Webinars

Key insights on Navigating Compliance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

Wednesday, May 29, 2024
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time

As the global focus on sustainability intensifies, the European Union has taken the lead in enacting stringent sustainability laws. Join Morgan Lewis and KPMG for a conversation that will focus on the complexities of corporate sustainability reporting obligations in the EU, with a particular emphasis on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Our panel will provide practical guidance to multinational companies that will need to comply with CSRD and ESRS and its implications.

Our lawyers will be joined by:

  • Claudius Baumann | Assigned Director, Former PTF-ESRS Secretariat Member at European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), KPMG LLP
  • Jan-Hendrik Gnändiger | Global ESG Reporting Lead and Partner, KPMG Germany

Topics will include:

  • Overview of scope of CSRD and reporting timeline 
  • General overview of CSRD and ESRS, including what role the EU taxonomy regulation plays
  • Challenges and opportunities for multinational companies
  • Roadmap and practical guidance for complying with CSRD and ESRS 
  • Specific implications for US-based companies
  • Q&A session

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