CSHR Services
CSHR engagements are customized and designed around governed, time‑bound work that starts with how decisions are made today and builds toward durable governance. We keep scopes tight, outcomes concrete, and outputs ready for boards, investment committees, and regulators.
Structure of Advisory Services
Phase 1: Governance and Risk Diagnostics (4-6 weeks)
Map accountability, oversight, and escalation for AI, ESG and human rights.
Identify where risk actually lives: operations, suppliers, workforce, technology, and capital decisions.
Deliver a concise diagnostic with prioritized issues and governance gaps, ready for executive and board discussion.
Phase 2: Governance design and decision support (6–12 weeks)
Design or refine governance structures, decision rights, and escalation pathways.
Align policies, supplier standards, and AI approvals with real operating conditions.
Produce decision‑ready materials for leadership, boards, and investment committees.
Phase 3: Implementation support and ongoing advisory (as needed, retainer)
Support implementation of agreed changes (e.g., supplier standards, AI review processes, board reporting).
Provide on‑call advisory around high‑stakes decisions, incidents, or new regulatory expectations.
Periodically review evidence and documentation to ensure alignment with evolving regulatory requirements.
Core Governance Advisory Services
AI & Technolgy
AI now sits inside core workflows, vendor relationships, and decisions that affect valuation, regulatory exposure, and public trust. CSHR helps executives, boards, and investors govern AI and digital systems as part of enterprise governance and risk management.
Who this is for:
Executives and boards in regulated or high‑stakes sectors adopting AI and data‑driven systems
Investors with portfolios exposed to AI‑enabled products, services, or operations
Organizations relying on third‑party AI or data platforms in sensitive workflows
We focus on three questions:
Where is AI actually being used in your organization or portfolio, and where does risk concentrate?
Who decides which AI use cases are acceptable, under what conditions, and based on what information?
What evidence exists to demonstrate responsible governance to regulators, investors, and other stakeholders?
Outputs:
Practical AI governance framework
Board/IC briefing templates
Standards for AI‑related vendor selection and monitoring
Value for Executives & Investors:
Clear visibility into AI‑driven risk tied to valuation, regulatory posture and public trust
A durable approach to AI governance that provides transparency to regulators, boards, and capital providers
Reduced risk of fragmented, ad hoc AI decisions becoming legal, reputational, or portfolio problems
ESG & Human Rights
ESG and human rights risk emerge in how operations, suppliers and contractors are managed, and workforce decisions are made. CSHR advises on ESG and human rights across the supply chain, focusing on accountability, oversight, and evidence.
Who this is for:
Organizations with complex operations, supply chains, or workforce models
Executives and boards accountable for ESG and human rights outcomes under regulatory and investor scrutiny
Investors seeking clearer visibility into ESG and human rights exposure within specific assets or portfolios
We focus on three questions:
Where do ESG and human rights risks actually live across your operations, suppliers, and workforce?
Who is accountable for identifying, escalating, and addressing those risks in practice?
What evidence exists to demonstrate that governance is working when issues are examined with hindsight?
Outputs:
Models aligned with existing structures
Clear standards for suppliers and workforce
Evidence plan that withstands scruitny
Value for Executives & Investors:
Clear line of sight from ESG and human rights risk to governance, capital, and reputation
Time‑bounded, manageable scope that delivers concrete governance strategy
Stronger confidence that decisions and oversight will hold up when reviewed by regulators, investors, courts, or the public
Capital & Disclosures
Expectations around AI, ESG, human rights and climate‑related disclosure are changing how capital is allocated and how organizations are evaluated. CSHR helps companies and investors design governance and evidence that support valuations, transactions, and regulatory posture.
Who this is for:
Companies in scope of, or exposed to, CSRD, ESRS, or California climate disclosure
Portfolio managers facing evolving ESG and human rights expectations
Organizations operating in regulated value chains where counterparties now require stronger ESG governance
We focus on three questions:
Where do ESG, human rights, and climate‑related risks intersect with your capital, deals, and disclosures?
Who owns decisions about what is reported, how it is governed, and what evidence is kept?
How will your governance and documentation hold up with regulators, investors, buyers, or lenders?
Outputs:
Clear exposure and readiness snapshot
Prioritized list of governance and evidence gaps
Investor/operator alignment strategy
Value for Executives & Investors:
Clear linkage between governance, disclosures, and valuation or deal dynamics
Reduced assurance, regulatory, and reputational risk through coherent governance and evidence
Greater confidence that boards, ICs, and leadership can explain and defend ESG‑ and human‑rights‑related positions under scrutiny
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The Center for Sustainability and Human Rights provides advisory and training at the intersection of ESG, human rights, and governance.
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