Navigating ESG

Enhanced disclosures are here to stay. As rule makers and investors respond to ever growing concerns about the impact of sustainability issues on business, boards and their organisations are likely to face ever more demands for information.

That places audit committees in a critical role overseeing and ensuring companies evolve and publish data that will satisfy the needs of investors and other stakeholders.

An audit committee’s specialist knowledge of financial reporting gives it the ability to digest and process the integrity of management policies, metrics and targets. They are also well-placed to judge whether a company’s internal controls will guarantee accuracy, reliability and consistency of disclosures.

So, how does an audit committee ready itself for the inevitable demand for more and deeper reporting?

Join this free webinar broadcast live from our studio in London, where we welcome an expert panel to explore how boards can navigate ESG, investors’ expectations of disclosure and the role of the audit committee.

Chaired by Board Agenda, panel guests will discuss.
• What are investors’ key concerns regarding corporate performance on ESG issues?
• What level of ESG expertise should there be on the board?
• How should the board be structured to deal with ESG issues?
• What should be the principal areas of focus for the audit committee?
• When taking a stakeholder perspective, how can you best avoid failings and reputational damage?
• How much external assurance should there be and what are the emerging trends?
• What is the role of internal audit?
• Investor expectations on board member and audit committee engagement on ESG
• What does best-in-class reporting look like?

Meet the panellists

Chair: David Prosser, Associate Editor, Board Agenda and former Business Editor, The Independent
Dr. Hans‑Christoph Hirt, Executive Director, EOS at Federated Hermes
Shonaid Jemmett-Page, Audit Committee Chairman and Board Member
Leila Kamdem, Head of Climate Risk, HSBC
Maud Gaudry, Global Co-Head of Sustainability, Mazars

Location: Online