Sustainability is possible, but for it to be achieved, we need to change the way business operates. 19 February 2020 we invited policy makers and researchers to take part in the discussion on how we can make this transition to sustainability, and how we can make European business the market-leaders of tomorrow. Recordings also available on YouTube. The academic posters and the flyers that were presented at the conference can be downloaded from here.
Business session
Securing the future of European business, by Beate Sjåfjell, leader of the SMART project and law professor at the University of Oslo.
Beate Sjåfjell
Comments by:
- Maija Laurila, head of unit Company Law, European Commission's Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
- Michel de Fabiani, chair of the policy committee at EcoDa
- Olivier Boutellis-Taft, CEO of Accountancy Europe
Olivier Boutellis-Taft
Maija Laurila
Michel de Fabiani
Finance session
Financing the transition to sustainability, by Jay Cullen, SMART team member and Professor at the University of York.
Jay Cullen
Comments by:
- Martin Koch, policy officer at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
- Per Bengtsson, adviser at Nordea
- Eleni Choidas, European policy manager at ShareAction
- Discussion with the audience
Discussion / comments
Products session
Towards a sustainable circular economy, by Eléonore Maitre-Ekern, SMART team member and researcher at the University of Oslo.
Eléonore Maitre-Ekern
Comments by:
- William Neale, adviser on circular economy at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment
- Miquel Ballester Salva, co-founder / circular innovation lead at Fairphone
- Arthur ten Wolde, executive director, Ecopreneur
- Discussion with the audience
Discussion / comments
Panel discussion: How can we take the SMART reform proposals forward?
Participants:
- Beate Sjåfjell, Law Professor at the University of Oslo and coordinator of the SMART project
- Sebastian Godinot, economist at the WWF European Policy Office
- Isabelle Schömann, confederal secretary at the European Trade Union Confederation
- Jay Cullen, SMART team member and Professor at the University of York
- Eléonore Maitre-Ekern, SMART team member and researcher at the University of Oslo
Discussion / comments
Concluding remarks
By Beate Sjåfjell, Law Professor at the University of Oslo and coordinator of the SMART Project
Beate Sjåfjell
