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5 Systemic Principles for Mainstreaming Circular Fibers
February 14, 2021

Ksapa invited 3 speakers to share their views on mainstreaming circular fibers in the textile industry. Here Ksapa identifies 5 systemic principles for the development of the circular economy in the textile industry – though also applicable to other sectors. [...]

Stakeholders Are Key Players In Human Rights Due Diligence
Stakeholders’ Role in Human Rights Due Diligence

Effective Human Rights due diligence implies businesses operate in a more efficient and therefore targeted manner. Such an optimization process necessarily relies on transparent and ongoing stakeholder dialog. [...]

07
Feb
Investors are increasingly expected to scale ESG funds across their portfolio. They must do so to meet demand, regulatory pressure and address the growing trend.
High Time to Scale ESG Funds Across Your Portfolio

It's time for investors to scale ESG funds portfolio-wide. Ksapa delves into navigating the corresponding market and regulatory incentives. [...]

04
Feb
Why Boards Must Impulse Just Corporate Transitions

Discussions at the Davos 2021 Summit made our global roadmap crystal clear: it's prime time for a Great Reset. Boards are key to Just Corporate Transitions. Ksapa outlines a 4-step plan to convince companies to work at the interface of climate and societal issues. [...]

29
Jan
Technology to Scale Corporate Impact on Child Labor

In late 2019, before Covid19, ILO committed to see 2021 the Year to End [...]

18
Jan
2021 is the year for supercharging business and finance sustainability.
Supercharging Business and Finance Sustainability in 2021

If 2020 was the year chips all fell into place, 2021 kickstarts action against the [...]

11
Jan
Prioritizing ESG Issues Across Complex Supply Chains
04
Jan
Learning From a Momentous 2020
27
Dec
Rallying Behind Cross-Value Chain Energy Transitions
18
Dec
Manage Socio-Environmental Risks
3 Ways to Manage Cross-Supply Socio-Environmental Risks
08
Dec
Human Rights: 3 Key Principles for Managing Contrary Injunctions
27
Nov
After the Pandemic, Achieving Better Sustainability Requires New Materiality Tools
23
Nov
ESG and Stakeholder Engagement in a Fraught Era
17
Nov
Investors at the forefront of Human Rights Due Diligence
06
Nov
Covid-19 Provokes Profound Changes in the Circular Economy
29
Oct
2030 Strategies: Combining Innovation and Positive Impact
16
Oct
Responsible Investment in Venture Capital: 3 Strategies to Advance ESG
07
Oct
Trends Improving Human Rights Risk Remediation Across Supply Chains
26
Sep
Concrete Solutions to #BuildBackBetter from the Covid-19 Recession
16
Sep
Shifting Towards Sustainable Consumption Behavior
08
Sep
Harmonizing corporate ESG reporting standards
Non-Financial Reporting Harmonization Is Underway
25
Aug
An Antidote for SDG-Washing: 5 Key Progress Points for Businesses and Investors to Uphold the 2030 Agenda
10
Aug
Stakeholder Engagement in a Socially Conflictual, All Digital Era
28
Jul
An Inclusive Recovery? Quite Simply Everyone’s Business
16
Jul
Updates on the Non-Financial Reporting EU Directive
10
Jul
European and American Perspectives on Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence
06
Jul
3 Solutions to Align Responsible Purchasing with the Real Economy
03
Jul
Covid-19 and Plastics: Boosting Circularity Amid Current Headwinds
25
Jun
For an Inclusive Recovery: 5 Key Levers for Businesses and Investors
16
Jun
What to Expect from the EU Mandating Human Rights Due Diligence by 2021
09
Jun
Covid-19: The Plight of Indian Migrant Workers in a Global Crisis
28
May
Real Economy Business Leaders on the Front Lines of Post-Pandemic Societies – 3 Guiding Principles for Action
15
May
Keys Toward Successfully Including Local Communities in Projects
03
May
Tips to Increase Smallholder Farmers Adoption of Sustainable Practices
17
Apr
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6 Questions to define and deploy a pertinent sustainability strategy Webinar
08
Apr
Impact measurement is a societal & political stake!
30
Mar
Blog of Farid Baddache where you can find all his latest posts
Human Rights due diligence and Local Stakeholder engagement Webinar
24
Mar
Learning From Covid-19 to Build More Resilient Societies
20
Mar
Climate Disobedience and Stakeholder Engagement
06
Mar
Just Transition Offers the Opportunity to Take Responsibility on Climate
28
Feb
Local Stakeholder Engagement on Human Rights – 5 Tips to Get it Right
18
Feb
Extra-Financial Reporting Undergoing Profound Changes. Here’s why
04
Feb
Agenda 2030 – Here Are Concrete Solutions and Useful Ingredients, For Positive Attitude
27
Jan
Integrating Social and Environmental Performance, an Informed Decision for Investors
11
Jan
3 Reasons Why We’ve Decided to Kick Off 2020 Being Optimistic About Sustainability
03
Jan
8 Experts On The Top Corporate Sustainability Issue Right Now
17
Dec
Elimination of Child Labor: 5 Concrete Approaches for Companies
02
Dec
How to Align a Sustainability Strategy With the 2020+ Delivery Decade Ahead?
23
Nov
Human Rights, a Source of Legal Instability for Business? Not Really. What’s at Stake is More Profound
07
Nov
Managing controversies responsibly. Tips and Lessons learned
30
Oct
Legally Binding Instrument to Regulate Business & Human Rights on its Way. 6 Areas to Monitor
23
Oct
How to Scale Up Tech Solutions and Amplify Their Sustainability Impacts
16
Oct
Role of Board of Directors to Accelerate Business Climate Adaptation
03
Oct
Recasting the risk/return ratio at the time of ESG
24
Sep
Human Rights Due Diligence Across Investment Decisions – A 5 Step Approach
17
Sep
What the New Business Roundtable Statement is Telling Stakeholders About Sustainable Business Made in USA today?
03
Sep
How Technologies Can Improve Working Conditions Across Supply Chains?
21
Aug
Fighting Deforestation Across Agricultural Commodity Supply Chains is Calling for Social Performance
07
Aug
5 Tips To Update Sustainability Strategies With 2020+ Targets
13
Jul
How to Improve Commodity Supply Chains Using Digital Technologies?
28
Jun
What To Learn From France’s and UK’s Human Rights Due Diligence Laws?
15
Jun
How to Secure Fiduciary Responsibility of Corporate Boards of Directors at the age of Deep Climate, Digital, and Social Transformations?
28
May
Sustainability is a Prerequisite for Business Success and Resiliency Today and in the Future
19
May
We’re not on track to meet Agenda 2030. What’s wrong with PPPs?
13
May
Why Sustainability and ESG are Strategic Tools to Invest in Emerging Economies?
02
May
5 Societal Changes That Will Shake Up Business
18
Mar
Do We Really Need an International Women’s Day?
08
Mar
Applying the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to the ICT Industry: Version 2.0
5 Lessons for Tech Companies to Respect Human Rights
18
Feb
Back to the Basics: How to Make Stakeholder Engagement Meaningful for Your Organization
29
Jan
Why GDPR does not Solve the Issues of Cybersecurity and Electronic Surveillance
13
Jan
Using ESG Criteria for Investment Decisions in Emerging Economies
20
Dec
10 Questions to Report on Sustainability in a Credible and Meaningful Way
05
Dec
Macron and the ‘yellow vests’: The real costs of France's energy transition plan
Macron and the ‘yellow vests’: The real costs of France’s energy transition plan
27
Nov
In response to growing inequalities: official launch of Business for #InclusiveGrowth Platform at Paris Peace Forum
In response to growing inequalities: official launch of Business for #InclusiveGrowth Platform at Paris Peace Forum
12
Nov
Two Ways Responsible Investors Can Promote Inclusive Growth
Two Ways Responsible Investors Can Promote Inclusive Growth
27
Oct
What’s Responsible Leadership?
19
Oct
How to Calculate a Living Wage for Employees and Contractors?
07
Oct