Services

We have in-depth expertise on all matters pertaining to the regulation of State-owned entities such as State-owned enterprises, sovereign wealth funds, national oil companies and export credit agencies. 

We advise State-owned entities on aligning thier corporate governance practices, policies and processes with international best practice standards and guidelines such as, among others, the OECD Guidelines on the Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises, the OECD Common Approaches for Officially Supported Export Credits and Environmental and Social Due Diligence, the Santiago Principles, the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, etc.

Advice on business and human rights:

• human rights policies;
• human rights impact assessments;
• human rights due diligence;
• stakeholder relations and engagement;
• design of effective operational level grievance mechanisms;
• complaints handling and the conduct of internal investigations; and
• crisis management and remediation. 

Advice to boards on:

• directors’ duties on matters of environmental, social and governance issues;
• the design of policies, codes of conduct, processes and practices that align with international best practices and standards such as, among others, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the ILO MNE Declaration, the Principles on Responsible Investment, the Sustainable Development Goals, the IFC Environmental and Social Performance Standards;
• design and implementation of anti-bribery, anti-corruption and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; 
• worker’s rights, modern slavery and the rights of indigenous peoples;

Training for boards and senior management on governance and human rights issues.

Through our research and outreach activities, we collaborate with international organisations, think-tanks, academia and industry bodies.