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👋 People working in ESG and sustainability roles in the Baltics - please participate in the survey! ⬇ 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 #sustainability #esg #sustainabilitymanager #esgexpert #esgspecialist #survey #baltics

Fantastic to attend the ESG Summit in Croke Park recently! Really great to see the range of companies who have shown that they have already moved from talk to action. Key themes for enabling faster transition to net-zero from the sessions I attended: 👨⚖️ Sort out planning and set the grid up for success in the energy transition. We have an abundance of renewable energy sources to take more advantage of, but we need to recognise the opportunity for Ireland and get decisions made on harnessing it for our collective benefit. We can't wait years in the courts for those decisions. Equally, we need to ensure our grid can cope with the transition to dispersed micro-generation and fluctuating supply. Investment in this will be key. 📜 CSRD isn't just on the minds of the big corporations. Small-to-Medium enterprises are acutely aware of their position in the value chains of companies who will be subject to CSRD, even if they are not. Substitution on the basis of not being able to provide the data points their customers or suppliers need is a real worry. ⛓ The supply chain is where the opportunity and challenge still remains. Many companies presented on, or discussed, the success of implementing mitigation actions such as alternative fuels (more to come on that!) and successful Scope 1 & 2. reductions. However, the success of a company's transition of its business model to be compatible with a just and fair net-zero society depends on its ability to reduce the climate impacts it facilitates in its value chain (Scope 3). Whether this be flying, food production, logistics, retailing, or apparel. Anthesis is here to help leverage our deep supply chain sustainability expertise, efficient corporate ESG reporting, GHG accounting using digital platforms, and net-zero strategy development. The best thing is, we do it as a multi-disciplinary team who takes a partnership approach with you - facilitating the upskilling of your employees to effectively manage sustainability priorities. If you are interested in hearing more about our service offerings in Ireland, reach out to myself, Ria Kearney, or Clare F.. #ESG #Climate #Sustainability #ESGIreland #GHGAccounting #CSRD #SustainabilityConsulting #Scope3 #CarbonFootprint

Heike Schmitz will be speaking, as a panelist, on the session “ESG compliance and Greenwashing: regulatory challenges and solutions in Europe” at the ESG Summit Europe, one of the leading ESG events in Europe, that is taking place on October 2nd in Madrid. Check out the programme and more info: https://lnkd.in/dUjK5CtX Iria Calviño, Leonie Timmers, Ernst Müller #ESGSummitEurope #SustainabilityInAction #GreenDeal #ESGInnovationLeadership #ESG #Europe #Greenwashing #Compliance #Sustainability #Regulatory #HSFLegal #LawFirm #HSFSpain

For those attending the ESG Summit Europe, don't miss the opportunity to hear Heike Schmitz (a true ESG maestra!) in action when she speaks about how to navigate the ever-increasing universe of ESG risks and opportunties. #ESG #togetherwecan

Last week we had the BDO Sustainability Services Workshop for the EMEA region, with participation of 40 colleagues from the region, Australia and the USA. A few days to further develop our global sustainability services to better support our clients. Not surprisingly, there was a strong focus on CSRD-readiness and discussions about how we can best unlock new opportunities across various services to help clients on their sustainability journeys. #BDOSustainability #BDOProud #PeopleHelpingPeople

Global Corporate Sustainability Report 2024 

This new report, based on in-depth interviews with 50 chief sustainability officers and managers in 10 countries, examines how group sustainability units operate within corporate structures, what makes them successful and how they plan to develop in the future. Find out more:

A new report from KPMG emphasizes the important role governments and the public sector play in driving sustainability reporting, what some of their critical challenges are, and our role developing standards specific to the public sector. Thanks to Bailey Church, CPA, CA, CIA for bringing more light to this critical issue. https://lnkd.in/emHUgHck

Ayushi Mistry’s policy brief, ‘The Role of Governments in Reducing the Risk of Corporates Misusing Net Zero Commitments to Greenwash’, was shortlisted for the Chronos Sustainability Undergraduate Prize 2024. Her research – which is summarised in a blog on the Chronos Sustainability website - explains that the frameworks governing net-zero commitments are ambiguous and that it is difficult to differentiate between genuine commitments and greenwashing efforts. She also argues that the efforts of NGOs and the private sector to define and promote their own standards have created confusion. Ayushi suggests that governments and policymakers should introduce regulation to address ambiguities in current net zero frameworks, and should leverage the resources and expertise of other actors when developing and implementing these regulations. Rory Sullivan, Nicky Amos, Amanda Williams, Elliot Frankal, Nathan Fabian, Ben Gaffney, Chris Hall, Valerie K., My-Linh Ngo https://lnkd.in/ehh7sjix

Recently published OECD - OCDE Global Corporate Sustainability Report aims to enhance adoption of corporate governance policies that promote the sustainability of companies. It examines the evolving landscape of corporate sustainability practices worldwide and includes a focus on key dimensions such as sustainability-related disclosure, shareholder-company dialogue, board responsibilities, and stakeholder interests.  86% of companies by market capitalisation disclosed sustainable-related information globally in 2022! 👀 https://lnkd.in/dCaAESXt.