Translation of "Facteur clé " (French → English) :

71. Notes that a key driver of the socially and sustainably responsible investment market remains institutional investor demand, but the primary focus should not remain confined to environmental aspects; notes, in this vein, that disclosure to investors and consumers is a key driver of CSR and must be based on readily applicable and measurable social and environmental principles; welcomes the Commission’s moves to engage with the investor community on CSR issues; calls for this engagement to be firmly based on support for the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and the principle of integrated reporting (IR);

81. Considers the demographic challenge a key factor for the future staff and budgetary evolution; invites the Commission to assess moderating factors, such as a rise of the weekly working time and pensions qualification age; sees the need to review the payment schemes for junior staff at AD 5 entry level for specialised vocations to ensure the competitiveness of the Union as an employer;

2. Notes that these issues go to the heart of the Lisbon agenda and its vision of mutually-supportive employment, social and economic policies: on the one hand, migration and maximising employment are increasingly important for EU labour markets and economic growth; on the other, the integration of new migrants, established third country nationals and EU citizens of ethnic minority origin is becoming a key factor for social cohesion; in this sense, labour market issues are crucial but cannot be seen in isolation: integration also depends on a range of other factors including the social context, education and language skills, civic part ...[+++]icipation, the involvement of civil society and the social partners, effective implementation of EU funding programmes to tackle labour market disadvantage such as the European Social Fund, EQUAL, the European Integration Fund, the European Refugee Fund, as well as the legal framework (e.g. proper implementation of the Article 13 anti-discrimination Directives); successful integration of migrants is one element of achieving social inclusion, for the benefit of the individuals concerned as well as local communities and wider society;

1. Scientific research, technological development and innovation are at the heart of the knowledge-based economy, a key factor in growth, the competitiveness of companies and employment.

It is clear that ICT has been a key factor in sectoral productivity performance.

This will be achieved by focussing on key lifestyle factors, such as smoking, alcohol, nutrition, physical activity, stress and drug abuse (including doping in sport), as well as major socio-economic and environmental factors.