The side event will bring together leading international standard setters and initiatives currently defining how meaningful biodiversity reporting and accounting can be implemented. Corporate reporting standards provide an important mechanism for mainstreaming biodiversity into corporate and financial decision-making. This is fundamental for creating transparency required to translate globally agreed biodiversity targets into business action and ultimately a more sustainable economic system.
 

This side event has been prepared by Tobias M. Wildner^1,2 and Dr. Johannes Förster¹

¹Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
²Value Balancing Alliance (VBA)

Contact:
johannes.foerster@ufz.de
tobias.wildner@value-balancing.com

Hosts of side event:
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ https://www.ufz.de/
Value Balancing Alliance (VBA) https://www.value-balancing.com/

Moderator: Dr. Johannes Förster, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

Speakers (individual key notes of 5-6 minutes):

Tobias M. Wildner, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ & VBA

Christian Heller, CEO, Value Balancing Alliance (VBA)

Magali Anderson, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, Holcim Group

Emily McKenzie, Technical Director, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Philippe Diaz, EFRAG Lead on ESRS E4 Standard, European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)

Ravi Abeywardana, Technical Director, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Elodie Chene, Manager Sustainability Standards, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Alessandra Alfieri, Chief Environmental-Economic Accounts Section, United Nations Statistics Division


Discussion time: about 30-45 minutes