A quick reminder about our webcast on formally disclosing the financial value/ROI of corporate sustainability programs in SEC 10-Ks, scheduled for December 9 at 2:00-3:00pm eastern time. As a rare treat, the webcast is being made in conjunction with TheCorporateCounsel.net and attendance will be open to the public.
Almost every article and analysis at the moment tells us that sustainability has moved from a regulatory driver to a business driver. Arguments have raged for years about whether sustainability is “material” to corporate financial performance, spurring the concept of “double materiality” that adds ambiguity to the question. Financial reporting in the U.S. remains firmly grounded in financial materiality, muting reporting of sustainability value/returns in regulatory filings. This, in turn, has investors, asset managers, ratings agencies and regulators applying their own assumptions and methodologies to convert sustainability operational metrics to financial value. Further, this feeds anti-ESG activists and public policy.
Reporting companies no longer control their sustainability value story. It’s time to take another look at reporting sustainability value in 10-Ks/Qs.
Our very distinguished panelists:
- Daniel Aronson, Founder & CEO, Valutus
- Maia Gez, Head of Public Company Advisory Group, White & Case LLP
- Dan Goelzer, Retired Partner, BakerMcKenzie and former Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
- Rich Goode, Principal, ESG Services, PwC
- Kristina Wyatt, CSO, Persefoni, former SEC Counsel
The agenda:
- Setting the Baseline: U.S. SEC Reporting Basics, including “Materiality”, Managerial v. Financial Accounting
- What Companies Are Doing Now – Results from PracticalESG Compendium
- Where Sustainability Generates Meaningful Business Value
- Why Companies Should Report Sustainability Value in 10-K/Q
- Barriers to Reporting
- Fighting No: How to Make Your Case for Reporting Sustainability Value in 10-K/Q
Registration will begin the day of the webcast. We hope you will join us.
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