European Parliament questions on CSR
In accordance with the parliamentary supervision of the Commission and Council, the Members of European Parliament (MEPs) can address to us official questions concerning a specific subject.
The European Parliament publishes the questions asked by each MEP, along with the answer. Here we have put together in one place the questions and answers that concern corporate social responsibility.
2011
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Subject: "Progress in the area of corporate social responsibility" MEP: Harlem Désir |
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Mr. Désir asks about the next steps that the Commission will take regarding the recognition of the legal personality of a group of companies in the event of violations of fundamental rights and the environment, as well as the obligation for all parent companies to report annually on the social and environmental impact of their action. |
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Subject: " Recognition of the unique status of ethical banks in the EU " MEP: Luigi de Magistris and Philippe Lamberts |
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Mr. Magistris and Mr. Lamberts asks how European Commission intends to develop the role of the ethical banks in our society. |
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Subject: "VP/HR — Inquiry into role of European companies in human rights violations (part II) and the export of dual-use technologies" MEP: Marietje Schaake (ALDE) , Barbara Lochbihler (Verts/ALE) , Baroness Sarah Ludford (ALDE) , Johannes Cornelis van Baalen (ALDE) , Tunne Kelam (PPE) and Ivo Vajgl (ALDE) |
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Subject: "Disaster capitalism" MEP: Nessa Childers |
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Subject: "iPhone and labour standards" MEP: Nessa Childers |
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Subject: "Transparency of financial transactions in mining and oil extraction" MEP: Franz Obermayr |
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Subject: "Raw materials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo" MEP: Dan Jørgensen |
2010
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Subject: "General thrust of the Commission proposals on corporate social responsibility" MEP: Ramón Jáuregui Atondo |
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Following the speech of Vice-President Antonio Tajani to the United Nations stating the EU’s ambition to play a central role and take the lead in promoting CSR at global level, Mr. Jáuregui asks about the next steps that the Commission will take. |
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Subject: "Corporate social responsibility, individual rights at the workplace and consumer behaviour" MEP: Konstantinos Poupakis |
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In view of the suicides in China among the staff of Foxconn, a company supplying computer components to a large number of multinationals which have plant in the EU and naturally supply the European market with their products, Mr. Poupakis asks about the measures that the Commission will take in order to stimulate the responsible behaviour of companies. |
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Subject: "The Social Enterprise in EU" MEP: Pascal Canfin |
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Mr. Canfin asks about the response and the actions that the Commission will take with regard to the activities of some companies like ArcelorMittal in South Africa, which according to some sources have had a harmful impact on the lives of people and the environment. |
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Subject: "The Social Enterprise in EU" MEP: Georgios Papastamkos |
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Mr. Papastamkos asks the Commission about its strategy regarding the Social Enterprise and its concern with regard to companies who operate on a socially responsible basis, in order to make a profit. |
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