Sustainability Value Creation: Stories from the ECA region

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a test on sustainability for businesses. It has also shed light on all internal processes of the company. The results show that a well-though sustainable development strategy and advanced environmental and social risks management help to allow companies to adapt more easily to changes and ultimately to survive during the crisis. For this reason, international investors consider a strong sustainable development strategy to be an indicator of the reliability of potential investments. So, how does it actually work in practice?

«A sustainable development strategy is not a trend, but a new requirement for those who plan to move forward despite all current challenges,” says Alina Sokolenko, Managing Partner of the AV Group Consulting Company, co-organizer of the Agribusiness Sustainability Webinar Series, Head of the Board of Association of Sustainable Development Experts. The purpose of the webinar is to share practical information on environmental, social and governance risk management based on real examples of companies.

Representatives of two Ukrainian companies will share their experience: Astarta-Kiev agricultural holding and MHP agro-industrial company. Along with them, a spokeswoman for the GRI Global Non-Financial Reporting Initiative will show a benefit of non-financial disclosure for the company».

The following topics will be discussed:

· creating company`s value on the basis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) management principles;

· environmental approach in the development of Astarta-Kyiv;

· social approach in the development of MHP;

· impact of non-financial reporting on a company’s reputation in the international area.

Speakers:

• Yuliya Bereshchenko, Business Development and IR Director.
• Ihor Leshchenko, Executive Director, Chief Sustainability Officer, MHP.
• Margarita Lysenkova, Manager, Sustainability Standards,  Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

Moderator: Alina Sokolenko, Managing Partner AV Group,

Time: October 27 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (CET)

Location: Zoom meeting platform

Registration link: https://ecawebinars.fmocomms.nl/nav30506?SRC=PT&locale=en_US

The series of Agribusiness Sustainability Webinars is joint initiative of FMO – The Dutch Development Bank and the sustainability consultancy AV Group.

See you at the webinar!