#Episode 21 - Conversation with Sven Gentner

👉 In this episode, special guest Sven Gentner, Head of Unit for corporate reporting, audit and credit rating agencies within DG FISMA and Aleksandra Palinska, Eurosif’s Executive Director, discuss CSRD, ESRS, CSDDD, the interoperability of sustainability standards and much more. 👥 Sven joined the European Commission in 2004 and has served in numerous positions both in Brussels and abroad. Sven previously headed DG FISMA’s unit in charge of asset management, that amongst others developed the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and was a counsellor in the Economic and Financial Affairs Section of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. 💬 In this podcast, Aleksandra and Sven discuss the achievements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and European Sustainability Reporting Standards, and how the requirements for these frameworks will coordinate with other EU regulations, like the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Sven also gives his insight on the interoperability of sustainability reporting between EU and wider international standards like ISSB and looks ahead to the development of sector-specific standards in the future. 🎧 We hope you enjoy listening!

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🎙️ 🌱 #SustainabilityBridges Sustainability Bridges is a Eurosif podcast that aims to bridge the gap between policymaking and the practice of sustainable investing. In this podcast you can expect a 30-40 minute conversation between Eurosif's Executive Director and a distinguished guest, about the EU Sustainable Finance framework; its long-term strategy, related EU regulations and their future development, the challenges of implementation but also possible improvements. 🎧 Enjoy listening!