4.2.6 Information on suppliers?

It is often argued that European based companies are to provide information on the environmental and employee aspects of the business activities of their suppliers. For instance, in the Netherlands, parliament has resolved that the government should examine the question of whether a Dutch law on chain responsibility is necessary and could be useful with an aim to increasing the availability of information on the suppliers of Dutch companies.1 A civil society initiative initiated the discussion on the question whether a consumer should have a right to information as regards the CSR-aspects of a product. The Labour Party is preparing a draft bill on 'chain transparency.'2