The European Commission, on 29 April 2014, launched a public consultation in order to receive feedback on the implementation of its most recent policy on Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR"), which is outlined in the 2011 Communication, A Renewed EU Strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility.

The consultation aims in particular to receive feedback on the various activity streams included in the 2011 CSR Communication in order to learn whether they were useful, successful or whether specific actions were missing. It also aims to receive input about what future challenges exist in CSR and what prospective activities might be required.

The consultation will run until 15 August 2014, and contributions should be made via an online questionnaire. The results of the consultation will feed into a multi-stakeholder forum on CSR, which is planned for November 2014.

The consultation is available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sustainable-business/corporate-social-responsibility/public-consultation/index_en.htm

The press release is available at:

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-491_en.htm

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