ESG is currently under much scrutiny – in the US alone, 49 anti-ESG bills were introduced in 2023. In the Western hemisphere, conservative voices are questioning the level of reporting that comes with ESG and whether “green filtering” investments will constrain companies and deprioritise financial returns. Furthermore, the European Commission’s President has stated, that they want to slash European Union reporting requirements by 25%.
As ESG has developed into a more and more polarising topic, it raises the question: How will this affect companies’ ESG reporting? Will this result in a whirlwind of continuous new and dismissed requirements? Are we looking at the end of ESG as we know it?
Dive into the current state of ESG reporting and how this criticism is affecting, and possibly changing, how companies work with ESG. The event also takes the temperature on Danish companies’ ESG performance and what the next steps and actions will be for companies in the tumultuous landscape of ESG reporting.
Startdato
The end of ESG? Navigating the turbulent landscape
Type
In-person
| Date | 19 March |
| Time | 08:30-10:30 |
| Place | CBS |
| Format |
In-person |
8:30-9:00: Arrival and breakfast
9:00-9:05: Welcome and introduction
9:05-9:35: Presentation by Kristjan Jespersen
9:35-9:55: Presentation by Simon Taylor
9:55-10:10: Q&A
10:10-10:30: Goodbye and see you next time!
Associate Professor and Ph.D, at Copenhagen Business School
Kristjan is an Associate Professor in Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship at CBS. Kristjan has been named as the Lead Author in defining CBS' Sustainability Vision and Mission for 2018. As a primary area of focus, he studies the growing development and management of transnational governance within the field of sustainability. Within the field, Kristjan focuses his attention on the institutional legitimacy of such initiatives and the overall compensation tools used to ensure compliance. He has a background in International Relations and Economics.
Senior Director & Co-founder at Position Green
Simon Taylor is a co-founder and Senior Director at Position Green, a B2B sustainability software and advisory scale-up with over 600 customers and offices in the EU, UK and US.
Based in Copenhagen, Simon has over 20 years of experience advising multinational companies in Asia Pacific and Europe. He is a former Press Secretary to the New Zealand Minister of Finance and has consulted to companies in the energy, transport, technology and finance sectors.
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