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Spring Salon!

The spring of 2022 marked the first Ethos salon. Since then, we have hosted two successful events with more than 300 unique visitors. We are now happy to invite you to yet another event with, the same agenda but updated fresh content.
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Both companies and financial market participants are facing various challenges; disrupted supply chains affected by the war in Ukraine and the after effect from covid-19, new EU regulations and national laws. Our salon is built to help you navigate this change and to help you gain new fresh knowledge in different aspects of sustainability. We have invited CEOs from various industries and backgrounds to take part in Ethos's expertise in sustainability. For two hours you'll be able to participate in 3 different sessions with different content. For more information on each session, see below.

Read and choose your favorite sessions.

First block

14.30 - 15.00

Pick one of the three sessions in the first block

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Build your roadmap to CSRD and ESRS

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About the session

One of many sustainability legislations that have been introduced by the EU is the CSRD and associated ESRS. The standard and directive are creating a blueprint for corporate sustainability reporting that will have a massive impact on the quality and comparability of companies' sustainability information. How can you start working towards the CSRD and ESRS to stay ahead of the competition? That and more will be covered in the session together with Elvira Melin, sustainability reporting & strategy advisor.

Speaker

Elvira Melin, Corporate Sustainability Advisor, Ethos

Timmy Rosendal, Senior Corporate Sustainability Advisor, Ethos

Room

The Conference

2

Human rights – from an unregulated area to hard laws

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About the session

CSDD, CSRD, German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), SFDR, Åpenhedsloven, minimum safeguards as part of the EU Taxonomy — there is a rapidly evolving human rights regulatory landscape that can be challenging to navigate. Governments are increasingly looking to institutionalise corporate transparency and due diligence obligations through national and regional regulation of human rights. During this session, Emil Siren, Sustainable Finance Associate and Susanne Winge, senior sustainable finance advisor, will take you through relevant human rights legislation and leave you with an action plan to start working proactively with human rights processes.

Speakers

Susanne Winge, Senior Sustainable Finance Advisor, Ethos

Jonathan Milläng, Head of Sustainable Finance, Ethos

Room

The Corner Room

3

Biodiversity and the EU Taxonomy

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About the session

Biodiversity is critical to the health of ecosystems and to many of the systems that help humans lead healthy lives – from pollinating fruits and vegetables to providing cures to diseases and balancing food chains to keep pests under control. At the same time, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are some of the biggest threats facing humanity in the next decade. The economic and social costs of inaction would be huge. A report from the UN, reveals that already today, we have lost around €3.5-18.5 trillion per year in ecosystem services from 1997 to 2011, and an estimated €5.5-10.5 trillion per year from land degradation. Biodiversity loss risks put our food systems and nutrition at risk and biodiversity loss is intrinsically linked to and exacerbates climate change. To solve this, the EU are including biodiversity as a fundamental part of new legislation like the EU Taxonomy, the ESRS disclosures and more.  This session will answer the question, how can you as a business start working with biodiversity to stay aligned with legislation? The session is hosted by Timmy Rosendal & Sofie Harald

Speakers

Ida Wallöe Åhlander, Sustainable Finance Advisor, Ethos


Sofie Harald, Corporate Sustainability Advisor, Ethos

Room

The Sofa Room

Second Block

15.15 - 15.45

Pick one of the three sessions in the second block

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The power of data – collect information across EU-legislation

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About the session

The EU has introduced standardized legislation through the SFDR, the EU Taxonomy and CSRD. This will help stakeholders to compare and understand a companies sustainability data. Welcome to a session together with Jonathan Milläng, head of sustainable finance and Niklas Vinge, head of digital solutions, when they take you through the new landscape of standardised sustainability regulations and showcase how this can be reported into the platform, Atlas. The session is targeted to fit both companies and financial market participants.

Speakers

Jonathan Milläng, Head of Sustainable Finance, Ethos

Niklas Vinge, Head of Digital Solutions, Ethos

Room

The Sofa Room

2

The 5 top Supply Chain Trends In 2023

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About the session

During 2022 companies met several supply chain disruptions that impacted their business. Following the impact of Covid-19, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has contributed to a sharp food price increase worldwide. Additionally, energy prices are exploding, and raw materials supply difficulties are increasing. At the same time, several legislations are initiated to help companies outline processes for resilience and risk mitigation across their complex supply chains. Examples are Germany's new supply chain due diligence law (LkSG) and the proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence law in Europe. To help you navigate a changing legislative landscape and to build the foundation for a resilient supply chain, Linnea Waninger, Sustainability Advisor, will take you through the 5 most important aspects for successful supply chain management in 2023.

Speakers

Linnéa Waninger, Corporate Sustainability Advisor, Ethos

Room

The Corner Room

3

A guide to ESG Due Diligence

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About the session

ESG due diligence is important for any organization to identify and mitigate risks that may affect investor returns or want to ensure that efforts are being made to improve the company’s ESG profile. Sustainability is now a major criterion for investors and shareholders, to help create value for them by ensuring that companies produce returns that are sustainable, over the long term. This means that there must be a process of ongoing monitoring to reduce public exposure to ESG risks and improve company performance in this regard. Are you interested in understanding how you can start working with ESG due diligence in your own investment strategy? Welcome to this session where Jonathan Milläng, Head of Sustainable Finance, will uncover the most successful processes used at Ethos. eeded.

Speaker

Jonathan Milläng, Head of Sustainable Finance, Ethos

Room

The Conference

Third Block

16.00 - 16.30

Pick one of the three sessions in the third block

1

ESG in the board room

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About the session

There is an increasing demand for sustainability from various types of stakeholders; new sustainability regulations are being implemented by the EU, and investors want the business to generate returns and at the same time align with values to do good. Employees are looking for companies with values that are consistent with their own and consumers are voting with their wallets. No matter if the strategy is to work with the environmental, social or governance aspects the new requirements from all these stakeholders requires a balance between short-term returns and long-term sustainability. Meeting these demands falls to boards of directors who need to navigate a new landscape of sustainability. Welcome to a session together with our CEO, Malin Lindfors Speace when she takes you through the new responsibility of boards of directors related to sustainability.

Speakers

Malin Lindfors Speace, CEO & Senior Advisor, Ethos

Room

The Conference

2

The second-hand effect – a smart circular economy initiative

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About the session

Second-hand trade is an important part of circular consumption. It means keeping products and materials in continuous use by repairing, reusing, sharing, and recycling. The second-hand effect is an initiative where xx collects’ data from different marketplaces and converts the environmental benefit of buying second-hand instead of new products from the users into numbers. Welcome to a session together with Niklas Vinge, head of digital solutions and Sofie Harald, corporate sustainability advisor, where they will walk you through the concept of the second-hand effect and how you as a business can start working towards these types of initiatives.  

Speakers

Niklas Vinge, Head of Digital Solutions, Ethos

Sofie Harald, Corporate Sustainability Advisor, Ethos

Room

The Sofa Room

3

Science-based targets for financial institutions

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About the session

Financial institutions have historically focused on maximizing economic return on investment as a guiding principle and business model. However, the meaning of fiduciary duty, that is financial institutions’ legal and ethical obligation to act in their client’s best interests, is shifting in the face of climate change. Greater attention is being given to the influence of investment and lending portfolios on climate outcomes. Science-Based Targets (SBTs) provide a framework for businesses to align with the Paris climate goals and benchmark their reduction pace of greenhouse gas emissions. How can financial institutions adopt and work with SBTs to attract capital and produce good returns with climate-aligned funds?

Speaker

Amanda Kihlman, Corporate Sustainability Advisor.

Room

The Corner Room

Ebba de Faire

Ebba De Faire, Art Curator

Live music  

We will have live music, art exhibition and a nice selection of drinks and snacks.

For those of you who will arrive for the mingle you are welcome from 16.30.

Welcome to Ethos' autumn salon. 19 April at Kommendörsgatan 30, Stockholm.

After the last session there will be time for drinks, food, mingle & music. Secure your spot now.
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