End of 2019 the EU agreed upon a regulation on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment commonly called the EU taxonomy regulation (2020/852). EU Taxonomy is a new instrument, expected to play an important role in helping the EU scale up sustainable investment and implement the European green deal.
Companies in the scope of the EU taxonomy need to disclose information on what % of their CapEx, OpEx and TurnOver are ‘eligible’ already this year 2022. Those companies with eligible activities will need to disclose in 2023 their % of CapEx, OpEx and TurnOver that are aligned with the EU taxonomy.
You want to learn what taxonomy means for your company? How to implement it? What effects it might have on your business? And how it might play an important role in steering transition(s)?
essenscia warmly encourages you to get acquainted with what this regulation is about, and how it could affect (future) investments. When the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive will enter into force, even more companies will fall under the EU taxonomy disclosure obligations. So, start to prepare now. #IndustryInTransition
essenscia organizes on the 4th of October afternoon an informative session on EU taxonomy tailored to the chemical, life sciences and plastics industry.
We propose the training in English and physically to increase interactions and networking amongst participants (unless circumstances such as covid or participation exceeding the room’s capacity forces us to switch to hybrid or online). Practical information will be sent in due time upfront the workshop to the registered participants.
The target audience for the workshop is broad, ranging from environmental, sustainable, social, legal, marketing and financial profiles within your companies as use and implications of EU Taxonomy is potentially broad and needs involvement of several departments within one company.
PROGRAM:
- Welcome
Part I: Understanding the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy: Introduction & Policy overview
- Introducing the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy by Sofie Bracke, Advisor Circular Economy & Sustainable Development at essenscia
- Keynote of Jelena Macura, Head of Sustainable Finance at CEFIC
- Perspective of financial institutions on taxonomy by Tom Van den Berghe, Director Sustainable Finance at FEBELFIN
Part II: Implementing the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy as a company in the chemical, plastics and life sciences industry
- Company testimonial by Sébastien Gallet, E.S.G. reporting specialist at Solvay
- Getting started with EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy by Reinout De Clercq, Partner ESG and Sustainability Services at Deloitte
Q&A to all speakers, and exchange of experiences between the participants
Concluding remarks and recommendations, by Sofie Bracke, Advisor Circular Economy & Sustainable Development at essenscia
LOCATION?
Physically at essenscia
Address: Bluepoint Brussels, Boulevard August Reyerslaan 80, 1030 Brussels (Map)
The venue can be reached by car (underground parking under the building), or by public transportation (near tram stop ‘diamant’).
WHEN?
4/10/2022: 13:30 – 16:30
The training starts at 13:30 sharp and will end around 16:30.
Reception is foreseen from 13:00. A break is foreseen.
PRICE (excl. VAT):
– essenscia members: 275 €
– essenscia non-members: 385 €
We look forward to welcoming you!
If you already have specific questions, please let us know in advance at sbracke@essenscia.be so the trainers can address them in the workshop.
essenscia is a registered service provider for the SME-portfolio of the Flemish Region for the ‘Training’ pillar, with registration number DV. O110119.