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Projects
To illustrate our broad expertise, covering many different economic sectors, commodities, sustainability themes and countries, this page gives an overview of the different projects executed by Profundo over the years. In the menu, you can filter the projects by thematic area. Each project is described briefly and where available the project portfolio - such as reports, brochures or presentations - is provided. Attention is also given to the exposure generated by the project in the media, in politics and elsewhere.
We analyse the financial parameters of companies and assess how companies and their financiers could be affected in different scenarios by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks related to deforestation, climate change emissions, human rights abuses, resource depletion, health impacts and other sustainability issues.
We analyse the various human rights and other sustainability risks in international commodity supply chains and identify what different stakeholders can do to foster sustainable development of value chains in agriculture, forestry, livestock, energy, fisheries and mineral sectors.
We analyse how companies are financed by banks, shareholders and others financiers, to assess what financiers could do to foster sustainable corporate practices. Also, we dig into ownership structures and the schemes companies have set up to minimise tax payments.
We assess and benchmark responsible investment and credit policies of banks and investors and we advise on how policies can be improved and implemented through screening, voting, engagement and exclusion strategies.
August 2024
August 14, 2024
Sugarcane Value Chains of Bolivia and Nicaragua
Worldwide, people working in the sugarcane plantations and the local cane sugar industry are paid salaries well below a living wage. This study by Profundo, commissioned by CNV Internationaal, reveals the profit earned in the downstream segments of the cane sugar value chain. The increasing revelations about the low salaries in the upstream segments contrast with the earnings generated downstream, often by (global) brands and large companies. The focus is on where the profit value is generated within Bolivia and Nicaragua's cane sugar supply and value chains. This is embedded in the global context of the leading downstream companies profiting the most from the cane sugar trade.
