Category Archives: Governance

Amplifying the Movement for a Just Transition: A Look Back at the 2024 Ksapa Annual Event

The annual Ksapa 2024 event was a landmark in the organization’s mission to accelerate just transition worldwide. Here’s a look back at an evening of commitment.

In the Blur of COP 29 – A Useful Roadmap for Effective Climate Action Despite Contradictory Injunctions

Despite the foreseeable failure of COP 29, this very useful OECD paper provides an authoritative framework helping business and investors deploy robust and consensual approaches advancing climate action. Analysis and key takeaways.

2024 Ksapa Annual Event – Decent Wages in Value Chains: From Commitments to Concrete Action

Ksapa’s annual 2024 event was held on the theme of just transition. Here’s a look back at the panel’s conclusions on living wages in value chains.

Chinese Sustainability Disclosure Standards vs. CSRD and ISSB

Chinese Sustainability Disclosure Standards – CSDS is a key global standard partly aligned with CSRD and ISSB requirements. This article helps to understand how to navigate adaptation of ESG strategies and disclosure projects embracing this critical development.

Role of Green Finance to Accelerate Just Transition – State of Play

The OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment is a platform for discussions on aligning finance with global climate goals, focusing on mobilizing private investment, regulatory frameworks, and sustainable corporate practices. Some of our takeaways of the discussions held during the 2024 edition

Climate Week NYC 2024 – Too Much Talk and Not Enough Action

The event began with an excellent observation: put people at the heart of climate action. But instead of demonstrating action, the event got bogged down in a flow of empty words at a time when what we really needed is tangible actions.

What’s up on Governance with CSRD?

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”.