On August 10th, Board Members of the Chapter Zero: Ukraine&Caucasus approved the key operational priorities and the preliminary concept of events for its NEDs until the end of 2023. The concept of the event dedicated to the first anniversary of Chapter Zero: Ukraine&Caucasus, which will take place on September 20,…
Republic of Singapore has successfully hosting the International Conference on ESG and Climate Governance during June 26-28, 2023, organized by Sim Kee Boon Institute (SKBI) for Financial Economics at Singapore Management University, the Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, and the Climate Governance Initiative, our…
Conducting corporate climate policy engagement (also known as advocacy or lobbying) positively and appropriately is critical to creating the conditions that will enable a company to achieve its net zero transition. This briefing, produced by the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with InfluenceMap, highlights the key issues that board directors…
On 22 November 2022, the Chapter Zero Ukraine & Caucasus team held a webinar on creating a climate resilient portfolio and integrating climate risks into investment decision-making. The speakers of the webinar were representatives of the EBRD and commercial banking sector - Raiffeisen Bank International (Austria) and TBC Bank (Georgia).…
How to attract ESG-investments in the agricultural sector? What economic and social impact do they have? Deloitte Ukraine within the Chapter Zero Ukraine & Caucasus held webinar on ESG-Investing in Agriculture. Speakers at the event, namely, Oleksandr Nikolaienko, Climate Strategy and Regional Delivery, Principal at EBRD, Alex Lissitsa, Presidium member,…
Last week we held the webinar “Climate disclosures and your company. How to be ready”. The webinar was focused on the implementation of new mandatory climate reporting and disclosure standards. Maryna Rymkina, Corporate Governance & ESG Services Lead at Deloitte Ukraine and Silke Goldberg, Global Head of ESG at Herbert…
On the 1st of December, the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) launched its latest briefing: 'Climate change and ESG-related risks in value chains: What board directors need to know.' Developed in partnership with the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI), this briefing provided accessible guidance outlining: - New and existing guidance and legislation…
The Bank has committed to fully align its activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement by the end of 2022. As such, each of the EBRD’s investments is screened extensively to ensure they are consistent with this goal. Our environmental (including climate) standards have not changed. We have had…
Those who could not join us at the Webinar can watch the recording of it. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPX0Ikk5PIw[/embed]
Nataliia Shapoval, Chairman of KSE Institute, member of the Supervisory Board of Chapter Zero Ukraine & Caucasus, in her column for Ekonompravda spoke about the “climate” challenge for business in simple words. Natalia noted that climate change is firstly, an investment opportunity for business. Integrating the factors of such changes…
