In March 2021, GRI launched the Business Leadership Forum (BLF) on Corporate Reporting as a Driver to Achieving the SDGs - a two-year program that convenes sustainability reporting practitioners, key stakeholder groups and data users together to raise the bar on corporate SDG reporting and drive action on the SDGs.  Through summary papers and masterclasses, we aim to inspire reporting practitioners and sustainability advocates to drive action towards the SDGs, by sharing the BLF’s expertise, thought leadership and newly gained insights at the cutting edge of corporate SDG reporting.  

The Masterclasses are designed to share these newly gained insights with GRI’s wider network. Participants willing to join the masterclass will learn how to improve their corporate SDG reporting, including how to communicate business impact and contribution towards the SDGs. Participants will hear from BLF members and expert guest speakers about how they are advancing the SDGs through transparency and reporting.

In this Masterclass | Capital Markets, we shine a spotlight on the role of regulators, stock exchanges and investors as key drivers and audiences of sustainability reporting. We consider the vital role each plays in using reported information to create transparent and sustainable capital markets and to offer responsible investment opportunities with real-world outcomes.

Featuring insights from investors, regulators, and stock exchanges, participants will also be first to receive the summary papers: ‘Aligning corporate sustainability reporting and investing towards the SDGs’ and ‘The role of reporting provisions in driving the sustainable development agenda forward’.

Learning objectives

By the end of the session, the participants will be able to:

• Identify trends in the current sustainability reporting landscape and their implications for sustainable development.
• Apply practical insights to raise the quality of sustainability reporting to better disclose contributions to the SDGs in a relevant manner for stakeholders in capital markets.
• Indicate current corporate practices on disclosing business impacts and contributions towards the SDGs in a relevant manner for capital market actors.

Continuing Education Unit for GRI Certified Sustainability Professionals

GRI Certified Sustainability Professionals can collect one Continuing Education Unit (CEU) by attending this webinar. Within one week after the Masterclass we will send a Certificate of Attendance to all participants who indicated on the registration form that they are a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional. In order to be eligible for a Certificate you must attend the live Masterclass. To register this Masterclass as a CEU you can upload your Certificate of Attendance in your GRI Academy account.

Provisional Agenda

• 15:00 Welcome - Kate Driessen, Manager, Corporate & Stakeholder Engagement, GRI
• 15:05 Key note address: The role of capital markets and transparency in driving the sustainable development agenda forward - Dave Reubzaet, Director, Capital Markets, GRI
• 15:15 Panel discussion: Aligning sustainability reporting and capital markets towards sustainable development - moderator: Dave Reubzaet, panelists: Marjella Lecourt-Alma, CEO, Datamaran, Anthony Miller, Coordinator, Sustainable Stock Exchanges, Severine Neervoort, Senior Analyst Sustainability, Norges Bank Investment Management,
• 15:50 Corporate practices: Enhancing the relevance of sustainability reporting to capital markets actors - Speakers: Camila Corradi Bracco, Policy Sr. Coordinator, GRI, Giulia Genuardi, Head of Sustainability Planning, Performance Management and Human Rights, Enel, Galya Tsonkova, Group Sustainability Policy & Reporting Manager, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company
• 16:25 Closing
• 16:30 End

Registration

• Early registration fee (until 28 April) € 50*
• Late registration fee (from 29 April) € 80*
• By registering for this Masterclass you agree to the Terms & Conditions for GRI virtual events with fees (privacy policy, cancellation policy, VAT rules, recording, liability disclaimer, etc.)
• Online registration and payment only!
• GRI Community Members with a Community Plus Package are entitled to 1 free registration per organization. Access codes can be requested from community@globalreporting.org.
• 25% discount on registration fees is available for GRI Community Members with a Consultant Package & additional registrations by Community Members with a Plus Package. Discount codes can be requested from community@globalreporting.org.
• The Masterclass will be recorded and shared with everyone who registered within one week after the event.

* GRI is a foundation registered in the Netherlands and the organizer of this webinar. Fees are charged in EUR. No VAT will be charged on registration fees for participants based outside the EU. For participants based in the EU, Dutch VAT (21%) will be added to your registration. Request for a refund of Dutch VAT for enterprises can be checked with the tax authorities of the EU country in which you are established.

For questions about the Masterclass, please contact events@globalreporting.org.

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