An introduction to ESG/Sustainability

·         Definition of Sustainability

·         Definition of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)

·         Global Challenges and ESG/Sustainability Factors

          o   The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

          o   The Paris Agreement on Climate Change

·         Decarbonizing the Global Economy

·         KPIs for ESG/Sustainability Factors

ESG Regulation

·         The EU Sustainable Finance Framework

·         The EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD)

·         The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)

·         The EU Taxonomy Regulation

·         The ESG Benchmarks Regulation

·         The Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS)

·         The EU Green Bond Standard

Moderator

Michael Spanos

Managing Director,

Global Sustain

ESG/Sustainability Impact Measurement

•           Corporate Governance Assessment

•           Social Return on Investment (SROI) and Social Value Measurement

•           Calculating ESG Impact on Beta



Case Study on SME Sustainability Strategy

•             Short introduction by Global Sustain (and/or EBRD) about the ASB programme 

•             The CEO of TIKVES Winery, an EBRD SME Client, will speak about the Company, the industry, the clients, the services, the sustainability challenges, the covid19 response, etc. 

•             Following, Global Sustain with the CEO of TIKVES Winery will have an interactive Q&A dialogue about the project agreed between Global Sustain, the Company and EBRD.

Moderator

Michael Spanos

Managing Director,

Global Sustain