How to become sustainable? New perspectives for the transition of corporates and financial actors (ENG)

Chair: Prof. Brent Bleys (UGent)
 
Part I - Financial levers: The role of public investment companies
 

• The PATH framework of the European Investment Bank: Supporting counterparties on their pathways to align with the Paris Agreement - Monica Pena Sastre (EIB)
• The Federal Holding and Investment Company’s approach (SFPI-FPIM) - Martin de Brabant (SFPI-FPIM)
• The approach of the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) - Ben Jehaes (BIO)
• Q&A

Part II – Regulatory levers : Mandatory transition plans for banks and companies

• Prudential transition plans in the context of EU capital requirements for banks - Brenda Van Tendeloo (NBB)
• Climate transition plans in the context of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - Dan Dionisie (DG JUST) (TBC)
• Q&A

Coffee break

Part III – Methodological levers

• How to support the credibility of transition plans in the most climate-impacting and vulnerable sectors, including in EMDCs ? - Valentina Bellesi (OECD)
• The role of European sustainability reporting standards (ESRS) - NN (TBC)
• The role of banking supervisors - Jens van’t Klooster (Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment)
• Achieving a transition finance framework in the EU - Pietro Cesaro and Tsvetelina Kuzmanova (E3G)
• Q&A

Lunch

Indien u vragen hebt over dit seminarie kan u terecht bij Nathalie.Boucquey@frdo-cfdd.be en Sven.Vermassen@frdo-cfdd.be.

Bijkomende info

Ter voorbereiding van dit seminarie raadt de FRDO aan om de twee komende webinars van het European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils (EEAC) Network over de ontwikkeling van klimaattransitieplannen in de particuliere sector bij te wonen: 

• 3 mei 2023 I Achieving climate neutrality through corporate transition plans: Taking a closer look at the CSDDD Directive (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive)
• 10 mei 2023 | Transition plans in the banking sector: Taking a closer look at the amendments to the CRD Directive (Capital Requirements Directive)