Expert webinar on ESG
On May 8, our Association organized an expert webinar on ESG, which was conducted by Dr. Beata Kozyra of Grant Thornton.
Dr. Beata Kozyra has more than 20 years of business experience, including the creation and operationalization of sustainability aspects. Her core competency is the preparation of ESG Reports, as well as the ability to create and implement ESG strategies. She is also involved in developing the company’s business strategy with an integrated sustainability strategy. Above that, she creates business models, action plans, resource allocation and budget, and manages the change process in the organization. She is a member of the ESG Committee of the National Chamber of Commerce. She has worked with more than 50 companies both on boards and as a strategy consultant. She is a published author and speaker at numerous conferences in the field of sustainability.
The CSRD, effective from 2024, requires businesses to transparently report their sustainability performance in terms of social, environmental and corporate governance impacts in an ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) report.
The following topics were discussed during the webinar:
- Concept and background of sustainable development.
- Sustainability regulations (CSRD, CSDD, ESRS, Greenwashing, EU Taxonomy).
- Reporting obligation and its implications for companies
- ESG areas
- Sustainability opportunities
- ESRS standards structure – disclosure requirements
- Preparing an ESG Report step by step
- Dual materiality analysis:
- Value Chain
- Benchmarking Analysis
- ESG Stakeholders
- Impact Materiality
- ESG Risks and Opportunities
- Financial Materiality
- ESG Gap Analysis
- Sustainability Statement Template
- Data Collection
- Sustainability Statement
- Internal Validation and Attestation of the Sustainability Statement
- Publication of the Sustainability Statement.
We would like to thank Dr. Beata Kozyra for providing a lot of comprehensive, interesting and important information for the industry, which will certainly help to better understand ESG issues. We would also like to thank everyone who participated in the webinar.
