Brussels, 29/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - Almost 6,000 large European companies will be obliged annually to disclose the measures they have taken to ensure that they are socially responsible. At the General Affairs Council on Monday 29 September, European ministers (with the exception of the Estonian delegation) gave the go-ahead for a new European directive that will be applicable from 2017.
The new rules will apply to public interest companies, such as banks and insurance companies quoted on...