CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Governance Systems for AI, ESG and Human Rights Risk

Building cross-border governance frameworks for midmarket leadership and Private Equity investors to map data readiness, manage algorithmic bias, and support commercial revenue.

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ABOUT CSHR

Who We Are

CSHR is an AI governance and ESG strategic advisory firm working at the intersection of operations, regulation, and commercial reality. We support boards, PE deal teams, and midmarket executives as they navigate evolving regulatory and commercial expectations while working to protect revenue, valuation, and market access.

Strong supply chains and data governance are far more than compliance requirements. Together, when operationalized strategically, they can protect market position and make revenue more durable.

We help midmarket organizations exposed to indirect commercial risk move away from reactive responses by building practical, interoperable frameworks they can run and oversee internally. This includes evaluating AI inventory, identifying data blind spots, and charting realistic roadmaps for emissions tracking and human rights due diligence.

Our goal is to equip our clients with defensible governance systems that evolve with regulatory shifts and ultimately become valuable corporate assets.

What We Do

We work with midmarket leadership teams to design and implement governance across four connected areas:

AI Governance & Vendor Inventory—map and document AI use across clinical, operational, and supply chain settings, flagging vendor and data risk, and building internal oversight.
Scope 3 Emissions Governance—Build practical roadmaps to govern climate data tracking and reporting across the value chain, and assist teams developing lean, spend-based carbon accounting models aligned to the GHG Corporate Value Chain Scope 3 Standard.
Human Rights Due Diligence—Map upstream vendors past Tier-1 to assess and report on human rights risk that may emerge from shadow labor, nearshoring, poor oversight, and AI bias, followed by a corrective action plan and policy updates.
Portfolio Company Reviews—Assess AI Governance, ESG, and human rights risk during pre-and post-acquisition due diligence.

Regulatory Scope

The regulatory landscape spans more than a single list can capture. We apply cross-border frameworks tailored to each client's sector and reporting requirements. Commonly used frameworks: the ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF, EU ESRS, UK SRS, GHG Protocol, UNGPs, and OECD Guidelines.

We focus mainly on mandates arising from California, the U.S., UK, and EU, as they apply to AI governance, ESG/climate, and human rights due diligence in healthcare systems, MedTech, medical supply and apparel/beauty value chains, manufacturing, and logistics networks. Mandates can include: the EU AI Act, CA SB 942, CA AB 3030 & SB 1120, the EU CSRD, CA SB 253 & SB 261, the CSDDD, and the UK Modern Slavery Act.

When client data involves sensitive health or consumer metrics, our approach is informed by relevant data privacy standards, including HIPAA and GDPR.

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Who We Serve

Manufacturers, retailers, and logistics networks managing regulatory and buyer-driven exposure across global value chains.
Hospital systems and healthcare service organizations navigating patient data privacy alongside AI deployment in clinical operations.
MedTech and digital health companies deploying clinical AI responsibly across borders.
Private equity investors, family offices, and asset managers assessing AI Governance and ESG risk in portfolio companies.

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How We Work

Systems, not one-offs—we build governance frameworks that adapt across California, US, UK, and EU rules, rather than treating each new regulation as its own crisis.
Sized for mid-market reality—governance matches your resources: time, people, and bandwidth. Our goal is to develop systems your team can run themselves without dependence on outside advisors.
Integrated by design—AI governance, ESG, and human rights risk overlap in the same supply chains and workflows. We govern them together, not in separate silos.
Built for scrutiny—we realize someone will eventually ask to see your documentation: a buyer, an investor, a regulator, a payer. Our work makes that conversation straightforward, not stressful.

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CSHR FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL

Jessica West

Jessica advises leadership teams and investors on practical governance systems in high-risk sectors, helping them build a clearer picture of where AI governance, ESG, and human rights risks actually sit.

She brings more than 15 years of experience across institutional finance, entrepreneurial leadership, research, and advisory roles in ESG, human rights, and responsible technology—enabling her to work comfortably with legal, clinical, operational, and investor stakeholders and align them around a shared, governable view of risk.

Her work centers on designing systems that clarify accountability, strengthen oversight, and connect risk management to regulatory resilience and long-term credibility—systems built to evolve as California, EU, and industry expectations shift.

Learn Whether CSHR is a Fit

If you're responsible for AI, ESG, or human rights risk in a mid-sized healthcare or supply chain business—or you oversee a portfolio that depends on them—we can help you move from policies and slide decks to governance you can trust and explain.