by Diane de Saint-Affrique | NGOs have made the following observation: companies often see their due diligence plan as a communication plan rather than a strategic development tool designed to map and prevent risks and to implement a strategy tailored to CSR issues. NGOs want companies to change their attitude and genuinely comply with the obligation of monitoring the entire value chain, which implies mobilising all the stakeholders, disseminating information transparently, introducing precise indicators and significantly changing the corporate culture.

Diane de Saint-Affrique
Full Professor of Law, SKEMA Business School
Diane de Saint-Affrique, Doctor of Law from the University of Paris 2, Panthéon-Assas, is a professor at SKEMA Business-School, where she directs the double Master's degree in Business Contract Law, which she created. She is also involved in SKEMA Venture, SKEMA's incubator, where she advises start-ups on their strategy in the context of their entrepreneurial and legal development. She also trains managers in governance and CSR. Her research areas are corporate law, corporate governance and CSR. Her research also focuses on bioethics, AI and ethics. Diane de Saint-Affrique is a director and a member of the strategic and audit committee of the VITAMINE T group. She is also a director of the AFD&M (French association of law and management).