Category Archives: Human Rights

26
Apr
Board of Directors, Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR), Duty of Vigilance, ESG Reporting, Governance, Human Rights, Resilience, Responsible sourcing, Sustainability

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD): Parliament is willing to adopt a more ambitious text than the Council

Posted on by François Thiombiano

the European directive on corporate sustainability due diligence is gradually moving towards its official adoption. It has reached a new stage this Tuesday, April 25, 2023 with the adoption of the text by the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament (JURI). The text was adopted with 19 for, 3 against and 3 abstentions. As a reminder, the CSDD aims to impose on companies the exercise of due diligence with regard to potential or actual negative impacts on human rights, the environment and good governance in their operations and business relations

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06
Apr
Climate Change, Human Rights, Sustainability, Sustainable Finance & ESG

When International Court of Justice Takes Action on Climate. Is Climate the New Frontier of Human Right Abuses?

Posted on by Farid Baddache and Krystel Bassil

Last week, the UN General Assembly, in response to a series of requests from Pacific countries that are directly affected by climate change upheaval, adopted a resolution requesting the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide an advisory opinion on States’ obligations concerning Climate Change.

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06
Mar
Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR), Duty of Vigilance, Human Rights, Impact, Resilience, Responsible consumption, Stakeholders, Sustainability, Work Conditions

What you Need to Know to Comply With The German Supply Chain Act

Posted on by François Thiombiano

Learn how to comply with the German Supply Chain Act bringing additional human rights and environmental compliance in the supply chain world.

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04
Mar
Child Labour, Climate Change, Deforestation, Duty of Vigilance, Grievance Mechanisms, Human Rights, Impact, Responsible sourcing, Sustainability, Sustainable Finance & ESG, Work Conditions

What Does it Mean for Investors to “Do No Significant Harm” When Investing?

Posted on by Farid Baddache

Ksapa is leading a working group of 12 international investment funds and investment companies to strengthen their consideration of human rights issues. An opportunity to come back and clarify the EU’s DNSH principle. Demonstrating that investments “do no significant harm” is a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework. Learn in practice how to apply this principle in this article.

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15
Feb
Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR), Governance, Human Rights, Stakeholders, Sustainability

5 Steps Ensuring Green Transition Free From Forced Labor

Posted on by Farid Baddache

Forced labor has been documented in a wide range of green technologies, including solar, wind and lithium-ion battery production. Ksapa is coordinating with investors, buyers and stakeholders using a 5 step approach to design open source guidelines enabling business community to engage meaningfully their business partners and mitigate risks associated to their operations.

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12
Jan
Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR), Duty of Vigilance, Grievance Mechanisms, Human Rights, Impact, Stakeholders, Sustainability, Sustainable Finance & ESG

Framing Business Priorities for Human Rights in 2023

Posted on by Krystel Bassil and Farid Baddache

This article highlights how human rights have become an integral part of the discussion amongst policymakers and business leaders and how 2023 is a turning point.  

Many factors are driving businesses towards implementing human rights policies and holding them accountable by making such commitments public. These developments will not be without litigation and financial and reputational consequences.

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05
Jan
Climate Change, Human Rights, Impact, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Sustainable Finance & ESG

3 Suggestions to Start 2023 With Optimism Working With Ksapa

Posted on by Farid Baddache

Let’s start the year 2023 with optimism; because 2022 has finally delivered its share of good surprises, and we should appreciate the glass half full rather than criticize the glass half empty.

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04
Dec
Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR), Duty of Vigilance, Human Rights, Sustainability, Sustainable Finance & ESG

Takeaways from the 11th Session of the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

Posted on by Krystel Bassil

The 11th session of the UN Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights took place from the 28th to the 30th of November 2022, after two years of online sessions because of the COVID pandemic. The underlying theme for this year’s session was “Strengthening accountability to advance business respect for people and the planet in the next decade.”

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