Green Summit Denmark 2023

The Green Summit Denmark 2023 will for the second time bring together leading practitioners and in-house counsel from across the country and region to discuss the legal sector’s engagement with sustainability, ESG and climate action.

Two panel discussions with high-profile speakers will address the evolving role of lawyers in accelerating a green transition, including the most imminent issues that must be tackled. Attendees will hear about best practices as well as obstacles and challenges in achieving corporate sustainability.

The event promises plenty of time for debate and discussion on one of the most important concerns of this century, as well as networking drinks to end the day.

By participating in Green Summit 2023 participants will earn 3 CLEs.

Agenda

2.30 – 3.00pm Arrival and registration

3.00 – 3.10pm Welcome address and opening remarks

• Maria Holst Levin, partner, Kromann Reumert

3.10 – 3.35pm Introducing the new reporting requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

The introduction will cover the requirements applicable to companies directly covered by the CSRD and the indirect impact which the CSRD is expected to have on small or medium sized enterprises (SME).

• Line Berg Madsen, partner, Kromann Reumert
• Sofie Jensen, director, Kromann Reumert

3.35 – 4.20pm Panel Session One – Managing disclosures and liability under the CSRD

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires certain large companies and listed companies to disclose information on sustainability matters. This panel discussion will address and discuss how companies effectively manage the disclosure requirements, how companies determine which disclosures are applicable and relevant to the company, how companies approach collection of data from a legal perspective and, further, how companies avoid liability in relation to its disclosures.

• Moderator: Line Berg Madsen, partner, Kromann Reumert
• Kristoffer Lykke-Olesen, head of ESG/sustainability reporting, ISS A/S
• Jonathan Leonardsen, head of sustainability, Balder Denmark
• Andreas Rasche, professor, Department of Management, Society and Communication, Copenhagen Business School

4.20 – 4.35pm Networking Break

4.35 – 5.00pm Introducing the new requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

The introduction will cover the requirements for certain large companies to conduct supply chain due diligence under the proposal for the CSDDD and the indirect impact which the CSDDD is expected to have on small or medium sized enterprises (SME).

• Line Berg Madsen, partner, Kromann Reumert
• Sofie Jensen, director, Kromann Reumert

5.00 – 5.45pm Panel Session Two – Value chain due diligence – how to comply with the obligations of the CSDDD and manage risks and liabilities

The proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) inter alia requires large companies to carry out value chain due diligence and thereby identifying, preventing, mitigating, and bringing to an end actual or potential negative impacts on the environment and human rights from a company’s own operations, its subsidiaries and their value chains. This panel discussion will address how companies can approach the value chain due diligence, the responsibilities and liability of management and board of directors, and how to mitigate the risk of liability.

• Sofie Jensen, director, Kromann Reumert
• Linda Nielsen, professor, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen
• Sune Skadegaard Thorsen, founder & CEO, Global CSR
• Sarah Hempel, head of sustainability, Axcel

5.45 – 6.00pm Closing Remarks 

• Maria Holst Levin, partner, Kromann Reumert

6.00 – 7.00pm Networking Drinks