EU proposal on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence for human rights and the environment
Advancing responsible business conduct, but failing to consider key functional challenges for remedy By Karin Buhmann ◦ 9 min read ◦ Why is the proposal...
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Jun 24, 2022
Corporate social responsibility and societal governance
By Jeremy Moon ◦ 3 min read ◦ Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine reminds us that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is both a reflection of the times...
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Jun 17, 2022
ESG investing in a changing regulatory environment: investing in active or passive ESG financial products?
By Marco Morazzoni and Dr. Kristjan Jespersen ◦ 8 min read ◦ The impending climate crisis emphasizes the need to mobilize large-scale investments to finance...
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May 24, 2022
Sustainability enabler or complexity blinder?
By Milena Karen Bär & Dr. Kristjan Jespersen ◦ 5 min read ◦ The first step of the EU Action Plan of Sustainable Finance New...
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Lobbying as if it mattered
By Dieter Zinnbauer ◦ 6 min read ◦ The corporate political activities of a business – let’s call them “lobbying” as a shorthand, although they...
“A Little Less Unsustainable Is Not the Same as Sustainable” – Why Including Fossil Gas and Nuclear Power Will Harm the EU Taxonomy
By Andreas Rasche ◦ 3 min read ◦ The EU Taxonomy reflects a classification system that assesses whether certain economic activities are environmentally sustainable. Without...
Moving towards mandatory CSR – EU’s mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence proposal
By Johanna Jarvela ◦ 2 min read ◦ Last March European parliament gave a proposal to create mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence directive. The aim is to prevent...
Climate Change and Magical Thinking
By Steen Vallentin ◦ 7 min read ◦ COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, has just ended. It was supposed to be ‘the next...
Nudging for a Better Workplace: How to Gently Guide Employees Towards Ethical Behaviour
By Leonie Decrinis ◦ 2 min read ◦ Corporate scandals caused by unethical behaviour can have dramatic consequences for a company’s bottom line. The Volkswagen emission...
Like oil and water…. Shell’s climate responsibility and human rights
By Kristian Høyer Toft, PhD ◦ 4 min read ◦ In a landmark verdict at the district court in the Hague on 26th May this...
Unaccounted Risk: The Case of Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) in Offshore Wind Energy
By Esben Holst & Dr. Kristjan Jespersen ◦ 5 min read ◦ Carbon accounting provides a science-based measurement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, achieving greater...