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The Life Science VC Sustainability Initiative, now representing 28 leading Life Science General Partner Investors, continues to advance a unified approach to sustainability across the European Life Science investment community. Supported by Impact House by Grant Thornton, the Initiative has launched its 2026 ESG questionnaire, now available for free download.

Forced labour is a major global concern, affecting an estimated 27.6 million people in 2021, including 3.3 million children. Marginalized groups – such as women, minorities, and migrants – are often at higher risk. This means that a large part of the products used and consumed might directly connect to forced labour.

On this page you will find the latest news about the Omnibus legislative proposal that the European Commission has published, an overview of the most important proposed changes, as well as recommendations for your sustainability strategy and reporting

You want to make well-informed strategic decisions within your organisation. Therefore, you need to be able to trust the data you base those decisions on. Easier said than done. How do you design the procedures and activities to assess and improve the accuracy, completeness, reliability, and relevance of your data?

In today's interconnected global economy, the relevance of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practices cannot be overstated. As financial transactions cross international borders with increasing frequency, the risk of money laundering and financing illicit activities becomes a critical concern for organisations worldwide.

In this blog you will be informed about the latest news on the implementation of a global minimum corporate tax, also known as Pillar Two.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries globally, offering unprecedented opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and growth. However, alongside these opportunities come significant challenges, and risks.

In the last decades, various corporate scandals and failures, have been attributed to flaws in their organisational culture. That’s why organisations should conduct regular assessments of the status of their culture.

Do you as a municipality have the ambition to work more impact-orientated? Then you have taken the first step already!

2024 is the year of truth in the world of the CSRD. Indeed, some companies are already required to submit their 2024 management report according to the CSRD reporting guidelines for the first time. For other companies, 2024 is the last year cross the t’s and dot the I’s in order to prepare for 2025, the first year of publication.

For many social organisations, such as foundations, funds, and government agencies, impact measurement seems daunting. Fortunately, there is good news: it does not have to be difficult.

After years of negotiations, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was adopted by the EU Member States on 24 May 2024.

New developments within the sustainability landscape, follow in quick succession: legislations, standards, concepts, methods. And with each of these developments new abbreviations and terminology get introduced.

Imagine: summer heatwaves disrupt your value chain, rising sea levels threaten your coastal facilities, stricter regulations on carbon emissions make your products less competitive. These are not scenes from a dystopian film – they are potential realities for businesses that did not prepare for climate change.

Digital forensics includes many different subdisciplines: from computer, mobile, and email forensics to more recent technological developments.

Cyberattacks Ukraine also affect European companies The war in Ukraine is a reality. A war that can have a major impact and in which cyber-attacks are also used as a weapon, affecting not only Ukraine, but also European companies and organisations. Our cyber-security experts issue a warning for an increased cyber risk which is also of great importance for your company.