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.”
Listen to Allan Jorgensen, Head of the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct.
Listen to Giulia Bondi, Senior EU Campaigner, lead for Forests at the investigatory organisation Global Witness.
Listen to Sonja Haut, Head of Impact Valuation at pharmaceuticals company Novartis and member of the World Economic Forum Futures Council.
