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Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging

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Vakbond, belangenbehartiger van werkenden en uitkeringsgerechtigden op nationaal en internationaal niveau

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Dec 2025 · 28th Regime

Meeting with Catarina Vieira (Member of the European Parliament) and Both ENDS and Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen

22 May 2025 · Trade Vision

Meeting with Francesco Corti (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)

2 May 2025 · Labour mobility challenges and upcoming initiatives

Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

24 Feb 2025 · Omnibus

Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Jun 2024 · CSDDD

Meeting with Marianne Vind (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION and Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund

1 Feb 2024 · EU Talent Pool

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

25 Sept 2023 · Implementation of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the Netherlands.

Meeting with Agnes Jongerius (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Jun 2023 · Werkbezoek Westland

Meeting with Gabriele Bischoff (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund

10 May 2023 · workers' rights of lorry drivers in Europe

Meeting with Tineke Strik (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Oct 2022 · Single Permit Directive

Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Fair Wear Foundation and Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond Vakcentrale

10 Nov 2021 · Sustainable Corporate Governance

Meeting with Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

6 Mar 2020 · Just Transition Fund

Meeting with Joost Korte (Director-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)

23 Oct 2019 · Courtesy meeting with Ms Tuur Elzinga, Vice-President FNV, NL trade union, to discuss main legislative files.

Meeting with Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen), Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc), Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc) and

13 Sept 2018 · Working conditions in aviation

Response to Institutional investors' and asset managers' duties regarding sustainability

23 Aug 2018

The text mentions that there should be a minimal compliance with social and governance norms. The eight basic principles of the ILO are included in article 13 and this is positive. Governance standards should include the fiscal responsibility – i.e.: responsible tax practices - of the issuers which receive institutional investor investments. We believe that there should be a clear distinction between the designations of “green” and “sustainable”. These two are not the same and we prefer speaking about sustainable products, rather than “green” given that “sustainable” usually includes the environmental dimension alongside social and governance dimensions. In the text however, this dichotomy is discounted and they are presented as synonymous so as to “establish clarity on which activities are ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’, starting with climate change mitigation”. In the process in which the uniform classification system is defined, trade unions should participate as a relevant stakeholder. In any case, they should be able to participate in the Sustainable Finance Platform. The text explicitly mentions financial market agents, universities, research centers, associations and organizations; but not explicitly trade unions, which play a determining role in the governance of pension funds which are the retirement savings of workers. It is important to avoid “green washing” in the elaboration of labels, but if the “social” is not reflected properly, there is a risk of “social washing”. Standardization is important, both for environmental and social issues. However, in the draft, the social part is presented as a complementary add-on: “Finally, the Commission should evaluate whether it is appropriate to extend the scope of this Regulation to cover other sustainability objectives, in particular social objectives”. We believe that this should be modified. The majority of respondents believe that the taxonomy should end up encompassing both social and environmental aspects. Therefore, we strongly believe that the EU should move forward with an approach that integrates social and environmental and we are concerned with the gradual “environment-first” approach that is not defended by the majority of respondents. This does not mean that the inclusion of a single revision clause to encompass social objectives would address these concerns. We believe that, just as the classification is going to prioritise attention to environmental areas where action is more urgent, the same should be done with the social, where there are also urgent issues. This is also a requirement of the European pillar of social rights that requires economic activity to be carried out in accordance with minimum international standards in social and labor matters. We believe that an exhaustive list of environmental objectives should be drawn up, but we also believe that an exhaustive list with social objectives should be drawn up and that the participation of trade unions should be included in the preparation of this list. In our opinion, there should be a prescriptive minimum in the taxonomy, encompassing both social and environmental issues. If this is not done, it could generate, we insist, “social-washing”. The minimum guarantees provided for in article thirteen (ILO core labor standards) should also be defined with objective measurement indicators that allow the assessment of whether an investment is sustainable or not.
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Response to Institutional investors' and asset managers' duties regarding sustainability

23 Aug 2018

We believe that it would be of interest to link the platform to monitor and exchange good practices on the application of the SDGs created by the EC with the good practices of socially responsible investors who follow the SDGs (pension funds, etc.). For finance to contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth, it is necessary to integrate a minimum of ESG criteria into investment decision making. This should be in line with one of the objectives of Directive 2016/2341 which affects pension funds – the retirement savings of workers - in which it is mentioned that "investment decisions and the assessment of relevant risks, including environmental, social and governance risks, should be made in such a manner as to ensure compliance with the interests of members and beneficiaries.” However, the definition of sustainable investment that is provided does not require this level of integration, since an investment could be sustainable by contributing to an environmental, social or governance objective without clearly specifying that it must meet a minimum threshold, except the minimum included in Article 2 of the Directive on disclosures relating to sustainable investments and sustainability risks, which includes the ILO Core Labor Standards: ‘sustainable investments’ mean any of the following or a combination of any of the following: (i) investments in an economic activity that contributes to an environmental objective, including an environmentally sustainable investment as defined in Article 2 of [PO: Please insert reference to Regulation on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment]; (ii) investments in an economic activity that contributes to a social objective, and in particular an investment that contributes to tackling inequality, an investment fostering social cohesion, social integration and labour relations, or an investment in human capital or economically or socially disadvantaged communities; (iii) investments in companies following good governance practices, and in particular companies with sound management structures, employee relations, remuneration of relevant staff and tax compliance; Article 2 of the text of this proposal (disclosure of information related to sustainable investments) would also contradict Article 10 of the same proposal, which does integrate the three ESG criteria: Directive (EU) 2016/2341 is amended as follows: (1) In Article 19, the following paragraph 9 is added: ‘9. The Commission is empowered to adopt, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 60a, measures ensuring that: (a) the ‘prudent person’ rule with respect to the consideration of environmental, social and governance risks is taken into account; (b) environmental, social and governance factors in internal investment decisions and risk management processes are included. We believe that the text must be more coherent and avoid ambiguity, which only generates greater confusion. It would also be appropriate to link this proposal for a regulation more clearly to Directive 2014/95/EU, on the communication of non-financial information and information on diversity by certain large companies and certain groups, as one of the objectives of Sustainable Investment is to promote Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The proposal itself recognizes that there is no coherent and specific information framework on the integration of ESG risks and that end investors do not receive adequate information in relation to financial products. This, as affirmed in the text, remains unsystematic, incoherent and does not favor comparability. It also mentions that " the link between the duties of institutional investors and asset managers and ESG is weak and that the markets do not sufficiently integrate ESG risks and do not sufficiently respond to ESG opportunities." Therefore, we consider that it is essential to develop this framework of minimum ESG criteria, mandatory for managers, consultants an
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Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom)

21 Feb 2017 · Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)

14 Apr 2015 · Better regulation and social dialogue