Left severely disappointed after the botched consultation process and the resulting Communication, we see the Parliament’s Report as a pragmatic step forward...It must be said that Report does not succeed in addressing some of our significant reservations with the Communication. In many areas it keeps the spotlight on competitiveness...Nevertheless...Importantly, it advocates integrated social and environmental reporting...It also calls on both the Commission and Member State governments to use already existing legislation to apply social and environmental clauses into public procurement contracts...