CSRD: Integrating Nature and Circular Economy – Amsterdam

This program is organized by Sustainalab (initiative of University of Amsterdam) and Circl Movement (initiative of ABN AMRO).

There will be video recordings made during this program.

The first annual reports in accordance with the CSRD will be published in March 2025. During the Week of the Circular Economy, we will closely examine this publication cycle. How are nature (E4), which focuses on environmental impact, and the circular economy (E5), which promotes resource efficiency, represented in these reports? What insights can we derive from them? And how can we leverage these insights to drive positive impact?

In this session, speakers and the audience will explore the CSRD through concrete examples and practical experiences. You will discover how many companies have reported on nature (E4) and the circular economy (E5), what they have included in their reports, and what lessons can be drawn from them. Additionally, we will consider the impact of the Omnibus directive, which aims to enhance coherence in EU financial legislation.

About the speakers

Jan Bouwens is a professor of accounting at the University of Amsterdam. In his research and teaching, Jan Bouwens focuses on how accounting helps organizations make decisions. He is particularly interested in how organizations motivate their employees to create value for the company. In recent years, Bouwens has increasingly focused on whether and how the value companies create also translates into value for society.

Tülay Dilsiz-Gedik is a Senior Manager Specialist in ESG Assurance & Reporting at Deloitte. She is responsible for the quality and reliability of sustainability reports. With her expertise as a certified auditor (RA), she ensures that sustainability reports provide an accurate and reliable representation of an organization’s ESG impact. She is boardmember and host of the podcast platform BusySeasonTalks where she talks with boardmembers, pioneers, auditors, universities, and many more, about the developments in ESG in assurance and reporting, that have positive impact in the ecosystem of the auditing profession.

Solange Rouschop is the Chief Sustainability Officer at ABN AMRO. She is responsible for the sustainable transition that ABN AMRO is making, together with its clients. Solange strives for a good balance between making money and the impact this has on the climate, nature, and people. As CSO, she reports to the CEO and has a standing invitation to board meetings. In other words, she can and may influence banking policy as part of her sustainability mission.

Daan Reith is a Biodiversity Advisor at Heijmans. He is currently responsible for the company’s corporate nature strategy and biodiversity reporting efforts. With the CSRD as one of the building blocks, Heijmans has developed a new biodiversity strategy which ensures both strategic alignment and regulatory compliance while still having a scientific basis. This strategy uses clear and accessible language for biodiversity at Heijmans, making it easier to understand across the organization at all levels, and driving nature positive impact from within the company.