At Ksapa, we have been extensively using and working with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct. Here’s an overview of its 2023 update.
Tag Archives: Human Rights
A gender perspective applied in agricultural commodity supply chains involves considering the roles, needs, and contributions of both men and women throughout the supply chain. It recognizes that gender inequalities and differences exist, and that they can significantly impact the agricultural sector and supply chain dynamics.
Child Labour, Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR), Duty of Vigilance, Human Rights, Impact, Inclusion, Responsible sourcing, Smallholding Farmers, Stakeholders, Sustainability, Work Conditions
10 Principles to Design and Deploy Successful Programs Involving Smallholders to Mitigating the Environmental and Human Rights Challenges of Agricultural Commodity Supply Chains
Including the smallholder farmers perspective in agricultural project is challenging for a variety of reasons. Here are 10 principles ensuring success we have learned across our programs and experiences at Ksapa.
By integrating sustainability considerations into their purchasing practices, corporate buyers can exert significant influence on agricultural commodity supply chains and contribute to mitigating environmental impacts and promoting human rights.
Ksapa has been working extensively on human rights exploring how companies are embedding technologies across how they operate and deliver services. Here are some of our learnings to date to encourage the positive impacts while mitigating the risks.
While the VPSHR were initially created to improve the management of the complex subject of safety in extractive business environments, they have proven to also be useful for a broad range of projects (large infrastructure, renewables, etc.). The VPSHR have proven to directly address human rights issues offering a useful tool guiding engagement with local stakeholders. Learn from Ksapa’s implementation of VPSHR to understand how the VPSHR helps to respect human rights in challenging environments.
We at Ksapa are regularly asked by our clients across industries and markets why we always include environmental considerations into our human right projects. This linkage yet seems to require a bit of explanation. Here’s an attempt.
UN Assembly seeks International Court of Justice ruling on state climate obligations after Pacific nations’ appeal
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.
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.