Aug 27, 2021 | Global Proficiency, Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership
Within the practice of global due diligence, human rights developments and rule changes take place frequently, and it’s essential that businesses with national and international partners throughout their supply chains stay up to date. Here we discus a sample of the...
Jun 8, 2021 | Due Diligence, Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership
Due diligence, meaning a comprehensive collection and analysis of information about a business before making a transaction, used to primarily focus on how to screen out the “bad guys.” Doing business with institutions such as organized crime or terrorist organizations...
Mar 26, 2021 | Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership
The board diversity proposal put forward by Nasdaq at the end of 2020 has put the governance issue high on the agenda again for 2021, and rightly so. If approved by the SEC, all listed companies would be required to publicly disclose diversity statistics that are...
Mar 16, 2021 | Due Diligence, Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are set to dominate the headlines once again this year. With COP26 and COP15 set to be rescheduled in 2021, expectations are high as countries come together to work towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN...
Feb 9, 2021 | Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk will be front and center on the compliance agenda in 2021, with a particular focus on human rights and modern slavery. With supply chains in the spotlight as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, identifying modern...
Dec 23, 2020 | Compliance, Due Diligence, Impact Investing | ImpactCheck, Thought Leadership, Wealth Intelligence | WealthCheck
2020. What a year it has been. A rollercoaster of events from the initial outbreak of COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders to disrupted supply chains and prolonged debates over government stimuli. In between these highs and lows, business has carried on, in many cases not...