Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am aware of that report. We also need to acknowledge that there has been progress. We have not seen the level of progress we want. One of the benefits of the stakeholder forum is that we can engage all those parties around a table to directly reflect on that level of progress. There are many businesses that are utilising the United Nations guiding principles and OECD guidelines on responsible business conduct, particularly for multinational enterprises. There is a much greater engagement in this area. The Department has also established a responsible business forum, which I chair and which brings all of the parties on the business side around the table to outline the importance of pushing on this. We have engaged at European level proactively and are working with NGOs on the corporate sustainability reporting directive, CSRD, and the corporate sustainability due diligence directive, CSDD. I will continue to do that. We have a lot more progress to make, which is why the stakeholder forums are beneficial. My priority is to have that plan ready this year.

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