', in the communication on CSR","which it is drawing up for 2011 and in the","implementation of its trade policy;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"59","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Ma\u0142gorzata Handzlik","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-60","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8"]],"meps":[28275],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:27"},"new":["8. Calls for the principles underpinning","CSR to be incorporated into the GSP+","regulation when it is next revised; calls on","the Commission to ensure that corporations","are required to comply with their national","and international legal obligations in the","areas of human rights, labour standards and","environmental rules; urges that the","European Union and the States","participating in and benefiting from the","GSP + should be required to ensure that","corporations fulfil these obligations;"],"old":["8. Calls for the principles underpinning","CSR to be incorporated into the GSP and","GSP+ regulation when it is next revised;","calls on the Commission to ensure that","transnational corporations, whether or not","they have their registered office in the","European Union, whose subsidiaries or","supply chains are located in countries","participating in the GSP, and in","particular in GSP+, are required to","comply with their national and","international legal obligations in the areas","of human rights, labour standards and","environmental rules; urges that the","European Union and the States","participating in and benefiting from the","GSP should be required to ensure that","corporations fulfil these obligations; calls","for such compliance to be made a binding","requirement in the context of the GSP;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"60","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"William (The Earl of) Dartmouth","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-61","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8 a (new)"]],"meps":[96958],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:27"},"new":["8a. Calls on the Commission to remember","that CSR was originally a voluntary","activity by responsible companies","intended to ensure that their impact was","beneficial to the Member States and states","in which they operate and to recognise","that, in this context, maintaining the","voluntary principle and having","organisations choose to act at their","discretion is the best method to ensure the","most productive outcomes;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"61","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Jan Zahradil","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-62","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9"]],"meps":[23712],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:27"},"new":["deleted"],"old":["9. Takes the view that a revised GSP+","system should also ban host-country","agreements, secretive agreements","concluded between certain multinational","corporations and host countries which are","beneficiaries of the GSP+ system in order","to circumvent regulatory requirements in","those countries, since such agreements","are clearly at odds with the concept of","CSR;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"62","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" William (The Earl of) Dartmouth","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-63","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9 a (new)"]],"meps":[96958],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:27"},"new":["9a. Notes that legal requirements,","regulation and bureaucratic procedure","can have a particularly damaging impact","on SMEs as they attempt to grow with","limited resources and / or enter new","markets, and therefore calls upon the","Commission to ensure that any actions","which arise from this report do not add to","the bureaucratic burden particularly on","SMEs or have a deleterious impact upon","their entrepreneurial initiatives;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"63","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Ma\u0142gorzata Handzlik","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-64","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10"]],"meps":[28275],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:27"},"new":["10. Calls on the Commission to improve, if","necessary, its sustainability impact","assessment model, in order to properly","reflect on the economic, social and","environmental implications of trade","negotiations; calls on the Commission to","follow up on the trade agreements with","the EU's partner countries, by carrying","out post ante impact assessment studies,","taking into account in particular","vulnerable sectors;"],"old":["10. Calls on the Commission to draw up a","new impact assessment model with a view","to ensuring that, both prior to and after","the signing of a trade agreement, States","which commit themselves to cooperating","with the European Union properly comply","with their obligations in the areas of","human rights, basic labour standards and","environmental protection; calls, further,","for assessments to be carried out of the","social and environmental impact of trade","agreements in the EU's partner countries","and in those countries' vulnerable sectors;","such assessments should also be carried","out prior to the signing and","implementation of agreements;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"64","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Harlem D\u00e9sir","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-65","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10"]],"meps":[4318],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:27"},"new":["10. Calls on the Commission to draw up a","new impact assessment model with a view","to ensuring that, both prior to and after the","signing of a trade agreement, States which","commit themselves to cooperating with the","European Union properly comply with","their obligations in the areas of human","rights, core labour standards and","environmental protection; calls, further, for","assessments to be carried out of the social","and environmental impact of trade","agreements in the EU's partner countries","and in those countries' vulnerable sectors;","such assessments should also be carried out","prior to the signing and after","implementation of agreements;"],"old":["10. Calls on the Commission to draw up a","new impact assessment model with a view","to ensuring that, both prior to and after the","","signing of a trade agreement, States which","commit themselves to cooperating with the","European Union properly comply with","their obligations in the areas of human","rights, basic labour standards and","environmental protection; calls, further, for","assessments to be carried out of the social","and environmental impact of trade","agreements in the EU's partner countries","and in those countries' vulnerable sectors;","such assessments should also be carried out","prior to the signing and implementation of","agreements;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"65","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Keith Taylor","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-66","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10"]],"meps":[102931],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:27"},"new":["10.Calls on the Commission to draw up a","new impact assessment model with a view","to ensuring that, both prior to and after the","signing of a trade agreement, States which","commit themselves to cooperating with the","European Union properly comply with","their obligations in the areas of human","rights, basic labour standards and","environmental protection, including","climate change mitigation goals; calls,","further, for assessments to be carried out of","the social and environmental impact of","trade agreements in the EU's partner","countries and in those countries' vulnerable","sectors; such assessments should also be","carried out prior to the signing and","implementation of agreements;"],"old":["10. Calls on the Commission to draw up a","new impact assessment model with a view","to ensuring that, both prior to and after the","signing of a trade agreement, States which","commit themselves to cooperating with the","European Union properly comply with","their obligations in the areas of human","rights, basic labour standards and","environmental protection; calls, further, for","assessments to be carried out of the social","and environmental impact of trade","agreements in the EU's partner countries","and in those countries' vulnerable sectors;","such assessments should also be carried out","prior to the signing and implementation of","agreements;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"66","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Keith Taylor","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-67","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10 a (new)"]],"meps":[102931],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:27"},"new":["10a. Underlines that following the entry","into force of the Lisbon Treaty,","Parliament is to be fully informed on how","the findings of Sustainability Impact","Assessments (SIA) of agreements are","incorporated into negotiations prior to","their conclusion, and which chapters of","those agreements have been changed to","avoid any negative impacts identified in","the SIA;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"67","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Marielle De Sarnez","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-68","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10 a (new)"]],"meps":[4335],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:28"},"new":["10a. Calls on the Commission to draw up","impact assessments to evaluate the effects","of trade agreements on European SMEs","(SME test), with particular regard to CSR,","in accordance with the Small Business","Act;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"68","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"William (The Earl of) Dartmouth","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-69","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10 a (new)"]],"meps":[96958],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:28"},"new":["10a. Notes that the imposition of legal","requirements from supra-national bodies","can reduce the functioning of electoral","democracy and calls on the Commission","to ensure that the terms of all","international agreements which it seeks to","implement do not reduce the democratic","rights of self-determination of any of the","parties to the agreement;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"69","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Jan Zahradil","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-70","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11"]],"meps":[23712],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:28"},"new":["11. Proposes, in more general terms, that,","where relevant, future trade agreements","negotiated by the Union should incorporate","a chapter on sustainable development","drawing on the principles of CSR as","defined by the 2010 update of OECD","Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;"],"old":["11. Proposes, in more general terms, that","all future trade agreements negotiated by","the Union, including investment and","public procurement agreements, should","incorporate a chapter on sustainable","development which includes a CSR","clause;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"70","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Jan Zahradil","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-71","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 12"]],"meps":[23712],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:28"},"new":["deleted","incorporate:","the lines of the investigations","conducted as part of ILO","programmes1; in the event of a","serious breach of the commitments,","the parties could name and shame","those responsible and call for the","imposition of proportionate trade","sanctions;","g. a mechanism for judicial","cooperation between the Union and","its partner States with a view to","enforcing compliance by","undertakings with the relevant laws","and international agreements","concerning CSR; the two parties","should undertake to encourage","transnational judicial cooperation, to","facilitate access to the courts for the","victims of the actions of corporations","or smaller companies within their","sphere of influence, and, with that","aim in view, to support the","development of appropriate","procedures and competent judicial","bodies;"],"old":["12. Proposes that this 'CSR clause' should","","","","a. a mutual undertaking by the two","parties to promote CSR in the context","of the agreement and their trade","relations;","","b. incentives to encourage","undertakings to enter into CSR","commitments negotiated with all their","stakeholders, including the trade","unions, consumer organisations and","local authorities concerned;","","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 and receive complaints","and testimony concerning breaches of","the principles underpinning CSR, in","cooperation with civil society;","","d. a requirement on the part of","undertakings and groups of","undertakings to comply with rules on","transparency and reporting, i.e. the","annual publication of their CSR","balance sheets;","","e. a requirement for undertakings","and groups of undertakings to show","due diligence, i.e. a requirement to","take measures in advance with a view","to identifying and preventing","violations of human and","environmental rights, corruption or","tax evasion, including in their","subsidiaries and supply chains, i.e.","throughout their sphere of influence;","","f. a review mechanism to deal with","proven breaches of the CSR","commitments entered into in the","context of the trade agreement; it","must be possible for investigations to","be carried out by the competent","authorities of the two parties, and","also by independent experts, along","","",""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE450.649v01-00","reference":"2009/2201(INI)","seq":"71","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-450.649+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Marielle De Sarnez","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2010-10-07T00:00:00","id":"PE450.649-72","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 12"]],"meps":[4335],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:12:28"},"new":["12. Proposes that this 'CSR clause' should","incorporate: incorporate:","a. a mutual undertaking by the two parties","to promote CSR in the context of the","agreement and their trade relations;","b. incentives to encourage undertakings to","Such as the Better Factories Cambodia programme (http://www.betterfactories.org/)","enter into CSR commitments negotiated","with all their stakeholders, including the","trade unions, consumer organisations and","local authorities concerned;","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 and receive complaints and","testimony concerning breaches of the","principles underpinning CSR, in","cooperation with civil society;","d. a requirement on the part of","undertakings and groups of undertakings","falling outside the scope of","Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May","2003 to comply with rules on transparency","and reporting, i.e. the annual publication of","their CSR balance sheets, in accordance","with the \u2018think small first\u2019 principle, in","order to avoid this provision imposing","new administrative burdens on SMEs","defined in accordance with","Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May","2003;","e. a requirement for undertakings and","groups of undertakings to show due","diligence, i.e. a requirement to provide","incentives with a view to identifying and","preventing violations of human and","environmental rights, corruption or tax","evasion, including in their subsidiaries and","supply chains, i.e. throughout their sphere","of influence;","f. a review mechanism to deal with proven","breaches of the CSR commitments entered","into in the context of the trade agreement;","it must be possible for investigations to be","carried out by the competent authorities of","the two parties, and also by independent","experts, along the lines of the","investigations conducted as part of ILO","programmes1; in the event of a serious","breach of the commitments, the parties","could call for the imposition of","proportionate trade sanctions;","g. a mechanism for judicial cooperation","between the Union and its partner States","with a view to enforcing compliance by","undertakings with the relevant laws and","international agreements concerning CSR;","the two parties should undertake to","encourage transnational judicial","cooperation, to facilitate access to the","courts for the victims of the actions of","corporations or smaller companies within","their sphere of influence, and, with that aim","in view, to support the development of","appropriate procedures and competent","judicial bodies;"],"old":["12. 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The Committee\n on International Trade adopted the own-initiative report drafted by Harlem\n DÉSIR (S&D, FR) on corporate social responsibility in international trade\n agreements.
Noting that\n global challenges have been sharpened by the financial crisis and its social\n consequences, and that globalisation has been accompanies by more intense\n competition between countries, Members consider that new, more efficient and\n better-enforced rules should contribute to the development of more\n sustainable policies in companies which genuinely take into account social\n and environmental concerns. They point out, in particular, that to attract\n foreign investment, certain governments have tolerated serious abuses of\n human and labour rights and damage to the environment. Now, the principles\n underpinning corporate social responsibility (CSR), which are fully\n recognised by the OECD, the ILO or the United Nations, presuppose compliance\n with the legislation in force, in particular in the areas of employment,\n labour relations, human rights, the environment… without bearing in mind that\n promoting CSR is an objective supported by the European Union and that EU\n trade policy can only develop, in accordance with the Treaty, in compliance\n with international law. They note that the definition of CSR is ‘the\n responsibility of an organisation for the impacts of its decisions and\n activities on society and the environment, through transparent and ethical\n behaviour that: contributes to sustainable development, including the health\n and the welfare of society; takes into account the expectations of\n stakeholders; is in compliance with applicable law and consistent with\n international norms of behaviour”.
CSR fully\n integrated in the trade agreements concluded by the EU: Members take the view that the social clauses in trade\n agreements should be complemented by the incorporation of the concept of CSR.\n They call for CSR principles and obligations to be taken into account and\n integrated into the future Commission communication on ‘A New Trade Policy\n for Europe under the EUROPE 2020 Strategy'. Considering CSR to be an\n effective tool for improving competitiveness, skills and training\n opportunities, occupational safety and the working environment, as well as\n promoting a sustainable environmental policy (although it clearly cannot\n supplant labour regulations or collective agreements), Members call for\n companies to be urged to apply CSR with a view to safeguarding the physical\n integrity of workers and to respect the human rights, in particular in SMEs.
Members also appoint\n out that CSR should also address new areas such as i) the organisation\n of work, ii) equal opportunities and social inclusion, iii) anti-discrimination\n measures, iv) the development of lifelong education and training, v) quality\n of work, vi) equality of pay and career prospects and vii) the promotion of\n innovative projects.
In parallel,\n Members recall that companies and their subsidiaries are among the\n main players in economic globalisation and international trade. In this\n context, they call on the Commission to investigate the possibility of\n establishing a harmonised definition of the relations between an\n undertaking designated the ‘parent company’ and all undertakings in a\n relationship of dependency with respect to that company, whether those\n undertakings are subsidiaries, suppliers or sub-contractors, in order to\n establish the legal liability of each of them. Given the key role played by\n corporations, their subsidiaries and their supply chains in international\n trade, that corporate social and environmental responsibility must become an\n integral part of the European Union’s trade agreements;
More\n generally, Members recommend the promotion of good CSR practices by all\n companies, irrespective of where they operate. Citing the important role\n of the social dialogue in developing best practice in terms of CSR, Members\n call for a ‘CRS culture’ to be spread through training and awareness-raising,\n and by the strengthened role of European Works Councils.
Members also\n call for:
CSR clauses\n in all the European Union's trade agreements:\n Members propose, in more general terms, that future trade agreements\n negotiated by the Union should incorporate a chapter on sustainable\n development which includes a ‘CSR clause’. This clause would\n incorporate the following:
Other\n provisions could be included including the possibility to carry out\n investigations in the event of proven breaches of CSR commitments or the\n reinforcement of transnational judicial cooperation to sanction infringements\n committed by corporations. Members propose a parliamentary monitoring\n mechanism to ensure the implementation of the CSR clause, as well as a\n transparency mechanism or forum that would encourage companies to voluntarily\n achieve higher standards of CSR.
Promoting\n CSR in multilateral trade policies: lastly,\n Members call on the Commission to advocate the incorporation of a CSR\n dimension into multilateral trade policies in international for a, such as\n the OECD and the WTO.
They call for\n an international convention to be drawn up to establish the responsibilities\n of ‘host countries’ and ‘countries of origin’, as part of the fight against\n the violation of human rights by multinational corporations and the\n implementation of the principle of extra-territoriality. They also advocate\n the establishment, within the WTO, of a Trade and Decent Work Committee,\n along the lines of the Trade and Environment Committee, which would provide a\n forum for the discussion, in particular, of the issues of labour standards.
\nThe European\n Parliament adopted by 480 votes to 48, with 6 abstentions, a resolution on\n corporate social responsibility in international trade agreements.
Parliament\n notes that global challenges have been sharpened by the financial crisis and\n its social consequences, and have lead to worldwide discussion on the need\n for a new regulatory approachand governance issues in the world\n economy, including international trade. Parliament takes the view that\n the new, more efficient and better-enforced rules should contribute to the\n development of more sustainable policies which genuinely take into account\n social and environmental concerns. It notes, further, that globalisation has increased\n competitive pressure among countries to attract foreign investors and\n competition between corporations, which has sometimes led to serious\n abuses of human and labour rights and damage to the environment in order\n to attract trade and investment.
The resolution\n recalls that the principles underpinning CSR, which are fully recognised at\n international level, whether by the OECD, the ILO or the United Nations,\n concern the responsible behaviour expected of undertakings and presuppose,\n first of all, compliance with the legislation in force, in particular\n in the areas of employment, labour relations, human rights, the environment,\n consumer interests and transparency vis-à-vis consumers, the fight against\n corruption and taxation.
Parliament\n recalls that promoting CSR is an objective supported by the EU and that the\n Commission takes the view that the Union must ensure that the external\n policies it implements make a genuine contribution to the sustainable\n development and to the social development of the countries concerned and that\n the actions of European corporations, wherever they invest and operate, are\n in accordance with European values and internationally agreed norms.
CSR fully\n integrated in the trade agreements concluded by the EU: Parliament takes the view that the social clauses in trade\n agreements should be complemented by the incorporation of the concept of CSR.\n It calls for CSR principles and obligations to be taken into account and\n integrated into the future Commission communication on ‘A New Trade Policy\n for Europe under the EUROPE 2020 Strategy'. Considering CSR to be an\n effective tool for improving competitiveness, skills and training\n opportunities, occupational safety and the working environment, as well as\n promoting a sustainable environmental policy (although it clearly cannot\n supplant labour regulations or collective agreements), Members call for\n companies to be urged to apply CSR with a view to safeguarding the physical\n integrity of workers and to respect the human rights, in particular in SMEs.
Parliament\n also points out that CSR should also address new areas such as: i) the\n organisation of work; ii) equal opportunities and social inclusion; iii)\n anti-discrimination measures; iv) the development of lifelong education and\n training; v) quality of work; vi) equality of pay and career prospects and\n vii) the promotion of innovative projects.
In parallel,\n Parliament recalls that companies and their subsidiaries are among the\n main players in economic globalisation and international trade. In this\n context, it calls on the Commission to investigate the possibility of\n establishing a harmonised definition of the relations between an\n undertaking designated the ‘parent company’ and all undertakings in a\n relationship of dependency with respect to that company, whether those\n undertakings are subsidiaries, suppliers or sub-contractors, in order to\n establish the legal liability of each of them. Given the key role played by\n corporations, their subsidiaries and their supply chains in international\n trade, that corporate social and environmental responsibility must become an\n integral part of the European Union’s trade agreements;
More\n generally, Parliament recommends the promotion of good CSR practices by\n all companies, irrespective of where they operate. Citing the important\n role of the social dialogue in developing best practice in terms of CSR, it\n calls for a ‘CRS culture’ to be spread through training and\n awareness-raising, and by the strengthened role of European Works Councils.
Members also\n call for:
Parliament\n also calls for:
CSR to be\n incorporated into the GSP and GSP+ generalised systems\n of preferences while ensuring that transnational companies, whether or not\n they have their registered office in the European Union, whose subsidiaries\n or supply chains are located in countries participating in the GSP, and in\n particular in GSP+, are required to comply with their national and\n international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour\n standards and environmental rules. Parliament urges that the European Union\n and the states participating in and benefiting from the GSP should be\n required to ensure that corporations fulfil these obligations. It calls for\n such compliance to be made a binding requirement in the context of the GSP;
New impact\n assessments on sustainable development should be\n undertaken in order to properly reflect the economic, social, human rights\n and environmental implications, including climate change mitigation goals, of\n trade negotiations and include appropriate follow-up by the Commission. The\n Parliament should also be kept fully informed on how the findings of these\n Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIA) of agreements are incorporated into\n negotiations prior to their conclusion.
CSR clauses\n in all the European Union's trade agreements:\n Parliament proposes, in more general terms, that future trade agreements negotiated\n by the Union should incorporate a chapter on sustainable development which\n includes a ‘CSR clause’. This clause would incorporate the following:
Other\n provisions could be included including the possibility to carry out\n investigations in the event of proven breaches of CSR commitments or the\n reinforcement of transnational judicial cooperation to sanction infringements\n committed by corporations. Parliament proposes a parliamentary monitoring\n mechanism to ensure the implementation of the CSR clause, as well as a\n transparency mechanism or forum that would encourage companies to voluntarily\n achieve higher standards of CSR.
Promoting\n CSR in multilateral trade policies: lastly,\n Parliament calls on the Commission to advocate the incorporation of a CSR\n dimension into multilateral trade policies in international for a, such as\n the OECD and the WTO. It calls to explore, within these same forums, the\n elaboration of an international convention to be drawn up to establish the\n responsibilities of ‘host countries’ and ‘countries of origin’, as part of\n the fight against the violation of human rights by multinational corporations\n and the implementation of the principle of extra-territoriality. It\n also advocates the establishment, within the WTO, of a Trade and Decent Work\n Committee, along the lines of the Trade and Environment Committee, which\n would provide a forum for the discussion, in particular, of the issues of\n labour standards.
\nThe Committee\n on International Trade adopted the own-initiative report drafted by Harlem\n DÉSIR (S&D, FR) on corporate social responsibility in international trade\n agreements.
Noting that\n global challenges have been sharpened by the financial crisis and its social\n consequences, and that globalisation has been accompanies by more intense\n competition between countries, Members consider that new, more efficient and\n better-enforced rules should contribute to the development of more\n sustainable policies in companies which genuinely take into account social\n and environmental concerns. They point out, in particular, that to attract\n foreign investment, certain governments have tolerated serious abuses of\n human and labour rights and damage to the environment. Now, the principles\n underpinning corporate social responsibility (CSR), which are fully\n recognised by the OECD, the ILO or the United Nations, presuppose compliance\n with the legislation in force, in particular in the areas of employment,\n labour relations, human rights, the environment… without bearing in mind that\n promoting CSR is an objective supported by the European Union and that EU\n trade policy can only develop, in accordance with the Treaty, in compliance\n with international law. They note that the definition of CSR is ‘the\n responsibility of an organisation for the impacts of its decisions and\n activities on society and the environment, through transparent and ethical\n behaviour that: contributes to sustainable development, including the health\n and the welfare of society; takes into account the expectations of\n stakeholders; is in compliance with applicable law and consistent with\n international norms of behaviour”.
CSR fully\n integrated in the trade agreements concluded by the EU: Members take the view that the social clauses in trade\n agreements should be complemented by the incorporation of the concept of CSR.\n They call for CSR principles and obligations to be taken into account and\n integrated into the future Commission communication on ‘A New Trade Policy\n for Europe under the EUROPE 2020 Strategy'. Considering CSR to be an\n effective tool for improving competitiveness, skills and training\n opportunities, occupational safety and the working environment, as well as\n promoting a sustainable environmental policy (although it clearly cannot\n supplant labour regulations or collective agreements), Members call for\n companies to be urged to apply CSR with a view to safeguarding the physical\n integrity of workers and to respect the human rights, in particular in SMEs.
Members also appoint\n out that CSR should also address new areas such as i) the organisation\n of work, ii) equal opportunities and social inclusion, iii) anti-discrimination\n measures, iv) the development of lifelong education and training, v) quality\n of work, vi) equality of pay and career prospects and vii) the promotion of\n innovative projects.
In parallel,\n Members recall that companies and their subsidiaries are among the\n main players in economic globalisation and international trade. In this\n context, they call on the Commission to investigate the possibility of\n establishing a harmonised definition of the relations between an\n undertaking designated the ‘parent company’ and all undertakings in a\n relationship of dependency with respect to that company, whether those\n undertakings are subsidiaries, suppliers or sub-contractors, in order to\n establish the legal liability of each of them. Given the key role played by\n corporations, their subsidiaries and their supply chains in international\n trade, that corporate social and environmental responsibility must become an\n integral part of the European Union’s trade agreements;
More\n generally, Members recommend the promotion of good CSR practices by all\n companies, irrespective of where they operate. Citing the important role\n of the social dialogue in developing best practice in terms of CSR, Members\n call for a ‘CRS culture’ to be spread through training and awareness-raising,\n and by the strengthened role of European Works Councils.
Members also\n call for:
CSR clauses\n in all the European Union's trade agreements:\n Members propose, in more general terms, that future trade agreements\n negotiated by the Union should incorporate a chapter on sustainable\n development which includes a ‘CSR clause’. This clause would\n incorporate the following:
Other\n provisions could be included including the possibility to carry out\n investigations in the event of proven breaches of CSR commitments or the\n reinforcement of transnational judicial cooperation to sanction infringements\n committed by corporations. Members propose a parliamentary monitoring\n mechanism to ensure the implementation of the CSR clause, as well as a\n transparency mechanism or forum that would encourage companies to voluntarily\n achieve higher standards of CSR.
Promoting\n CSR in multilateral trade policies: lastly,\n Members call on the Commission to advocate the incorporation of a CSR\n dimension into multilateral trade policies in international for a, such as\n the OECD and the WTO.
They call for\n an international convention to be drawn up to establish the responsibilities\n of ‘host countries’ and ‘countries of origin’, as part of the fight against\n the violation of human rights by multinational corporations and the\n implementation of the principle of extra-territoriality. They also advocate\n the establishment, within the WTO, of a Trade and Decent Work Committee,\n along the lines of the Trade and Environment Committee, which would provide a\n forum for the discussion, in particular, of the issues of labour standards.
\nThe European\n Parliament adopted by 480 votes to 48, with 6 abstentions, a resolution on\n corporate social responsibility in international trade agreements.
Parliament\n notes that global challenges have been sharpened by the financial crisis and\n its social consequences, and have lead to worldwide discussion on the need\n for a new regulatory approachand governance issues in the world\n economy, including international trade. Parliament takes the view that\n the new, more efficient and better-enforced rules should contribute to the\n development of more sustainable policies which genuinely take into account\n social and environmental concerns. It notes, further, that globalisation has increased\n competitive pressure among countries to attract foreign investors and\n competition between corporations, which has sometimes led to serious\n abuses of human and labour rights and damage to the environment in order\n to attract trade and investment.
The resolution\n recalls that the principles underpinning CSR, which are fully recognised at\n international level, whether by the OECD, the ILO or the United Nations,\n concern the responsible behaviour expected of undertakings and presuppose,\n first of all, compliance with the legislation in force, in particular\n in the areas of employment, labour relations, human rights, the environment,\n consumer interests and transparency vis-à-vis consumers, the fight against\n corruption and taxation.
Parliament\n recalls that promoting CSR is an objective supported by the EU and that the\n Commission takes the view that the Union must ensure that the external\n policies it implements make a genuine contribution to the sustainable\n development and to the social development of the countries concerned and that\n the actions of European corporations, wherever they invest and operate, are\n in accordance with European values and internationally agreed norms.
CSR fully\n integrated in the trade agreements concluded by the EU: Parliament takes the view that the social clauses in trade\n agreements should be complemented by the incorporation of the concept of CSR.\n It calls for CSR principles and obligations to be taken into account and\n integrated into the future Commission communication on ‘A New Trade Policy\n for Europe under the EUROPE 2020 Strategy'. Considering CSR to be an\n effective tool for improving competitiveness, skills and training\n opportunities, occupational safety and the working environment, as well as\n promoting a sustainable environmental policy (although it clearly cannot\n supplant labour regulations or collective agreements), Members call for\n companies to be urged to apply CSR with a view to safeguarding the physical\n integrity of workers and to respect the human rights, in particular in SMEs.
Parliament\n also points out that CSR should also address new areas such as: i) the\n organisation of work; ii) equal opportunities and social inclusion; iii)\n anti-discrimination measures; iv) the development of lifelong education and\n training; v) quality of work; vi) equality of pay and career prospects and\n vii) the promotion of innovative projects.
In parallel,\n Parliament recalls that companies and their subsidiaries are among the\n main players in economic globalisation and international trade. In this\n context, it calls on the Commission to investigate the possibility of\n establishing a harmonised definition of the relations between an\n undertaking designated the ‘parent company’ and all undertakings in a\n relationship of dependency with respect to that company, whether those\n undertakings are subsidiaries, suppliers or sub-contractors, in order to\n establish the legal liability of each of them. Given the key role played by\n corporations, their subsidiaries and their supply chains in international\n trade, that corporate social and environmental responsibility must become an\n integral part of the European Union’s trade agreements;
More\n generally, Parliament recommends the promotion of good CSR practices by\n all companies, irrespective of where they operate. Citing the important\n role of the social dialogue in developing best practice in terms of CSR, it\n calls for a ‘CRS culture’ to be spread through training and\n awareness-raising, and by the strengthened role of European Works Councils.
Members also\n call for:
Parliament\n also calls for:
CSR to be\n incorporated into the GSP and GSP+ generalised systems\n of preferences while ensuring that transnational companies, whether or not\n they have their registered office in the European Union, whose subsidiaries\n or supply chains are located in countries participating in the GSP, and in\n particular in GSP+, are required to comply with their national and\n international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour\n standards and environmental rules. Parliament urges that the European Union\n and the states participating in and benefiting from the GSP should be\n required to ensure that corporations fulfil these obligations. It calls for\n such compliance to be made a binding requirement in the context of the GSP;
New impact\n assessments on sustainable development should be\n undertaken in order to properly reflect the economic, social, human rights\n and environmental implications, including climate change mitigation goals, of\n trade negotiations and include appropriate follow-up by the Commission. The\n Parliament should also be kept fully informed on how the findings of these\n Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIA) of agreements are incorporated into\n negotiations prior to their conclusion.
CSR clauses\n in all the European Union's trade agreements:\n Parliament proposes, in more general terms, that future trade agreements negotiated\n by the Union should incorporate a chapter on sustainable development which\n includes a ‘CSR clause’. This clause would incorporate the following:
Other\n provisions could be included including the possibility to carry out\n investigations in the event of proven breaches of CSR commitments or the\n reinforcement of transnational judicial cooperation to sanction infringements\n committed by corporations. Parliament proposes a parliamentary monitoring\n mechanism to ensure the implementation of the CSR clause, as well as a\n transparency mechanism or forum that would encourage companies to voluntarily\n achieve higher standards of CSR.
Promoting\n CSR in multilateral trade policies: lastly,\n Parliament calls on the Commission to advocate the incorporation of a CSR\n dimension into multilateral trade policies in international for a, such as\n the OECD and the WTO. It calls to explore, within these same forums, the\n elaboration of an international convention to be drawn up to establish the\n responsibilities of ‘host countries’ and ‘countries of origin’, as part of\n the fight against the violation of human rights by multinational corporations\n and the implementation of the principle of extra-territoriality. It\n also advocates the establishment, within the WTO, of a Trade and Decent Work\n Committee, along the lines of the Trade and Environment Committee, which\n would provide a forum for the discussion, in particular, of the issues of\n labour standards.
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