Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Linda Perham (Labour), on Tuesday, 16 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 256 members in total.

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COMPANY LAW AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

That this House believes that companies can be encouraged to play an active and beneficial role if their freedom to operate is balanced with corresponding obligations to society; therefore welcomes the launch of the campaign for the Corporate Responsibility Bill by environmental, human rights and economic reform NGOs; and urges the Government to enshrine such policies in new company legislation to ensure companies and directors consult on their activities and impacts to disclose information regularly on their activities and impacts, and to manage and to improve the impacts of their company on the environment and on society.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1130 

Session

2001-02

Other sponsors

Tom Brake

Tony Colman

Peter Bottomley

Simon Thomas

Barry Sheerman

Subjects

Codes of practice Company law Companies Business Conduct Environment Ethics

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk