Category Archives: Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR)

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

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

5 Steps Ensuring Green Transition Free From Forced Labor

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.

Framing Business Priorities for Human Rights in 2023

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.

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

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.”

ESG Reporting: Understanding the 12 standards proposed by EFRAG

12 sustainability reporting standards were proposed at the EFRAG General Assembly and approved by the European Commission in late November 2022. The content is intended to be more “material” and as consistent as possible with the ISSB. Additional sector-specific standards are forthcoming. The publication of the delegated acts for these standards is scheduled for June 2023. This article helps you understand these standards in a few minutes.

COP 27: 3 Lessons for businesses and investors

The Sharm el-Sheikh climate conference produced what we anticipated in our pre-event newsletter: a combination of frustration with the climate emergency, and a sense of an event that has become obsolete in its current format. The conclusions confirm three lessons for companies and investors.

Using Effective Human Rights Due Diligence to Streamline Compliance Efforts

Human Rights is an important topic that is connected to the global environmental agenda. Anyone practicing in the sustainability and impact sector must have a clear understanding of the global issues of human rights. In this context, Ksapa organized a webinar on Using Effective Human Rights Due Diligence to Streamline Compliance Efforts, and this blog outlines the key takeaways.