CSRD, ESRS, EU Taxonomy: What are the benefits and challenges of climate reporting for corporations?

Explore the challenges and implications of corporate climate disclosures, the value of this data for both companies and investors, and the implications of recently introduced regulations such as the EU Taxonomy and upcoming ones like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and its European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) - which aims to bring greater transparency to areas we lack information in, such as Scope 3 emissions.
This session with CDP’s Senior Corporate and Policy Officer, Guilherme Cassaro, was part of Kepler Cheuvreux’s annual ESG conference on June 1st 2023.
00:00 - 03:35 Introduction
03:36 - 10:27 State of corporate disclosures today
10:28 - 14:06 Benefits of CSRD
14:07 - 19:10 Investor's use of data
19:11 - 23:33 Best practices on scope 3 emissions
23:34 - 32:42 Importance of investors alliances
32:43 - 37:43 EU Taxonomy usefulness
37:44 - 40:42 Scope 4
40:43 - 43:25 Carbon offsets
43:26 - 48:48 Reporting burde

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A lot of interesting questions & even more enlightening answers! Working in the ESG field seems very challenging and as someone embracing it , a lot still needs to be done from information, clarification to implementation to both shareholders and stakeholders despite major advancements in the economy. You need real conviction and not just go with the flow. From words to deeds...an adventure ahead!