EU Taxonomy 101
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Wed, 9 March 2022
13:00 - 14:00
Location
Online via Zoom
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Wed, 9 March 2022
13:00 - 14:00
Location
Online via Zoom
The EU Taxonomy is a key building block of sustainable finance in Europe and provides detailed definitions of which economic activities can be regarded as environmentally sustainable (or simply “green”).
Disclosure regulations and demand for sustainable financial products create the need for financial institutions to understand and operationalise the EU Taxonomy.
This 1 hour webinar is an ideal introduction to the topic for financial services professionals who would like to develop an understanding of the EU Taxonomy and will cover:
• What it is
• How it works in practice
• When it must be used
• Why it has been introduced by policymakers, and what it is intended to achieve
• Future developments, including the “Social” Taxonomy.
The event will be held over Zoom. Please ensure you have access to Zoom in advance of the event taking place. Zoom is available on all PCs, laptops, tablets and Apple or Android devices. The link to join the event will be emailed to registered members on the day of the event.
The registration for the event will close once we reach capacity or at 2pm the day before the event.
There is 1 CPD hour available for the following designations:
QFA- Savings and Investments
CPD- Savings and Investments
Registered Stockbrokers- Savings and Investments
LCOI
Professional Banker
Chartered Banker
Certified Bank Director
Accredited Funds Professional
Laura Heuston
Co-Founder of SustainabilityWorks
Laura is a Co-Founder of SustainabilityWorks, a boutique sustainability consulting firm that offers a unique blend of skills and experience across sustainable finance and sustainability strategy, policy, innovation and communications. A Chartered Accountant and Tax Adviser with over 20 years professional experience in KPMG and Airtricity, mainly working with renewable energy groups and funds, she now focusses on the broader topic of sustainable finance and advises and speaks on a broad range of sustainable finance topics, with a particular specialism in responsible investment, impact investment, renewable energy finance and energy efficiency finance. She has authored a number of submissions to the Department of Finance that led to the inclusion of sustainable finance as a key pillar of Ireland’s international financial services strategy; co-authored a report Fiduciary Roadmap for 21st Century Roadmap for Ireland as a key tool to inform and engage Irish policymakers, regulators and the investment community on responsible investment; and lectures on Sustainable Finance in the UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business.
