Ksapa Events Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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Session recorded on May 21, 2024 Investors
Human RightsPartner Session – 2024 OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains. Explore toolkit developed to apply OECD RBC standards in investmentsPartner Session – 2024 OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains.
As underpinned in the Paris Agreement, it is critical for the transition to a green, low-carbon economy to be both fast and fair. As investors address climate change challenges in their strategies, it is imperative that they also incorporate the social dimension and impacts on people.
As influential capital allocators and actors, Investors should play a crucial role in tackling the impact on people, namely forced labor, as it is identified as a salient risk in the green transition value chains, which is at the heart of responsible investment. Under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, institutional investors are expected to act responsibly and determine their exposure to human rights risks in their portfolios, and conduct due diligence to prevent or address adverse impacts.
Forced labor and other human rights violations in the green transition value chains could expose investors to material reputational, operational, and regulatory risks.
The session will zoom on the expectations and role investors should play in identifying, addressing and mitigating forced labor in the green transition.
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Session recorded on May 14, 2024 Living Wage
Human RightsThis webinar will explore paying the living wage to workers across value chains, in the context of navigating ESRS & human right imperativesThe recent wave of inflation has dramatically impacted vulnerable workers at risk to work and stay in poverty. The CSRD requires that eligible companies disclose whether direct workforce as well as workforce in the value chain are operating above living wage. Growing human rights regulations are also calling for due diligence and action plans wherever appropriate. This requires clarity on definition and concrete thresholds to define what living wage can be. This also requires digital tools enabling informing workers and collecting data to ensure companies and their suppliers can conduct due diligence despite the sensitiveness of the topic.
In reality, there are several problems at hand. First, defining living wage remains controversial. Secondly, most data providers in the space are unable to generate reliable, up-to-date, granular data to reflect the actual cost of living across geographies. Thirdly, including workforce in the value chain remains complex.
In the context of these challenges, this webinar will engage in a discussion addressing the following concrete aspects of solutions:
- Building approaches on one clear, credible, and consensual definition of living wage
- Exploring a key example provided by the MIT Living Wage Institute generating quality and open source data that can serve as a great basis for due diligence where deployed
- Exploring the tools developed by Ksapa working with clients to engage workforce across companies and targeted workforce in supply chains to conduct due diligence and generate reporting aligned with CSRD and ESRS requirements. Documents Download presentation Download Audio Podcast Session recording
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Session recorded on February 20, 2024 Sustainable Agriculture
ImpactOECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector – Side Session*Multistakeholder coalitions to support farmers in the cotton and rubber value chains*
The *10th OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector will take place on 21-22 February 2024* at the OECD Conference Centre, Paris, and online.
The Forum brings together representatives of government, business, trade unions and civil society to review progress on the implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector to address emerging risks, and to share learnings on implementing due diligence across geographies in a neutral environment. As part of the 2024 Forum, the OECD will encourage attendees to also participate in a limited number of selected virtual side sessions, organised and hosted by partner organisations. These sessions will take place alongside the Garment Forum on 19, 20, and 23 February 2024.
This event is led and moderated by Ksapa, a global initiative designing and deploying programs mitigating human right risks at level of vulnerable beneficiaries including smallholders in agricultural value chain the like cotton, natural rubber and others.
Krystel Bassil, Ksapa, senior consultant human rights will moderate the session with contributions from Stefan Hoerr, Fair Rubber Association, Executive Director and Chelsea Reinhardt, BetterCotton, Director of Standards and Assurance.
Smallholders account for 99% of world’s cotton production across 70 countries, and 85% of global production of natural rubber. Cotton is a primary fabric. Natural rubber is essential for components like elastic bands in garments. *These highly fragmented supply chains present several challenges* including:
- *inefficient production practices* and limited access to modern technologies,
- insufficient collective action *hampering access to fair price while hindering the adoption of sustainable practices*, certifications that are becoming increasingly important in global markets
- *inadequate infrastructure*, including roads, storage facilities, and market linkages, can lead to post-harvest losses and difficulty in reaching distant markets. Smallholders often face financial constraints, limited access to credit, and lack of knowledge in financial management, making it challenging to invest in their farms and improve productivity
- Lastly, *climate change exacerbates these challenges*, causing unpredictable weather patterns and extreme events that can devastate crops. Smallholders struggle to adapt to changing conditions due to limited resources and lack of technical expertise.
*Addressing these issues requires comprehensive multistakeholder action* that support smallholders through training, access to finance, improved infrastructure, and market linkages.
Join us for an exciting online event focused on creating *multistakeholder coalitions to support farmers in the cotton and rubber value chains*. This event will bring together experts, and industry leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities in these industries.
*Whether you are a policy maker, industry professional, or stakeholder interested in sustainable agriculture, this event is a must-attend*. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and contribute to the resilience of these vital value chains.
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Session recorded on September 27, 2022 Human Rights Ksapa explores how organizations can mainstream Human Rights due diligence solutions as a tool to streamline their compliance efforts Businesses can – and should – play a key role in enforcing and promoting respect for Human Rights for all. Legally-binding instruments are on the rise which ultimately [...]
The blog post Webinar: Using Effective Human Rights Due Diligence to Streamline Compliance Efforts first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Session recorded on April 26, 2022 Sustainable Finance & ESG Ksapa delves into the legal and tax considerations around the use of PRI and MRI Mission-related investments (MRIs) and program-related investments (PRIs) are designed to create positive social impact combined with a certain degree of financial return. Despite this similarity, however, each type of investment [...]
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Session recorded on February 1st, 2022 Human Rights Ksapa delves into better mitigating Human Rights risks affecting global organizations. Issues pertaining to social justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities. Worker and gender rights. Those are but of a few of the Human Rights risks that have hoisted themselves [...]
The blog post WEBINAR | Mitigating Organizations’ Human Rights Risks first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Numbers show that one third of the world’s fruit and vegetable crops will be lost due to climate change. In the face of our ever-growing food demand, We need new and more innovative production models and relationships to build a more sustainable and responsible world. Smallholder farmers in emerging countries are the main lever to [...]
The blog post WEBINAR: Scaling Sustainable Farming thanks to Innovation Tech first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Session recorded on October 26th, 2021 Impact Last March, Ksapa organized a demo of our Scale Up Training, Traceability and Impact (SUTTI) flagship initiative. We indeed package capacity-building, impact measurement and procurement mapping to bolster the productivity, livelihoods and resilience of smallholders. It also affects the sustainable transition and traceability of supply chains across Asia and [...]
The blog post WEBINAR: Solutions for Resilient Raw Materials Supply first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Session recorded on June 29, 2021 ESG & finance à impact sustainability In its upcoming webinar, Ksapa will examine key challenges and concrete solutions to match commitments with SDG Impact Metrics. There is a $12 trillion in business opportunity and 380 million potential job creations in comprehensive corporate action against the 2030 Agenda. While most [...]
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Session recorded on April 27th, 2021 Human Rights Ksapa shares an overview of legally-binding instruments to date and opens the debate on key gaps and solutions. Around 50 countries have adopted a national action plan to enforce Human Rights due diligence, though most rely on voluntary approaches, awareness-raising and capacity-building. Meanwhile, frontrunners in France, the United [...]
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Session recorded on March 23th, 2021 ESG Sustainability Smallholding farmers Ksapa examines key challenges and concrete solutions for scaling traceability and capacity-building Solutions across complex supply chains. A flagship program at Ksapa is our Scale Up Training, Traceability and Impact (SUTTI) initiative, designed to improve the productivity, livelihoods and resilience of smallholders in typically fragmented [...]
The blog post WEBINAR: Digital Training and Impact Investing Tools for Responsible Sourcing first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Session recorded on January 26th, 2021 Circularity Ksapa teams up with Sacha Radovitch to discuss the Circular Materials Guidelines and chart best practices/use cases for circular fashion. In 2020, Fashion Positive released the first-ever Circular Materials Guidelines for the apparel, footwear and textile industry. The document defines just what constitutes circular fibers and offers recommendations [...]
The blog post WEBINAR: Circular Materials: Helping industry decide, set goals & chart progress first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Session recorded on December 8th, 2020 Climate Collaborative investment schemes can bring industrial and investment players together, to offset Covid-19 and persevere in Climate Action. So your company has analyzed its risks, built internal alignment up and down and issued a bold sustainability strategy aligned with a 1,5°c global warming trajectory… What now? Can innovative [...]
The blog post WEBINAR: Walking the talk: Empowering Value Chains to Effect Climate Action first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Session recorded on October 27th, 2020 Sustainability ESG Stakeholder dialog is at the heart of Corporate Responsibility, ESG and Sustainability commitments. Many businesses still find it challenging to meaningfully engage stakeholders despite growing demands for concertation, transparency and process improvement. Then came Covid-19 and its cohort of social unrest. To advance responsible and business conduct [...]
The blog post WEBINAR: ESG and Stakeholder Engagement in a Contentious Digital Era first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Session recorded on September 8th, 2020 Human Rights Business and Regulators are putting enforcement mechanisms and civil liabilities front and center and throughout the supply chain. The news the EU Justice Commission would soon mandate Human Rights due diligence puts enforcement mechanisms and civil liabilities front and center. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and [...]
The blog post WEBINAR: Human Rights Risk Remediation Across the Supply Chain first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Session recorded on September 1st, 2020 Human Rights Sustainability Shaping Inclusive Growth: Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession – Ksapa partners with the Harvard Belfer Center and OECD for insightful webinar! Covid-19 is generating unprecedent economic and social crisis as inequalities are shaping explosive social contexts. Meanwhile, environmental challenges the likes of climate change, biodiversity [...]
The blog post WEBINAR: Inclusive Growth: Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Session recorded on June 30th, 2020 Human Rights Business & Human Rights : what to expect from a EU directive on mandatory Human Rights due diligence by 2021? For the past 10 years, companies have been exploring and applying the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Echoing multiple national regulatory initiatives in California, [...]
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Session recorded on June 16th, 2020 Circularity Sanitary Challenges and Plastics Stewardship – Boosting circularity regardless of current headwinds? The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted our daily lives, communities and economies around the world. Health concerns tend to encourage – rightly or not – a massive use of disposables. How can companies and investors navigate possible [...]
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Session recorded on May 12th, 2020 Sustainability Documents Download presentation Download Audio Podcast Session recording
The blog post WEBINAR: 5 Useful Questions to Avoid Doing SDG Washing first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Session recorded on April 14th, 2020 Sustainability Documents Download presentation Download Audio Podcast Session recording
The blog post WEBINAR: 6 Questions to define and deploy a pertinent sustainability strategy first appeared on Ksapa - en.
Session recorded on march 24th, 2020 Human Rights Documents Download presentation Download Audio Podcast Session recording
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Session recorded on january 28th, 2020 Sustainability Human Rights Climate Change ESG Speakers Farid Baddache, Ksapa, President and CEO Raphaël Hara, Ksapa, Managing Director Documents Download overview presentation Download audio podcast Get Full Report Session recording
The blog post WEBINAR: “Welcome to the Delivery Decade” Report Presentation first appeared on Ksapa - en.