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1st Oct, 2026

The Sancroft Insider Network

Join our dedicated community of sustainability leaders and senior executives for exclusive access to events, dinners and briefings.
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2nd Oct, 2026

Why sustainability reporting gives false comfort

Read our Chairman Lord Deben and Managing Partner Kathleen Enright's feature article in Board Agenda
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Insight•
20th Jul, 2026

Why our water is going down the drain

Sancroft's founder and Chairman, Lord Deben, has written about the state of UK water infrastructure in July 15th's edition of Country Life.

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By Sancroft Team•
21st Mar, 2023

Planet on Trial: the surging trend of corporate climate litigation

By Noelle Smits van Waesberghe, former Consultant at Sancroft. Last month, a ground-breaking legal action was taken against Shell’s Board of Directors for neglecting to...
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By Sancroft Team•
21st Mar, 2023

What the FCA’s Asset Management Supervision Strategy means for asset managers and ESG

In February, the FCA published a letter to asset management CEOs summarising the key priorities in its upcoming regulatory review of this systemically important sector....
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By Sancroft Team•
24th Jan, 2023

Biodiversity is moving up the regulatory agenda: What does this mean for your business?

By Erika Furbert, former Consultant at Sancroft. According to the latest UN Sustainable Development Goal progress report, more than 40,000 species are at risk of...
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By Sancroft Team•
25th Nov, 2022

Finance Day at COP27: Key themes and takeaways for investors

By Ilkka Saarinen, former Analyst at Sancroft. The role and profile of finance as an essential enabler of climate action took a massive step forward...
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By Sancroft Team•
2nd Nov, 2022

Putting people at the centre: Why we need a proactive approach to climate change and human rights

The climate crisis threatens widespread disruptions to business operations and supply chains, and the people and communities that business rely on. Alongside the growing urgency...
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By Sancroft Team•
30th Sep, 2022

Life During Wartime: New Guidance on Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence in Conflict-Affected Contexts

By Kwame Taylor, former Analyst at Sancroft. Conflict around the world is rising. Civil wars have tripled over the years. Challenges such as resource scarcity,...
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By Sancroft Team•
27th Sep, 2022

It’s time to hang greenwashing out to dry: here’s how

By Sian Wynn-Jones, former Senior Consultant at Sancroft. It’s official. Greenwashing is formally part of the English language. In September 2022, Merriam-Webster pronounced that ‘greenwash’ has...
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By Sancroft Team•
29th Jul, 2022

Redesigning the future of fashion: the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles

By Erika Furbert, former Consultant at Sancroft. The production and consumption of textile products continues to grow and so does their impact on climate, on...
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By Sancroft Team•
14th Mar, 2022

Mandatory value chain due diligence in the EU

A new proposal has been adopted in Europe that will require companies to identify and root out negative human rights and environmental risks in their...
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By Sancroft Team•
1st Sep, 2021

Strengthening corporate accountability through the Modern Slavery Act

Since its inception in 2015, the UK Modern Slavery Act has been criticised as relying on ‘tick-box’ disclosures that lack substance and provide little consequence...
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By Sancroft Team•
30th Jun, 2021

What does the EU Taxonomy mean for companies?

By Ilkka Saarinen, former Analyst at Sancroft. The European Union has introduced a sweeping range of measures in recent months aimed at greening the European...
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By Sancroft Team•
30th Jun, 2021

The future of textile regulation

We are currently consuming more than ever and managing the disposal of all these products is a growing problem across the world. The Department for...