Referring to the recent discussions at the conference Protect, Respect, Remedy – a Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Stockholm on 10–11 November 2009, the Swedish Presidency of the European Union and the incoming Spanish Presidency conclude that: The European Union and its Member States should take a global lead and serve as a good example on CSR.... The United Nations’ Protect, Respect and Remedy framework...constitutes a significant input to the CSR work of the European Union... [Encourages EU & Member States to take specific action with regard to State duty to protect, corporate responsibility to respect, access to remedies]