Maria Del Peso

The Omnibus Package and the CSRD and CS3D directives : what you should know and do

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A pivotal date for ESG regulation November 13, 2025, will be remembered as a pivotal date for European companies and ESG regulation. On that day, the European Parliament voted to simplify the CSRD and CS3D directives, with 382 in favour and 249 against. This decision significantly alters companies’ social and environmental transparency obligations, narrowing their […]

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Swimming cities: water at the heart of tomorrow’s urban life

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In recent weeks, France, like much of Europe, has faced record-breaking heat waves. One thing is clear: water is an essential resource for adapting our cities to new environmental conditions. Whether it’s drinking water, wastewater, groundwater, rivers, or seas, every drop counts in ensuring both the well-being of residents and the resilience of urban areas.

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Osmotic energy: a silent revolution driving sustainable growth

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What if the future of energy didn’t rely solely on solar, wind or hydrogen, but also on… the meeting of freshwater and seawater? It may sound futuristic, yet osmotic energy—available 24/7, fully renewable, and abundantly present across the planet—is now entering a phase of rapid industrialisation.As companies search for concrete solutions to meet their climate

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Climate change and natural disasters: the last call for business leaders’ mobilization to help avoid the worst

Sustainability / Maria Del Peso

Deadly floods in Germany and Belgium, gigantic unstoppable fires in Siberia; North America, Greece, Turkey, Algeria, Spain… Extreme climate phenomenons were at their peak on August 2021 when the international scientific community released their updated observations on the state of climate. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) strongly echoes with

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How multi-stakeholder capitalism is reshaping business governance and CEOs accountability

ESG Risks / Maria Del Peso

There is a paradigm shift in progress these days in corporate governance. It is going mainstream to the extent that major global business and political leaders advocate a change in the existing corporate model. The new paradigm is about moving from shareholder capitalism to stakeholder responsibility, from short-term to long-term thinking. All eyes are put

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Purpose in VUCA times : Reviving Maslow hierarchy of needs to engage employees

Employee Engagement / Maria Del Peso

Each individual experiences a crisis differently. Our research on COVID19 impact on the employer-employee relationships highlights it. How then mobilize teams if the ones see a crisis as a major source of risks, whereas the others perceive in it a bunch of opportunities? What does it mean for companies and managers when it comes to engage or re-engage employees? Aligning teams around the organization’s purpose is a powerful answer to these questions. But diving back into Maslow hierarchy of motivations beforehand is key to avoid any strategic unconsistency or reputation damage.

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Why make Diversity & Inclusion a business priority?

Diversity / Maria Del Peso

Much talk, little action. These words sum up the growing interest in diversity and inclusion in corporate statements, combined with companies’ failure in improving fairness in their governance and structures. As evidenced by statistics, only 15% of companies in Europe treat diversity and inclusion as business and organizational issues. But civil society’s pressing demand towards institutions to better represent it in the decisions that collectively and individually impact citizens, cannot be overlooked. Neither by governments nor by the private sector, which should focus on the proven benefits of diversity and collective intelligence on performance to move forward.

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