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

Si vous avez des questions concernant ce séminaire, veuillez contacter Nathalie.Boucquey@frdo-cfdd.be en Sven.Vermassen@frdo-cfdd.be.

Informations complémentaires

En préparation de ce séminaire, le CFDD recommande de participer aux deux prochains webinaires du réseau des conseils consultatifs européens pour l'environnement et le développement durable (EEAC) sur l'élaboration de plans de transition climatique dans le secteur privé : 

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