This webinar, organized jointly by the Ukraine National Securities and Stock Market Commission, the International Finance Corporation and UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (UN SSE) on November 20, 2020 aims to help companies in Ukraine understand how to report better to investors and other key stakeholders, building on IFC’s award-winning Disclosure and Transparency Toolkit “Beyond the Balance Sheet”, IFC’s Financial Institutions Group and UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative resources. Over 60 companies including the IFC investment clients in Ukraine attended the event.
Objectives of the webinar:
(i) Demonstrate the strategic value and demand for corporate reporting and disclosure practices.
(ii) Provide practical guidance, tools and resources for integrating financial and ESG reporting practices in emerging markets; and
(iii) Further develop and support capacity building resources, networks, and partnerships in Ukraine.
IFC is supporting the development of supplement to the newly adopted Ukrainian Corporate Governance Code on "Governance and Sustainability," ESG Scorecard, and ESG Disclosure Guidelines. These tools are supporting sustainable finance development in the country.
About the Presenters:
Anthony Miller
SBN Africa Coordinator
W. Richard Frederick
Principal author of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
Anne E. Molyneux
Director of CS International, a global consulting firm
Jerome Lavigne-Delville
Expert in global corporate sustainability and responsible investment
Bistra Boeva
Professor at University for National and World Economic Studies (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Ralitza Germanova
IFC Corporate Governance Group team
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