Enhancing ESG Reporting: Bridging Sustainability Disclosure Standards in EMDEs
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), through its Beyond the Balance Sheet sustainability reporting program, invites you to the event “Enhancing ESG Reporting: Bridging Sustainability Disclosure Standards in Emerging Markets.”
In collaboration with IFC's Integrated ESG Advisory Program, and in partnership with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (UN SSE), this event will delve into the implementation, latest developments, and interoperability of key sustainability disclosure standards through an expert panel discussion.
The webinar will also showcase the results of a benchmarking assessment conducted by Mott MacDonald, comparing the IFC Disclosure and Transparency Framework with the ISSB, ESRS, and GRI reporting standards. This analysis aims to identify areas of alignment between IFC and these leading standards to help companies in emerging markets prepare for compliance and align with current sustainability disclosure requirements.
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Date: January 28, 2025
Time: 08:30 - 10:00 a.m. (EST)
Format: Virtual with Q&A
WHY ATTEND?
Gain valuable insights into the implementation, latest developments, and interoperability of key sustainability standards (IFRS, ESRS, and GRI), discover benchmarking results with IFC, and learn their impact on emerging market reporting.
AGENDA
8:30 – 8:35 a.m. | Opening Remarks
- Charles (Chuck) Canfield, Manager for Corporate Governance, International Finance Corporation
8:35 – 9:25 a.m. | Panel Discussion: Interoperability between ISSB, GRI, and ESRS sustainability reporting standards and frameworks
Moderator: Ralitza Germanova, Corporate Governance Officer, Lead, Beyond the Balance Sheet Program, IFC
- Mardi McBrien, Chief of Strategic Affairs & Capacity Building, IFRS Foundation
- Bastian Buck, Chief Standards Officer, Global Reporting Initiative
- Saskia Slomp, CEO, European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) TBC
- Anthony Miller, Chief Coordinator, UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative
9:25 – 9:50 a.m. | Research Presentation: Bridging the Gap: Elevating ESG Reporting in Emerging Markets
Introduction: Vladimir Hrle, IFC Integrated ESG Advisory Program Team Lead Serbia, IFC
Presenters:
- Dila Ersenkal, Technical Principal, Environment and Sustainability, Mott MacDonald
- Karen Dinucci, Technical Director, Environment and Sustainability, Mott MacDonald
- Tom Critchley, Climate Change Consultant, Mott MacDonald
9:50 – 10:00 a.m. | Closing Remarks
- Katrin Ochsenbein, Deputy Head of Cooperation, Embassy of Switzerland in Serbia, on behalf of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
- Caroline Bright, Regional ESG Advisory Lead for Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and Pakistan, IFC