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Richard Howitt
Howitt was Rapporteur on Corporate Social Responsibility over four successive European Parliaments and represented European interests across international CSR initiatives. One of the key figures in the European Union’s non-financial information directive, he oversaw one of the biggest transformations in corporate disclosure anywhere in the world. He was described as a trailblazer in the role.
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Richard Howitt
As lead-MEP for corporate responsibility, Mr Howitt represented the EU on many trips overseas, which involved extensive travelling in Asia, Africa and the Americas. He also represented European interests at several international initiatives, including the United Nations Business and Human Rights Forum and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Forum on Responsible Business Conduct.
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Richard Howitt
Howitt was also a member of the Parliament's Development Committee and the EU-ACP Joint Parliamentary Assembly for nine years. He regularly campaigned to raise awareness of the issues around Fair Trade and he wrote several parliamentary reports on relations between Europe and developing countries.
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