Listen to David Vermijs, Director of Business Engagement at Shift
This episode of Frankly Speaking welcomes David Vermijs and discusses the final draft of the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
The draft Delegated Act from the European Commission is currently subject to a feedback period until the 7th of July. He is also a member of EFRAG's Sustainability Reporting Board, the body which undertakes the technical work to recommend the new sustainability reporting standards.
You will hear more about:
“Some of the biggest leaders in our world, including indeed the president von der Leyen, also President Biden, Emmanuel Macron gave this very message, saying that, yes, we need a transition, but we need a transition towards a climate neutral economy leaving no one behind. We got to make sure that that also comes through in the reporting standards. We do want the reporting to be meaningful and to be representative of what's happening in practice.”
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What has been the experience of French businesses implenting the CSRD? Listen to Sébastien Mandron, Board Member at C3D
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How have business and human rights evolved over the past 50 years? Listen to Michael H. Posner, Director of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights
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Are German companies becoming more sustainable? Listen to Fritz Putzhammer, Project Manager at Bertelsmann Stiftung
