The engagement of our team in developing the EU legal framework for corporate responsibility, transparency and accountability is based on drawing the necessary knowledge from experts, as well as establishing constructive dialogue with multiple actors representing varied perspectives. I believe this approach to work is key to building a resilient path towards systemic change.
Susanna leads in the implementation of the advocacy strategy on topics connected to corporate ESG reporting. She coordinates the Alliance for Corporate Transparency, an initiative set up by Frank Bold in 2019 to bring together civil society and progressive voices to advance the EU legal framework, standards and practice for companies’ disclosure of their sustainability risks and impacts. She also manages the strategic engagement with stakeholders in the EU and globally together with her colleagues.
Susanna is a graduate of the journalism program at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Spain, and joined the Responsible Companies team in Brussels in 2015.
Leading NGOs working on corporate sustainability and sustainable finance have published a briefing with key recommendations to help clarify directors’ responsibilities to oversee sustainability that fully fit with existing company law and corporate governance frameworks across Europe.
In the face of recent opposition addressed to the EU Commission by some business associations and specific governments from Nordic Europe, NGOs have reiterated their support for the European Commission commitment to present an initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance in 2021, following the roadmap set in the EU Green Deal and the Action Plan on Sustainable Finance.
Meeting the goal of the European Green Deal to achieve no net GHG emissions by 2050 requires at least half trillion euros of additional investments in the EU every year and will involve significant market and regulatory changes targeting every sector of the economy. This will profoundly change how companies and their directors need to integrate sustainability concerns in their strategies and business decisions.
