About Event

The event on 17 February 2020 in Brussels will see the presentation of the results of the research carried out on the content and quality of the disclosures of 1,000 European companies, the largest study to date on corporate sustainability reporting. The discussion will focus on the central role of companies’ reporting in the sustainable finance and corporate governance debate and its connection with the initiatives and proposals stemming from the Sustainable Finance Action Plan. The research is connected with EUKI’s project on “Improving climate and sustainability corporate disclosure policies to enable sustainable finance”.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Alain Deckers, Head of Unit, Corporate reporting, audit and credit rating agencies, DG FISMA, EU Commission

• Charlotte Gardes, Deputy Head of the Financial Stability at DG Trésor, France

• Bastian Buch, Chief of Standards at GRI

• Richard Howitt, formerly CEO of the IIRC and MEP

• Heidi Hautala, MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament

• Lara Wolters, MEP

• Sebastien Godinot, Economist at WWF European Policy Office

• Mirjam Wolfrum, Director Policy Engagement, CDP Europe

• Filip Gregor, Head of Responsible Companies, Frank Bold

• Carlos Cordero, Managing Partner, Sustentia

• Michael Zimonyi, Policy & External Affairs Director, CDSB

• Rosl Veltmeijer-Smits, Portfolio Manager, Triodos Investment Management