The focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance issues (ESG) continues to accelerate as investors and other stakeholders seek to understand and assess material ESG factors in their investment, purchasing and employment decisions. ESG investment strategies already make up a large portion of US assets under professional management, and are poised to rise even higher.
This webinar will address key drivers demanding corporate attention on ESG, and how financial reporting teams can help companies identify, assess, and disclose ESG issues in ways that increase trust with stakeholders and enhance corporate reputation and long-term value.
SPEAKERS:
Stuart Block, ESG Consultant, Founder, Sustas LLC
Robert Hirth, Chair Emeritus of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO), Senior Managing Director, Protiviti
Sean Nolan, Managing Director, Financial Accounting Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
Sara Watson, Global ESG Policy, Control, & Assurance, Amazon
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ESG Regulatory Updates
– Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
– Requirements of published ESRS
– Final SEC climate change disclosure rules
– Future compliance -
ESG Governance
– Risks and opportunities
– Governance structure
– Oversight and engagement
– Other governance roles defined
– Sustainability
– ESG controllership -
Enhancing ESG Disclosures
– Data quality and traceability
– COSO internal control framework
– Process implications
– Role of technology in enabling ESG reporting and execution
– Assurance
– GHG emissions