Focusright Gmbh

What Focusright Gmbh does

Focusright GmbH is a Zurich-based boutique management consulting firm founded in 2017 by Sibylle Baumgartner and Matthias Leisinger that advises companies on implementing human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD). The firm operates eight packaged advisory service lines — HREDD Strategy & Management System, Risk & Impact Assessment, Risk-Based Measures, Responsible Supply Chain Strategy, Training & Capacity Building, Sector Collaboration, Stakeholder Engagement, and Grievance & Remedy — grounded in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and emerging regulatory frameworks including the EU CSDDD, EU Forced Labour Regulation, German LkSG, and Swiss OR/VSoTr. Focusright complements its advisory work with a public knowledge-product library (HRDD Practical Guide, multilingual Q&A documents, explainer videos, podcasts) and serves as ongoing partner or facilitator for multi-stakeholder initiatives including the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles, Swiss Sustainable Coffee Platform, Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism, and OK:GO, as well as Swiss government partners SECO and FDFA.

The firm's revenue model is professional services: project-based and retainer engagements priced per scope, with no software product, no publicly disclosed pricing, and no external funding. GTM is enterprise field sales — direct engagement with C-suite stakeholders (CFOs, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, CSR Managers) at large Swiss and international corporates, supplemented by thought-leadership content marketing (LinkedIn, newsletter, blog, webinars, podcasts) and network referrals from civil-society, government, academia, and business contacts. Customer concentration sits with 40+ named enterprises across watchmaking (Breitling), rail (SBB), postal services (Swiss Post), distribution (DKSH), medical devices (Sonova), elevators (Schindler), energy (VARO Energy), food (Ricola), retail (Migros), industrial manufacturing (ABB), building security (Dormakaba), travel/catering (gategroup), and agriculture/plantations (SIPEF), plus government and multi-stakeholder initiative clients.

Technically, Focusright is not a technology company and develops no proprietary software, API, or platform; its "intellectual property" consists of consulting methodology, assessment frameworks, and published guidance documents. The firm is privately held by its founding partners, employs 5 named professionals in the 1-10 headcount band, and operates from a single Zurich headquarters at Zweierstrasse 35, CH-8004 Zürich, with service delivery extending into Germany, the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom.

Name

Focusright Gmbh

Legal name

focusright gmbh

Website

https://focusright.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Focusright GmbH is a Zurich-based boutique management consulting firm founded in 2017 that advises large Swiss and international corporates on human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD), serving 40+ enterprise clients across sectors including rail, retail, manufacturing, and energy, with additional work for government bodies and multi-stakeholder initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability and Human Rights Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Policy, Governance, Compliance & Risk Advisory (BPACAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

EHS Management Systems & ISO Consulting (ISO 14001/45001) (BPAHAJAF), Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Human rights due diligence
• Environmental due diligence consulting
• Sustainability advisory services
• Responsible supply chain consulting
• ESG compliance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Focusright generates revenue through providing expert consulting services to companies on human rights and environmental due diligence. Services include HREDD strategy development, risk assessments, training, and ongoing advisory engagements. Revenue is project-based and retainer-based depending on client engagement scope.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Focusright GmbH is a Zurich-based boutique management consulting firm that advises companies on implementing human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Its work spans HREDD strategy and management systems, risk and impact assessments, responsible supply chain strategy, training, stakeholder engagement, grievance mechanisms, and sector-level multi-stakeholder collaboration. Engagements are delivered as project-based or retainer consulting services to large Swiss and international corporations, multi-stakeholder initiatives, and government bodies.

Product overview

Focusright GmbH is a management consulting firm offering advisory services for human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD), not a software product company. The core offering consists of eight interconnected consulting service lines: HREDD Strategy & Management System, Risk & Impact Assessment, Risk-Based Measures, Responsible Supply Chain Strategy, Training & Capacity Building, Sector Collaboration, Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement, and Grievance & Remedy. These services are complemented by knowledge products including the HRDD Practical Guide, Q&A Publications on various HREDD topics, explainer videos, and podcast series. The company does not offer a software platform or SaaS product with technical integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HREDD Strategy & Management System

Quantifiable outcome

• Focusright has supported over 40 named client organizations across various sectors including watchmaking, healthcare, energy, retail, and manufacturing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSECO is a key strategic partner for Focusright. The company facilitates workshops, targeted trainings and webinars with the aim of promoting business and human rights amongst Swiss companies. Focusright has also produced content and guidance documents on behalf of SECO within the frame of the Swiss National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights.
• Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFDFA collaborates with Focusright on various initiatives including the creation of HRDD explainer videos, podcasts on implementing UN Guiding Principles, and the Swiss National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-2023. The partnership involves co-funding and co-development of educational resources.
• UN Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein (GCNSL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFocusright is an ongoing strategic partner of GCNSL, continuously collaborating on development and delivery of training programmes, workshops, events and webinars. Focusright moderates the HRDD Exchange Group of GCNSL, providing a platform for regular exchange among business and human rights professionals. GCNSL is referred to as a strategic partner on multiple initiatives.
• Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (PST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFocusright acts as an ongoing sparring partner for the sectoral multi-stakeholder initiative PST, providing strategic guidance to the secretariat and contributing to meaningful collaboration and mutual understanding among different stakeholder groups. Focusright guides the PST Secretariat on topics including living wages and responsible purchasing practices.
• Swiss Sustainable Coffee Platform (SSCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFocusright facilitated the establishment of the multi-stakeholder initiative SSCP, including various stakeholder engagement workshops up to the launch of the initiative with a member of the Swiss Federal Council. Focusright continues as a network member and contributor.
• Roundtable Human Rights in TourismcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFocusright collaborated with the Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism and FDFA to conduct a human rights impact assessment (HRIA) in Thailand and Myanmar, while developing a HRIA tool and blueprint to help tourism companies carry out future HRIAs.
• OK:GO InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFocusright facilitated the dialogue between private and public sector as well as NGOs to establish the OK:GO initiative to improve accessibility in the tourism sector. Focusright provides operational management and strategy development of the initiative.
• engageabilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFocusright partnered with engageability to produce a podcast series on implementing human rights due diligence. The collaboration was part of Swiss National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights initiatives, with engagement from UN GCNSL.
• öbu - Der Verband für nachhaltiges WirtschaftenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFocusright is a member of öbu, the Swiss association for sustainable business. Participation in HRDD Exchange Group is open to members of öbu. Focusright also co-hosts webinars with öbu on topics such as sustainable procurement.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DNV: Norwegian certification, assurance and sustainability advisory with growing HRDD and supply chain due diligence practice. Incumbent competitor offering scaled, standards-based alternatives to boutique HRDD work.
• Anthesis Group: Global sustainability advisory and consulting firm offering ESG strategy, supply chain sustainability and human rights services. Overlaps with Focusright across HREDD but serves a wider sustainability portfolio.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability and EHS consultancy with deep HRDD, environmental due diligence and supply chain sustainability practices. Competes with Focusright on enterprise mandates but at much larger scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

• Impactt: UK-based worker rights and ethical trade consultancy delivering HRDD, supplier assessments and remediation programmes for global brands. Closely comparable offering to Focusright's risk assessment and supply chain services.
• TwentyFifty: UK-based human rights and modern slavery consulting firm focused on HRDD advisory, training and stakeholder engagement for corporations. Highly comparable in scope, methodology (UNGPs/OECD-aligned) and boutique enterprise-services model.
• Themis: Ethics, compliance and human rights advisory firm providing HRDD, training and grievance mechanism design. Overlaps directly with Focusright's governance, compliance and capacity-building services.
• Article One Advisors: Global human rights and ESG advisory firm advising multinationals on HRDD strategy, supply chain due diligence and human rights impact assessments. Direct competitor in the same HREDD consulting niche.
• Ardea International: UK human rights and modern slavery consultancy providing HRDD, policy development, training and grievance mechanism advisory. Comparable boutique profile and service mix to Focusright.
• Kumi: Boutique human rights advisory supporting companies on HRDD, impact assessments and stakeholder engagement. Direct peer in the same specialized consulting space with similar UNGP-aligned methodology.

Regional players

• Systain: German sustainability and supply chain due diligence consultancy, prominent in LkSG-related advisory. Regional peer operating across Focusright's secondary German market with comparable sustainability and HRDD services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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