Tag Archives: Sustainability

Fossil fuels and ESG: the paradox of double standards

Stuart Kirk, global head of responsible investment at HSBC, was fired for downplaying the market impact of climate change. But his intervention describes what is going on around fossil fuels

Discoveries continue to help offset negative impacts of climate change: A closer look at Greenland’s Glacial Rock Flour

Climate change, food security and biodiversity are some of our times largest and most pressing issues, and the three elements are very closely related. So, a solution in one of these areas can affect the two others. We take a closer look at Greenland’s Glacial Rock Flour which could offer a solution to regenerative agriculture.

3 Critical Aspects of the Ongoing ISSB and EFRAG Public Consultations

Ksapa explores the new EFRAG’s and ISSB ESG Reporting Guidelines under consultation, and shares 3 critical aspects required to be under close scrutiny for successful adoption by stakeholders and meaningful implementation by business.

Innovative Investments Empower Women

In this article, Ksapa and Investisseurs and Partenaires discuss the implications of gender empowerment for the private sector, and how businesses and investors can embed a solid gender perspective as part of their impact strategies to better address the challenges of the gender empowerment.

Integrating Gender When Developing Large Infrastructure Projects

Ksapa shares its experience of developing a gender action plan for a dam construction project in Africa. The concrete projects help to answer the following question: how can we advance the issue of women in the development of large infrastructures?

3 Learnings From the Ukraine Crisis, Making Structural Changes Happen

The war in Ukraine is putting pressure on the fragile gains of international law as well as the timid climatic efforts undertaken in recent years. The war in Ukraine is dramatic, yet predictable. Ksapa therefore encourages its community of companies and investors to ponder the following 3 learnings.

Leveraging digital solutions & carbon finance to engage smallholders in regenerative agriculture

In this article, Ksapa explains the need to move towards regenerative agriculture given the boost in carbon markets, and how digital solutions can help make carbon finance more inclusive by engaging smallholder farmers

Mitigating Organizational Human Rights Risks

Ksapa explains why human rights within an organization are increasingly becoming a prerequisite for doing business and how organizations can mitigate human rights risks in the context of the EU regulatory landscape and measure their impact