Personal profile
Research Interests
Sustainability governance [bæredygtighed og regulering], including
- Fair and just transitions with respect for human rights
- Public, hybrid, private and ‘smart’ sustainability regulation
- Communicative aspects of regulation for sustainability
- regulation of sustainable natural resource usages (timber, plant products, minerals, land, water, …)
Responsible business conduct (RBC) [ansvarlig virksomhedsadfærd], including
- Business and Human Rights
- Human Rights due diligence
- Risk-based due diligence
- Meaningful stakeholder consultation and meaningful engagement with rights-holders
Arctic sustainability governance [Arktis], including
- sustainable resource law, governance and development
- Greenlandic sustainability assessment law and practice [Grønland]
- Comparative Arctic and Global South social and sustainability impact assessment in law and practice
- regulatory responses to public views on societal impacts of natural resource extraction
Regulatory governance
Transnationalisation of law and international human rights law
Education/Academic qualification
Dr.scient.adm; PhD; Master of International Law; cand.jur. & exam.art.
Current external positions
Member, National Contact Point (Denmark) to the OECD Guidelines , OECD National Contact Point (Mæglings- og Klagebehandlingsinstitutionen for ansvarlig virksomhedsadfærd)
Member of the Board, Danish Institute for Human Rights (Nominated by Universities Denmark), Institut for menneskerettigheder
Copenhagen Business School - professor (wsr) in Business and Human Rights (partial leave)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Implementering af bæredygtighedsrapportering i Danmark: Nye muligheder for arbejdsmiljøet!
Uhrenholdt Madsen, C., Hasle, P., Öhler, W. & Buhmann, K., Nov 2025, TeamArbejdsliv. 42 p.Research output: Book/report › Report › Communication
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Non-financial reporting between information and transformation: Taking a corporate sustainability due diligence approach to advancing sustainable and responsible business conduct
Buhmann, K., 2025, The Routledge Handbook of Accounting for the Sustainable Development Goals. Venturelli, A. & Mio, C. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 97-111Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Accountability in the EU for Corporate Human Rights and Environmental Harm: A Tale of Two Systems or Potential for Complementary Twinning?
Buhmann, K., 2024, In: European Business Law Review. 35, 3-4, p. 429-452Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Comparing Regulatory Responses to the Climate and Covid-19 Crises: A Social-Systems Theory-Informed Method for Inquiry
Buhmann, K. & Wu, J., 2024, In: Retfærd: Nordisk Juridisk Tidsskrift. 180, 2, p. 27-39Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Global crisis governance in response to scientific information: Comparing and understanding regulatory responses from WHO and IPCC concerning the COVID-19 and climate crises
Buhmann, K. & Wu, J., 1. Oct 2024, In: Onati Socio-Legal Series. 14, 5, p. 1384-1408Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Projects
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ESG-rapportering som virkemiddel i arbejdsmiljøindsatsen
Hasle, P. (Project participant), Öhler, W. (Project participant), Buhmann, K. (Project participant) & Uhrenholdt Madsen, C. (Project manager)
01/03/2025 → 31/05/2027
Project: Research
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Kvinderne har talt: Særligt én løsning er et personligt hit
09/03/2026
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Kvinderne har talt: Særligt én løsning er et personligt hit
09/03/2026
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Kvinderne har talt: Særligt én løsning er et personligt hit
09/03/2026
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Hun hjælper folk med at sluge kameler, så de smager lidt bedre
09/03/2026
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Hun hjælper folk med at sluge kameler, så de smager lidt bedre
05/03/2026
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