The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a major piece of EU legislation that requires companies to report on a broad range of sustainability-related issues, including corporate governance. Under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), governance-related disclosures are covered under ESRS G1-G4, which outline specific expectations for corporate governance reporting. Boards have a role to play in CSRD, making the regulation and its enforcement a compulsory exercise where top management has “skin in the game”.
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A landscape approach for business is a strategic framework that aims to balance environmental, social, and economic objectives, recognizing that business activities are interconnected with the broader ecological and social systems in which they operate. Learning from our experience and programs at Ksapa, here are the key elements and benefits of a landscape approach for business
The development of GHG programs sequestrating carbon across agricultural value chains comes with environmental and human right related risks to be properly understood. Ksapa is able to produce robust due diligence first. And Ksapa deploys robust sequestration programs second. That all goes hand in hand and here is how it works.
Understand how ESG criterias can influence refinancing conditions, outcomes of credit risk assessments or asset valuations processes.
Understand how the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness is shaping the way we think about animal welfare.
Carrying out effective, serious ESG due diligence, providing strategic and operational insight into an investment.
Understand how to comply with the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) shaping comprehensive rules for online platforms.
Understand why it’s preferable to develop the company’s strategy before focusing in ensuring the CSRD sustainability compliance. Here’s why.
On behalf of Ksapa, I was able to contribute to a series of exchanges organized by EU MPEs seeking feedback on the practical application of existing duty of care regulations. A few points shared during the discussions.
The CSRD focuses on the resources deployed and the governance ensuring that material issues are taken into account and properly managed.