A BSR Perspective on Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence

BSR Members Only

Date and Time

March 13, 2024
3:15 pm-5:00 pm CET

Location

Copenhagen

Emerging regulations increasingly require companies to conduct environmental and human rights due diligence. But what does it mean? In this BSR member event, we will explore the following questions:

• What are the guiding frameworks and regulatory expectations, in light of the current regulatory discussions?
• What are the distinctions between human rights and environmental due diligence, and how can they inform one another?
• How is BSR approaching this topic? What are the opportunities and challenges for companies assessing human rights and environmental impacts?
• What are the key challenges and things to look out for when understanding and credibly assessing impacts, risks and opportunities in a company’s value chain?

In this session, we will hear from BSR experts from the Climate Change, Human Rights, and Nature areas of expertise, to talk about BSR’s current thinking on this topic, and provide an opportunity to exchange views with BSR Nordic members.

Scheduled Speakers

• Salah Husseini, Director, Human Rights, BSR
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Salah Husseini
Director, Human Rights, BSR
Paris
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Salah leads BSR’s human rights practice within the Consumer Sectors industry cluster, which includes the following sub-clusters: Food, Beverage, and Agriculture; Commodities Trading; Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality; Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals; and Luxury, Apparel, and Beauty. He supports companies in implementing human rights due diligence programs and human rights strategy and governance development, as well as aligning with regulatory, investor, and other stakeholder expectations around human rights management. Additionally, Salah leads the Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality and is a regular contributor to the Human Rights Working Group.
Prior to joining BSR, Salah worked at a major media conglomerate where he ensured compliance with labor law requirements within the company’s manufacturing supply chain. He also worked with a standard-setting organization that developed the first auditable program for labor standards enforcement in manufacturing. Additionally, he practiced as an attorney in New York City, focusing on civil rights issues.
Salah holds a J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law, and a B.A. in Political Science, Spanish, and Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Michigan. He speaks Arabic, English, and Spanish.  
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Recent Insights From Salah Husseini
• Embedding Human Rights from Boots to the Boardroom / April 26, 2023 / Blog
• Inside BSR: Q&A with Salah Husseini / May 27, 2021 / Blog
• To Combat Systemic Discrimination, Companies Need to Acknowledge Their Role / February 17, 2021 / Blog
• Building toward Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence / November 17, 2020 / Blog
• The Future of Human Rights Due Diligence: Legislation and Regulation for a Level Playing Field / October 5, 2020 / Blog
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• Giulio Berruti, Director, Climate Change, BSR
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Giulio Berruti
Director, Climate Change, BSR
Copenhagen
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Giulio brings over 14 years of expertise in advancing corporate climate action.
He leads BSR’s climate team, oversees the team strategy, and works with BSR members across consulting, collaborative initiatives, and grants implementation.
Currently, Giulio oversees BSR’s work on beyond growth to reconcile business models with planetary boundaries, and more generally works with BSR members on climate transition planning and net-zero value chains. 
Since joining BSR in 2018, Giulio’s work has focused on Scope 3 implementation through supplier engagement, and commodities decarbonization strategies, both through consulting and support developments open-source guidance such as 1.5°C Supplier Engagement Guide, Transform to  Net Zero and Climate Fit.
Giulio also worked on several projects helping companies set Science-Based Targets, implement TCFD recommendations, and conduct climate scenario analysis. He supported the development of SBTi Net Zero standard as a member of the Expert Advisory Group.
Prior to joining BSR, Giulio spent 7 years with EcoAct between France and Kenya, focusing on climate advisory work on GHG mitigation, target setting and climate strategies, climate risk assessments and carbon offset project development.
Giulio holds a MS in Sustainability from HEC Paris School of Management. He also holds a double degree MS in Management and Industrial Engineering and a double degree BS in Technology and International Business from Politecnico di Torino and UIC Barcelona.
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Recent Insights From Giulio Berruti
• CSDDD: A De Facto Climate Due Diligence Law That Safeguards People / September 23, 2024 / Blog
• Scaling Investment in Carbon Credits with Integrity / July 2, 2024 / Blog
• The CSDDD: Compliance Meets Sustainability Ambitions / June 20, 2024 / Insights+
• 1.5°C Targets: The Business Case for a Climate Transition Plan / May 30, 2024 / Blog
• The Elephant in the Sustainability Room / May 6, 2024 / Reports
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• Renata Greenberg, Director, Transformation, BSR
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Renata Greenberg
Director, Transformation, BSR
Copenhagen
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Renata leads BSR’s Nordic practice, working with a diverse range of sectors and sustainability topics.
She helps companies transition towards more ambitious goals and practices in adapting to the continuously more and more demanding regulatory landscape and stakeholder expectations to create a Just and Sustainable World.
Renata brings over 20 years of experience in innovation and sustainability in global value chains. Prior to joining BSR, Renata worked in A.P. Møller - Mærsk, Coloplast, Danske Bank, and The Conference Board, helping companies improve their sustainability practices, strategic impact, ESG reporting, and human rights policies and practices. She has served on various boards, including Maersk, IKEA Industry, Organic Basics, and the Danish Initiative for Ethical Trade. She was a long-term member of the UN Global Compact Advisory Group on Supply Chain Sustainability and participated in the shaping of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Renata is a First Mover Fellow with the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society. She holds a professional degree in global shipping and logistics; a BSc in Philosophy and Rhetoric from the University of Copenhagen; a Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Organisational Leadership from SAID Business School, University of Oxford; and a Diploma from the Executive Board Programme from INSEAD. She speaks English, Danish, Russian, and some French.
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Recent Insights From Renata Greenberg
• Demystifying Social KPIs under CSRD: Six Recommendations for Business / March 6, 2024 / Blog
• Inside BSR: Q&A with Renata Greenberg (née Frolova-Hammer) / February 23, 2023 / Blog
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