Indeed, disclosure of non-financial information is vital for managing change towards a sustainable global economy by combining long-term profitability with social justice and environmental protection.

The 2013 overseas association decision (OAD) aims to modernise the relations of the EU with the OCTs and take into account changing global trade patterns, as well as concerns such as climate change and environmental protection.

The 2013 overseas association decision (OAD) aims to modernise the relations of the EU with the OCTs and take into account changing global trade patterns, as well as concerns such as climate change and environmental protection.

As regards intellectual and industrial property, while the innovative approaches in Horizon 2020 are certainly important, IPR protection under the WTO and under the bilateral and multilateral European association agreements needs to be strengthened, with a particular focus on the clauses regarding liability limitation and access to international public procurement.

Supports the resumption of negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement - given that an Association Agreement of this kind, which is of the utmost importance and affects 700 million people, would, if concluded swiftly, be the world’s most ambitious bi-regional agreement - and therefore stresses that the European Parliament should be closely involved at all stages of the negotiations; is aware that agriculture issues will probably be one of the sensitive topics in the negotiations; calls for agricultural imports to be allowed into the EU only if they have been produced in a manner consistent with European consumer ...[+++]protection, animal welfare and environmental protection standards and minimum social standards; emphasises that a balanced outcome for both parties has to be achieved in the end by making sure that the negotiations take full account of recent developments in the global economy, global environmental challenges, such as climate change, and the demands and concerns put forward by Parliament;

. having regard to the letter signed by 115 environment, development, human rights and religious organisations from 29 countries that calls upon the World Bank to suspend its participation in the Chad/Cameroon Oil Pipeline project until respect for human rights and compliance with World Bank environmental and other policies can be fully guaranteed and the timing the plaidoyer document signed by 128 local environment, human rights, women, trade unions and development NGOs calling on the World Bank to impose a moratorium of at least two ...[+++] years,