9th Global Entrepreneurship Conference
18 May - 20 May 2025
Session information
ESG and entrepreneurship: from a nice-to-have to a business imperative?
Tuesday 20 May (1100 - 1200)
Description
Only a few years ago, complying with environmental standards was mostly voluntary and companies used such compliance either for ideological reasons, as a marketing tool or for both. Now, on the one hand, several countries, especially in Europe, implement the goals of the Paris climate agreement creating new laws, and on the other hand, public pressure increases to conduct business in a sustainable way. The panel explores examples and aspects of mandatory and voluntary ESG compliance in the respective jurisdictions. And it will answer the question whether ESG has become an imperative or not.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Florian Jorg | Bratschi AG, Zürich, Switzerland; Membership Officer, Closely Held Companies Committee |
| Marco Tessera Chiesa | Pavesio e Associati, Turin, Italy |
Speakers
| Virginia Antonini | Reale Group, Turin, Italy |
| Nicholas Dorsey | Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York, USA; Entrepreneurship Conference Know-How Officer, Closely Held Companies Committee |
| Giulia Giuffre | Irritech, Milan, Italy |
| Alexandra Martins | Cuatrecasas, Lisbon, Portugal; Young Lawyers' Committee Liaison Officer, Closely Held Companies Committee |