Online masterclass with Danske Bank – Insights on how to approach the CSRD and the ESRS standards (In English)

Introduction

The ESRS (a reporting framework under the CSRD) is an amendment to the existing EU’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) and will go into effect throughout the European Union in 2023. It is estimated that 50,000+ companies, who do business in Europe will need to report to European regulators using the ESRS standards.

A big objective of the ESRS is to reduce corporate greenwashing by standardizing and codifying material sustainability reporting for companies.

According to EFRAG:

“The overall architecture of ESRS is designed to ensure that sustainability information is reported in a carefully articulated manner”

Despite the direct use of ‘Sustainability’ in its name, ESRS isn’t just about sustainability disclosure: it shares different reporting sections for environmental, social and governance reporting. The ESRS aims to serve as the architecture for an annual ESG report that meets the needs of EU regulators, investors, and other stakeholders.

Learning outcomes

• On this masterclass we will first and foremost get an insight on Danske Bank’s approach to understanding and embracing the ESRS standards, based on the discussions within EFRAG and TEG
• We will also learn more about Danske Bank’s first steps towards working with the standards on a more practical level

Guest lecturer

• Johan Dahl – Chief Sustainability Consultant, Danske Bank

Price & further info

• It’s free to join this online masterclass
• All teaching takes place online via Microsoft Teams
• 09.45-10.30: Q&A with the guest lecturer in a smaller forum exclusively for CSR Forum members
• Slides and recordings are reserved for members of CSR Forum
• Apply for your CSR Forum membership here