In providing this information, undertakings which are subject to this Directive may rely on national frameworks, Union-based frameworks such as the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), or international frameworks such as the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights implementing the UN ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the International Organisation for Standardisation's IS ...[+++]O 26000, the International Labour Organisation's Tripartite Declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy, the Global Reporting Initiative, or other recognised international frameworks.

(Return tabled) Question No. 612 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to changes to environmental programs resulting from the announcements in Budget 2012: (a) specifying how each identified cut is projected to impact the government’s access to scientific information required for the development of public policy, the number of people to be cut, and the amount of money to be cut, what are all areas of scientific research and partnerships to be cut, including, but not limited to, (i) air pollution, (ii) emergency preparedness and response, (iii) industrial waste, (iv) water quality; (b) what briefing notes, memos, or any other documentation, i ...[+++]ncluding, for each, the details of its findings and recommendations, have been provided to the Prime Minister, Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of the Environment, their respective Parliamentary Secretaries, their respective Deputy Ministers, and their respective staff members, regarding impacts of research and partnership cuts on the government’s access to scientific information required for the development of public policy; (c) what, in detail, does “sufficient data is available to support the dissemination and validation of the UV Index forecast” mean, (i) what does “we will continue to have enough data for EC to track and report on ozone” mean, (iii) in detail, will the government maintain the integrity of the ozone monitoring program, (iv) in detail, will the government maintain Canadian contributions to the global observing system for climate in support of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), (v) what studies have been undertaken to assess the impact of streamlining ozone monitoring on Canada’s international reputation, and what were any findings and recommendations; (d) what briefing notes, memos, or any other documentation, including, for each, the details of its findings and recommendations, have been provided to the Prime Minister, Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of the Enviro ...

‘Computerised Information and Reservation System for Rail Transport (CIRSRT)’ means a computerised system containing information about rail services offered by railway undertakings; the information stored in the CIRSRT on passenger services shall include information on:

Items for attention could include: improving awareness of entrepreneurship as a career option and building managerial skills of present or potential entrepreneurs throughout the education system in order to support the creation and development of businesses; women entrepreneurship and the setting-up of business by unemployed or inactive persons and young people; the reduction of administrative, tax or financial barriers to the hiring of staff, especially in innovative and small firms; awareness raising of the social responsibility of enterprises (Corporat ...[+++]e Social Responsibility); assistance to enterprises in order to facilitate improvements in work organisation and working conditions, including in relation to the introduction of new technologies, for example through appropriate information and counselling.

The essential elements of this Scheme are: - the introduction of a systematic approach to environmental protection by companies, including the setting of environmental policies, programmes and management systems; - the periodic and systematic self-assessment by companies of their environmental performances; - information provided to the public on the company's environmental performances; - an independent validation of the systems established and of the information provide to the public; - a statement of participation which compani ...[+++]es fulfilling the Regulation's requirements would be entitled to use.

An environment free of undue constraints on businesses remains a Commission priority, and the Commission has continued to work towards this aim by improving the administrative environment for businesses (publication of a report on simplified administrative practices adopted by the Member States and by the Commission; organisation of a conference on this subject; improvement of the system for assessing the business impact of Community legislation), by improving the financial environment (working document on payment periods in commercial transactions, contribution to setting up a European Mutual Guarantee Association), by improving the l ...[+++]egal environment (coordination on the transitional VAT system, company taxation and competition, establishment of European statutes for cooperatives, mutual societies and associations) and by improving external consultation, particularly with SME organisations. 2. Information for businesses The Euro Info Centre network has continued to meet the information requirements of businesses, concentrating in 1992 on the quality of the services it provides.