1597. (1) The directors of an applicable holding company shall provide information to, and consult with, employees’ representatives at the appropriate level in relation to the sustainability information required by section 1596 and the means of obtaining and verifying such information.

(2) The opinion (if any) of the employees’ representatives shall be communicated, where applicable, to the directors of the applicable holding company.

(3) For the purposes of this section, "employees’ representatives", in relation to an applicable holding company, means –

(a) in the case of an applicable holding company to whom the Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006 applies, the employees’ representative within the meaning of that Act, or

(b) in the case of any other applicable holding company, any persons duly appointed or elected by employees of the group as an employees’ representative for the purposes of this section.]