ESG Disclosure Standards & Frameworks

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ESG Disclosure Standards and Frameworks

Live Streaming Online April 12-13, 2023

An EUCI Program

If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all registrants for three business days after the event

With the advancement of new and ever-changing technologies, fluctuating regulatory requirements, and evolving stakeholder expectations, companies face many challenges with ESG disclosure processes. It’s critical for energy companies to put their best ESG foot forward.

Register now for ESG Disclosure Standards & Frameworks to gain the knowledge and tools to manage ESG data and reporting so your company can tell the right story to the right audience while positively affecting the bottom line. This event provides a unique opportunity to hear directly from utility representatives and ESG experts from Nasdaq and Datamaran. Attendees will leave this event with a solid foundation on ESG reporting procedures and translating ESG information into actionable business intelligence.

Learning Outcomes

This event will provide attendees an opportunity to:

Identify ESG metrics and trends for energy and utility companies
Discover the latest standards, policies and regulations impacting ESG performance in the energy & utility sector
Review ESG reporting processes and procedures for utility and energy companies
Hear directly from utility personnel and industry experts about ESG initiatives and reporting best practices
Boost confidence in the frameworks and software products that can help manage sustainability-based projects
Delineate ESG ratings and standards, and what framework to follow for your specific situation
Analyze Materiality vs. Double Materiality
Navigate how to check your disclosure for greenwashing
Describe the role technology plays in ESG data collection
Translate ESG information into business intelligence
Review processes to ensure your ESG data is audit-ready

Agenda

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2023

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Central Time

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. :: The Evolving Landscape of ESG Frameworks and Standards

The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) have merged to form the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) will incorporate the ISSB Standards into its global environmental disclosure platform. The IFRS and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have agreed to coordinate their efforts. This session will detail the fast-changing landscape to establish a global set of sustainability-related disclosure standards.

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. :: Morning Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. :: Creating a Strategic ESG Story

Companies are becoming more strategic and creative about telling their ESG story to their stakeholders. ESG is no longer bolted on to investor relations decks; it now figures prominently or is a stand-alone presentation for investors. In this session you’ll hear how one of the largest utilities in the country tells their story.

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. :: How is your ESG Data Being Used?

You fill out surveys, publish ESG and sustainability reports, and check others’ data. But do you know how your ESG data is being used? This session will share perspectives from a third-party research organization and an investor. We’ll also hear from a utility on how they use their ESG data.

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. :: Lunch Break

1:30 – 4:30 p.m. :: Tools for Audit-Ready Disclosure

Technology & Tools for ESG Disclosure

From spreadsheets and email to smart tech and AI tools, ESG data collection and management increasingly requires more rigor. To do that, companies need better tools to ensure accuracy, and be ready for an audit. This session will examine tools in use to manage the growing volume of data requests from stakeholders.

Is your ESG Data Audit-Ready?

With the SEC’s proposed rule for climate disclosure in financial statements, is your data ready for that level of scrutiny? This session will benchmark how companies are managing their data to mitigate risk and prepare for mandated disclosure.

4:30 – 5:00 p.m. :: Review and Q&A

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2023

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Central Time

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. :: Building a solid ESG infrastructure: What’s in your Tech Stack?

This session will be focused on themes from Deloitte’s recent survey around ESG governance, controls, and risk management, which highlights how C-suite leaders are making more and more investments in technology to anticipate changing regulatory requirements.

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. :: Morning Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. :: Materiality vs. Double Materiality – Why This Matters to Your Business

A materiality assessment is important because it can help identify stakeholder priorities and provide decision-useful information about the topics that are relevant to your company. From there, you can build shared understanding across the enterprise of how to manage them. Today, the world is beginning to see materiality as double and dynamic. This session will explore and define double materiality and how companies are applying it to better understand the financial materiality of any given issue, based on changing or unforeseen events.

11:15 – 11:45 a.m. :: Report: Key ESG/Sustainability Trends

Emphasis will be on regulatory compliance, litigations, and risk of greenwashing
Regulations will keep on strengthening. For instance, in the case of the EU sustainability regulations: companies in the US will be either directly or indirectly required to provide in-depth ESG information (either because they have a strong presence in the EU, or they are part of a supply chain of a company that must comply with EU regulations such as CSRD).
The “S” in ESG—social—is gaining importance. Companies are under pressure to address diversity, equity, inclusion, employee well-being, and community engagement. Investors also want to quantify a company’s social impact.
ESG is increasingly important to businesses and investors. ESG-focused companies and investors are more likely to succeed long-term. ESG becomes a competitive advantage for companies in 2023 and beyond.

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. :: Review & Q/A

12:00 p.m. :: Course Concludes