This week a network of 250 European NGO’s – represented by the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) – is organizing various actions across Europe for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). They demand that the European…
The article “More Room for Sustainability Initiatives?” by Dario Chiari frames the bill in its political and legal context, it summarises the conflict between competition law and sustainability initiatives in the Netherlands and explains how the bill intends to solve the conflict and its functioning. Lastly, it highlights some shortcomings and possible improvements.
In 2015 a broad coalition, including business associations and NGOs called on the Dutch government to remove the barriers that competition law can create for collaborative sustainability and CSR initiatives.
Since then the Minister of Economic Affairs considered several solutions and came up in 2017 with a quite innovative legislative proposal; the ‘Bill room for sustainability initiatives’. This bill has recently been submitted to public consultation. Further decision-making on the bill will continue once the Netherland has a new government.
MVO Platform has developed a voter guide (MVO Kieswijzer) on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Accountability for the upcoming Dutch general elections of March 2017. This guide contrasts the policy ambitions of political parties,…
From drawing pin to overpass and from usb stick tot lamppost: in two years all purchases of the government have to be produced in an environmentally friendly and fair manner. Gerard Oonk of Dutch MVO…
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) explicitly mentions procurement policies as a tool for governments to encourage the protection of human rights in international supply chains. The Netherlands has committed to…
Updated: 3 June 2019 On the 14th of May 2019, the Dutch Senate voted to adopt the “Child Labour Due Diligence Law” (“Wet Zorgplicht Kinderarbeid”), which requires companies to determine whether child labour occurs in…
Companies should exercise greater social responsibility and be accountable for their activities. The MVO Platform believes the government should play a major role in ensuring this. It can both encourage and require companies to be…
With this document, the participants in the MVO Platform are…
Responding to the invitation by the Human Rights Council for…
If legislation for responsible business conduct (RBC) is to be…