Sustainable Business

In sustainable business attention is drawn to the impacts of business activities on people, society, and environment, not to forget good financial results. Promoting sustainable development offers also significant business opportunities in Finland and around the world. We support companies in developing their sustainable businesses. Our specific areas of expertise include corporate human rights responsibility, country-specific consultations, and biodiversity.

Business and Human Rights

Management of human rights risks is an integral element of sustainable business. We support companies in integrating the human rights perspective into their sustainability policies, processes, and practices.

We conduct training and workshops, and help companies in developing human rights policies. We support and facilitate human rights risk mapping and assessments, as well as development of human rights risk management processes and practices. We also help companies in developing grievance mechanisms.

Country-Specific Consultation

We have comprehensive experience from varying country contexts in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
We conduct operating environment analyses and risk mapping. We support companies in identifying their development impacts and related business opportunities in developing countries.

Biodiversity

Businesses are increasingly expected to take action for mitigating their impact on biodiversity. We provide related training, conduct risk mapping, and help companies in planning their mitigation efforts.