ESG and Compliance Conference

  1. Update on SASB and the ESG Reporting Landscape

    ESG and Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Neil Stewart  | June 17, 2021 

    • Overview of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

    • Progress towards a global system of comprehensive corporate reporting

    • Governance and internal controls for ESG reporting

  2. ESG in Third Party and Pre-Transactional Diligence

    ESG and Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Sofia Marsaglia, Matt Kelly  | June 17, 2021 

    • Divergence and convergence of compliance/regulatory and ESG diligence

    • ESG as an opportunity and a requirement

    • Case studies in third party relationships and pre-transactional diligence

  3. Emerging Issues in Environmental Risks: Panel Discussion

    ESG and Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Ana Luci Grizzi, Rick Comrie, Athanasios Stathopoulos, David Heller  | June 17, 2021 

    • Current state of environmental risk management

    • Emerging practices for managing environmental risks

    • Trends and expectations for the future

  4. Emerging Issues in Governance Risks: Panel Discussion

    ESG and Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Lisa Beth Lentini Walker, Anne Chapman, Rhonda Brauer, Doug Chia  | June 17, 2021 

    • Current state of governance risk management

    • Emerging practices for managing governance risks

    • Trends and expectations for the future

  5. Emerging Issues in Social Risks: Panel Discussion

    ESG and Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Rebecca Rehm, Mariana Abreu, Eugenia Blackmon, Ricardo Lopez  | June 17, 2021 

    • Current state of social risk management

    • Emerging practices for managing social risks, with a particular focus on diversity and inclusion

    • Trends and expectations for the future

  6. The Current State of Affairs in ESG

    ESG and Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Nell Minow, Adam Turteltaub  | June 17, 2021 

    • What are investors looking for from ESG?

    • How can we make the best use of ESG data?

    • What will the Biden administration do to require better ESG disclosure?

  7. One Company's ESG Journey

    ESG and Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Michele Abraham, Rick Comrie  | June 17, 2021 

    • Factors contributing to embarking on ESG

    • The process of developing an ESG program

    • Collaboration for success with ESG

  8. The Role of Compliance in ESG: Panel Discussion

    ESG and Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Gerry Zack, Michele Abraham, Alison Taylor, Roy Snell  | June 17, 2021 

    • The current environment for compliance’s involvement in ESG

    • Clarifying the role of compliance in ESG

    • Keys to collaboration across business units

  9. Prioritizing ESG Issues: Panel Discussion

    ESG and Compliance Conference  | Presenter(s): Kim Yapchai, Kate Rebernak, Elizabeth Class, Adrian Khouri  | June 17, 2021 

    • The relationship between ESG and business risks

    • Identifying and assessing ESG issues

    • Determining priorities and related metrics

  10. Current Sustainability Reporting from the Global Reporting Initiative

    2022 ESG and Compliance Conference  | April 26, 2022 

    • This session will inform attendees about the latest developments in sustainability reporting. Hear directly from the CEO of GRI, the global sustainability standard setter for impact reporting, who will discuss recent developments and current trends in sustainability reporting.

  11. The Rise of the Chief Integrity Officer

    2021 ESG and Compliance Conference  | November 16, 2021 

    • Results and conclusions from new research from the World Economic Forum Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI)

    • How we've gone from compliance and ESG to integrity

    • Implications for compliance and ESG professionals

  12. The Evolution of ESG Reporting

    2022 ESG and Compliance Conference  | April 26, 2022 

    • Rewind to 2008 when only 358 companies globally were publishing sustainability reports that aligned the Global Reporting Initiative. Vast changes have occurred in the last 14 years. Today, more than 30,000 companies globally use the GRI framework. Additional sustainability indices and industry-specific and issue-specific frameworks have arisen since. Each year, sustainability leaders and their partners across finance, the environment, marketing, human resources, and more spend thousands of hours responding to and staying ahead of these individual reporting frameworks and processes. Join us as we explore multiple perspectives on ESG reporting today and its evolution in the future.

  13. Update on SASB Standards and the ESG Reporting Landscape

    2021 ESG and Compliance Conference  | November 16, 2021 

    • Overview of the SASB standards and integrated reporting

    • Progress towards a global system of comprehensive corporate reporting

    • Governance and internal controls for ESG reporting

    • How to get involved in SASB standard-setting

  14. Connecting the Dots

    2022 ESG and Compliance Conference  | April 26, 2022 

    • Understand the implications of supply chain on compliance leaders and the opportunities for compliance leaders to enable ethical supply chains

    • Prioritize emerging topics for which your organization needs greater governance and oversight

    • Connect the dots effectively and efficiently to deliver company performance aligned with stakeholder expectations

  15. Discussion of the Role of Principles for Responsible Investment

    2021 ESG and Compliance Conference  | November 16, 2021 

    • Overview of PRI and the six principles for responsible investment

    • PRI's role and recent work on ESG issues

    • Current and upcoming ESG projects

    • Focus on governance: Priorities for investors

  16. Ethical Delivery of ESG

    2022 ESG and Compliance Conference  | April 26, 2022 

    In this conversation, a panel of experts will address:

    • Bribery and corruption relating to ESG

    • The risk of fraud

    • Other integrity issues related to ESG

  17. A Proactive Approach to Implementing your ESG Strategy

    2021 ESG and Compliance Conference  | November 16, 2021 

    • Leveraging lessons learned from decades of ethics & compliance program implementation

    • Avoiding the risks of incongruence between external commitments and internal operations and culture

    • Expanding ethics & compliance risk assessment and management to include ESG risks and opportunities

  18. Managing Your Legal ESG Risk

    2022 ESG and Compliance Conference  | April 26, 2022 

    • This panel will discuss pressures and challenges faced by public and private companies relating to ESG reporting and will examine practical approaches that companies are employing in designing their ESG governance structures. We will share insight on controls and procedures that companies can implement to ensure that relevant ESG data can be collected, accurately measured, and reported. Our panel will also explore litigation issues relating to greenwashing and ESG-related securities claims, with recommendations of best practices to avoid litigation and reduce business risk

  19. What is ESG: The Basics of ESG

    2021 ESG and Compliance Conference  | November 16, 2021 

    • How we got to where we are today

    • Learn the ESG vocabulary and issues

    • Understand what stakeholders are focused on and where you fit

  20. CSR Legislation: The Rapidly Changing Global Landscape

    2022 ESG and Compliance Conference  | May 04, 2022 

    • The last year has seen a dramatic increase in new corporate social responsibility requirements across several jurisdictions. In the last several months, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States all introduced new requirements. In late February, the European Union proposed its long-awaited Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Several other jurisdictions have pending or proposed requirements. In this session, the panel will discuss how to build a global CSR compliance program and navigate the challenges of new legislation.

  21. Synergies, Intersections, and Opportunities Between ESG and Compliance

    2021 ESG and Compliance Conference  | November 16, 2021 

    • ESG basics and how it will impact compliance professionals

    • ESG myths, facts, and what's new vs. not new

    • ESG reporting relationships, standards, and materiality

  22. A Primer on ESG Standards and Ratings

    2021 ESG and Compliance Conference  | November 16, 2021 

    • The roles of standard setters and ratings agencies

    • Understanding and selecting ESG frameworks

    • How ratings agencies determine their ratings