Traduction de «Incertitude en matière de responsabilités » (Français → Anglais) :

13. Recalls that CSR is a concept whereby companies voluntarily incorporate social and environmental concerns into their business strategy; notes that the implementation of CSR practices can rebuild trust in business, which is vital for Europe's social market economy; notes, however, that the heterogeneity of the concept of CSR, whereby different companies have developed different standards regarding social accounting, auditing and reporting, raises the issue of comparability; acknowledges the efforts made by the EU to apply more general guidelines for the definition and use of CRS; points out, however, that the diversity and heterogeneity of the concept still remain; urges the EU to take concrete action in international fora to move C ...[+++]SR away from a purely voluntary approach and to identify clear legal obligations on corporations as regards human rights and CLS, along with effective ways to hold them accountable in the event of breaches; considers for instance that, when Member States are asked by multinational companies for investment guarantees, they should bind those guarantees to the implementation of the official CSR guidelines;

Mr. Speaker, in a time of economic uncertainty, in a time when Canadians are having to watch their pocketbooks closely and to manage their own household spending carefully, would the President of the Treasury Board tell the House what this Conservative government is doing to demonstrate leadership with respect to responsible spending practices and fiscal restraint?

In this context the report points out that the undetermined and unindicated status of authors and publishers of weblogs causes uncertainties regarding impartiality, reliability, source protection, applicability of ethical codes and the assignment of liability in the event of lawsuits.

This regulatory uncertainty or, to put it another way, the high level of fragmentation is causing uncertainty for investment, it is causing uncertainty in competition, uncertainty in innovation and, of course, it is creating few jobs.

The Commission has to reject Amendment No 16 and the second part of Amendment No 25, because the employers' responsibility is clearly established in the framework of Directive 89/391 and any further qualification would introduce legal uncertainties as regards where this responsibility lies.

DFO has not identified the responsibilities and composition it should have, nor its relationship to existing processes (1720) The third recommendation: We recommend that DFO and PSC adopt a risk aversion management strategy because of the great uncertainty on stock estimates, in season catch estimates and environmental problems.