Standards Webinar | Corporate Sustainability Reporting Standards, 13 November 2024

Humanity is facing serious problems in sustainable development—from climate change with droughts, fires, floods, and biodiversity reduction to social responsibility for wars, inequities, and violation of human rights and economic problems such as reductions in critical materials, waste recycling, renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, etc. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, the circular economy, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and sustainability reporting are just some of the responses imposed.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has accepted many standards from the ESG area. Governments require companies to disclose information on the risks and opportunities arising from social and environmental issues and the impact of their activities on people and the environment. Last year, the European Union (EU) accepted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)—companies subject to the CSRD will have to report according to European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Many other international and national standards have been prepared for ESG and SDG purposes.

The following Standards webinar will provide an overview of what has been achieved or is being prepared around the theme of ESG and SDG standards. During the webinar, we shall present information on what action must be taken immediately to enable nature and humanity’s survival.

Date: 13 November 2024 at 2:00 p.m. CET | 8:00 a.m. EST | 9:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 829 8417 7326
Webinar Announcement: https://sciforum.net/event/Standards-3

Program:

Speaker	Presentation Title	Time in CET	Time in EST
Prof. Dr. Peter Glavič	Chair Introduction	2:00–2:10 p.m.	8:00–8:10 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Voicu D. Dragomir	The EU Taxonomy of Sustainable Activities	2:10–2:30 p.m.	8:10–8:30 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Ilija Djekic	Challenges in Verifying CSR Reports in the Food Chain Continuum	2:30–2:50 p.m.	8:30–8:50 a.m.
Ms. Anette-Iudit Balint	Introduction of Journal Standards	2:50–3:10 p.m.	8:50–9:10 a.m.
	Q&A Session	3:10–3:25 p.m.	9:10–9:25 a.m.
Prof. Dr. Peter Glavič (Chair)	Closing of Webinar	3:25–3:30 p.m.	9:25–9:30 a.m.

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Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Peter Glavič, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia;
Prof. Dr. Voicu D. Dragomir, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania;
Prof. Dr. Ilija Djekic, Food Safety and Quality Management Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia;
Ms. Anette-Iudit Balint, Journal Relations Specialist of Standards, MDPI.

Relevant Special Issue:
“Sustainable Development Standards”
Guest Editor: Dr. Pilar García Suárez
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024