Responsible business conduct
Article 4
1. Pre-qualification criteria related to responsible business conduct shall require bidders, except if they are natural persons, companies that are not in the scope of Directive 2013/34/EU as defined in its Articles 19a and 29a and their subsequent modifications or renewable energy communities, to take action to address, in their business activities related to the auction, the core elements of due diligence set out in Article 5(1) points (a) to (g) of Directive (EU) 2024/1760 on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. 2. The relevant authorities shall require bidders, except if they are natural persons, companies that are not in the scope of Directive 2013/34/EU as defined in its Articles 19a and 29a and their subsequent modifications or renewable energy communities, to publicly communicate on their responsible business conduct by means of a public statement that covers at least the core elements listed under point 61(a) to (e) of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772. 3. The relevant authorities shall require natural persons, companies that are not in the scope of Directive 2013/34/EU as defined in its Articles 19a and 29a and their subsequent modifications and renewable energy communities that present a bid concerning projects with a capacity above 10 MW to report, in their business activities related to the auction, on the core elements of due diligence set out in point 61(c) and (d) of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 or by using sustainability reporting standards for voluntary use recommended at Union level, where available. 4. The relevant authorities may apply paragraphs 1 and 2 to natural persons, companies that are not in the scope of Directive 2013/34/EU as defined in its Articles 19a and 29a and their subsequent modifications and renewable energy communities that present a bid concerning projects with a capacity above 10 MW. If they apply those paragraphs to those bidders, paragraph 3 shall not apply.