Category Archives: Governance

Columbia research on AI for African smallholders echoes our field experience: a little tech, content, infrastructure and human support.
03
Nov
Board of Directors, Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR), ESG Reporting, Governance, Human Rights, Impact, Resilience, Responsible sourcing, Smallholding Farmers, Stakeholders, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Sustainable Finance & ESG

AI in farming: less tech, more human support

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Columbia research on AI for African smallholders echoes our field experience: a little tech, a lot of content, infrastructure and human support.

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Swiss Business and Human Rights Forum 2026: palm oil, AI, digital tools for smallholders. The principles exist; enforcement is what's missing.
02
Nov
Board of Directors, ESG Reporting, Governance, Human Rights, Impact, Stakeholders, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Sustainable Finance & ESG

Bern 2026: putting standards to the field test

Posted on by Farid Baddache

Swiss Business and Human Rights Forum 2026: palm oil, AI, digital tools for smallholders. The principles exist; enforcement is what’s missing.

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COP17 sent business and investors concrete signals on nature finance, biodiversity credits and genetic data.
01
Nov
Board of Directors, Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR), ESG Reporting, Governance, Human Rights, Impact, Stakeholders, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Sustainable Finance & ESG

COP17: what business and investors should know

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COP17 sent business and investors concrete signals on nature finance, biodiversity credits and genetic data.

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In non-designated countries, an IFC rejection on E&S grounds raises debt, equity and delay costs. Lessons from Ksapa's gap analyses.
07
Oct
Board of Directors, ESG Reporting, Governance, Human Rights, Impact, Stakeholders, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Sustainable Finance & ESG

IFC Standards: The Real Cost of an E&S Rejection

Posted on by Farid Baddache

In non-designated countries, an IFC rejection on E&S grounds raises debt, equity and delay costs. Lessons from Ksapa’s gap analyses.

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SFDR 2.0 will replace Articles 8 and 9 with 3 product categories. What likely changes, how to protect an Article 9 fund from reclassification.
03
Oct
Board of Directors, Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR), ESG Reporting, Governance, Human Rights, Impact, Stakeholders, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Sustainable Finance & ESG

SFDR 2.0 and Article 9 reclassification risk

Posted on by Farid Baddache

SFDR 2.0 will replace Articles 8 and 9 with 3 product categories. What likely changes, how to protect an Article 9 fund from reclassification.

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How the Doughnut Economics model (purpose, network, governance, ownership, finance) reframes corporate human rights strategy, by Ksapa.
22
Sep
Board of Directors, Governance, Human Rights, Stakeholders, Sustainable Finance & ESG

Doughnut Economics: Rethinking Human Rights

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How the Doughnut Economics model (purpose, network, governance, ownership, finance) reframes corporate human rights strategy, by Ksapa.

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Amid regulatory, geopolitical and political uncertainty, investing in ESG governance now remains a safe use of resources, whatever happens next.
14
Aug
Board of Directors, ESG Reporting, Governance, Stakeholders, Sustainable Finance & ESG

ESG Governance: A Safe Bet Amid the Fog

Posted on by Farid Baddache

Amid regulatory, geopolitical and political uncertainty, investing in ESG governance remains a safe use of resources, whatever happens next.

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ESG rules are diverging fast across the US, UK, EU and China in 2026. What international boards need to track jurisdiction by jurisdiction.
03
Aug
Board of Directors, ESG Reporting, Governance, Stakeholders, Sustainable Finance & ESG

ESG US/UK/EU/China: A Board of Directors Compass

Posted on by Farid Baddache

ESG rules are diverging fast across the US, UK, EU and China in 2026. What international boards need to track jurisdiction by jurisdiction.

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Paris court's June 2026 ruling on TotalEnergies' climate duty of vigilance and scope 3 emissions, now on appeal, and what it means globally.
15
Jul
Board of Directors, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR), Duty of Vigilance, ESG Reporting, Governance, Sustainable Finance & ESG

Risk mapping: Treat scope 3 as included

Posted on by Farid Baddache

Paris court’s June 2026 ruling on TotalEnergies’ climate duty of vigilance and scope 3 emissions, now on appeal, and what it means globally.

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