Our services

Realising and maximising the benefits of sustainable operations and responsibility require understanding and implementing the regulations that define the basis and framework of sustainability work. We clarify the relevant regulations for our clients and help them get the many benefits of sustainability. 

Our expertise is anchored in broad-based expertise in the regulations that define sustainability and responsibility, in understanding the interconnections between different issues, in research-based knowledge, and in understanding how sustainability requirements are concretised in the operations of companies and organisations. We are a pioneering expert in social responsibility and human rights responsibility that underpins it in Finland. 

Our services consist of sparring, coaching, surveys, assessments, and specific consultations. The services are always implemented with the client's specific needs in mind. 

In addition to business enterprises, we also serve organisations and public sector actors in sustainability and responsibility issues.

We offer our services in Finnish and English.

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Corporate sustainability requirements from regulation

Regulation defines the framework, themes, requirements and expectations of corporate sustainability. Corporate sustainability is both compliance with the national laws of the country in which the company operates and also taking into account international sustainability guidelines. Expectations are influenced by, among other things, the size of the company - large companies are expected to take more actions than small ones. 

Social responsibility and human rights responsibility

Social responsibility is about the good treatment of people, and human rights responsibility that underlies it, is one of the three key areas of sustainability and sustainable business. Implementing social responsibility also supports the implementation of other areas of sustainability.

We will specify for our clients how implementing social responsibility benefits a company or an organisation in many ways, including being able to improve productivity and results in a very cost-effective way.

Human rights due diligence (HRDD)

At the heart of a company’s human rights responsibility is human rights due diligence (HRDD). The HRDD process defines concrete actions to implement human rights responsibility in a company’s value chain and begins with a human rights impact assessment (HRIA). 

We assist companies carry out HRIAs and other steps in the HRDD process.

Human rights responsibility in procurement

A responsible company understands the human rights risks associated with different parts of its value chain, including procurement. A responsible company identifies the most important human rights risks related to its procurement and takes the measures available to it to minimise the risks. 

We help companies understand how to implement human rights responsibility in procurement and what kind of measures are sufficient to ensure human rights responsibility therein.

Documents supporting corporate sustainability

A company ensures its responsibility and the implementation of sustainable business operations, among other things, through various documents. Well-written documents genuinely guide the operations of the company and key stakeholders and thus concretely support the implementation of corporate sustainability.

We analyse the company's existing documents and document sets related to sustainability and provide an assessment and concrete suggestions for their possible update needs to ensure the implementation of corporate sustainability.

Sustainability ABC

Every actor who cares about the treatment of people, the carrying capacity of the earth and the functioning of society should be interested in sustainability and responsibility issues. Every individual also has a role in sustainability issues, but companies, organisations and public sector actors (state, municipalities, etc.) are key actors. 

Corporate responsibility involves adhering to national laws and engaging in business practices that go beyond legal requirements, benefiting society and protecting the environment and people.

(Pentikäinen: Yritys menestyy arvostamalla ihmisiä - ihmisoikeudet yritysvastuun ytimessä, 2018)