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Article

6 Dec 2006

Author:
FIDH (Intl. Federation for Human Rights) & European Commission for Corporate Justice

Corporations Must Be Truly Accountable - NGO demand for regulation is supported by a broad range of stakeholders

The European Coalition for Corporate Justice and FIDH today propose that a legal framework is developed to ensure that corporations behave in a socially and environmentally sustainable way. They see the CSR approach adopted by the European Commission as unpromising and misguided. Civil society groups have decided not to participate in tomorrow’s multi-stakeholder forum organised by the European Commission, because the narrow agenda will only address voluntary measures... High profile stakeholders from retail company Carrefour, the French government and European trade unions are all pleading for a level playing field on Corporate Social Responsibility.