ESG Days 2025 presentations

October 7th

• Welcoming words and opening remarks

• Opening Keynote: ‘From Compliance to Competitive Edge

  Although the regulatory environment seems to have slowed down over the last 12 months, market sentiment stipulates that organisations take a sustainability strategy very seriously. Customers expect it, potential employees demand it more and more, investors demand it

• Keynote: ‘Navigating CSRD/ESRS/CSDDD in a Global Context’

  Investor expectations take precedence over regulatory delays. And they’re not alone. The European Central Bank is also openly criticizing the Omnibus, warning that weakening CSRD risks undermining financial stability. The financial market is moving faster, and demanding more, than EU policymakers.

• Keynote: ‘Simplification of ESG Rules and Regulation’

  Which developments can companies expect over the coming years and what implications does this have?

• Panel 1: ‘ESG in The Netherlands: Business, Policy and Innovation’

  Key Takeaway: Dutch organisations lead by combining systems thinking, social value and collaborative innovation to accelerate ESG integration.

• Panel 2: ‘Regulatory Resilience: CSRD & CSDDD – Current Status & What’s Next’

  Key Takeaway: CSRD and CSDDD are not just about reporting—they’re strategic frameworks for resilience and stakeholder trust.

• Panel 3: ‘ESG Data Quality: From Backward-Looking to Real-Time’

  Key Takeaway: Real-time forward-looking ESG data is the key to moving from disclosure to decision-making.

• Panel 4: Circular Business Models: Scaling Beyond the Pilot Phase

  Key Takeaway: Scaling circularity demands product redesign, value chain partnerships and measurable impact.

• Panel 5: Carbon Impact Solutions: How to Compensate Your Carbon Footprint

  Individuals and businesses must take responsibility for all actual carbon emissions. The idea behind compensation is to balance an individual’s or organisation’s carbon footprint by funding projects that either prevent emissions from happening (carbon avoidance) or remove carbon that is already in the atmosphere (carbon removal).

• Panel 6: ‘AI for ESG: Smarter Data and Stronger Strategy

  Key Takeaway: AI enables forecasting and pattern recognition—transforming ESG complexity into business clarity.

• Panel 7: ESG and Investors: From Risk Management to Growth Engine

  Key Takeaway: ESG maturity affects capital access—investors reward forward-looking sustainability strategies.

• Panel 8: ‘ESG at the Board: Governance for a Net-Zero, Nature-Positive Economy’

  Key Takeaway: ESG must move from oversight to ownership—boards must link it to strategy and accountability.

• Panel 9: ‘ESG & Supply Chains: Pressure, Partners, Progress’

  Key Takeaway: ESG-compliant supply chains demand transparency, traceability and partnership.

October 8th

• Measuring and Managing Circularity

  Lauriane Avril, Head of Sustainability at Renewi, will take you on a deep-dive into ESRS E5. Together with experts from Grant Thornton / Impact House and Royal HaskoningDHV, this session explores the circular economy, raw materials and waste management. You’ll learn how to integrate circular strategies into CSRD reporting, work with real-life cases, and discover how your organization can drive clear and practical circular KPIs, or Key Performance Indicators. Hosts: Lauriane Avril, Alice Schimmelpenninck, Erik van Dijk, Mirjam van der Velde en Annemieke Bos

• Supply Chain Strategy

  In this deep dive, you can ask your most pressing questions about responsibility in the value chain regarding human and environmental rights. This will be followed by user cases from bol.com and Ahrend, and a panel discussion offering perspectives ranging from data exchange to auditing. We’ll close with a practical, interactive Q&A session. Hosts: Dennis van den Berg, Noortje Crabbendam, Dionne Ewen

• ESG as Game Changer

  Discover how ESG can help you strengthen your economic position while making an impact. ESG goes beyond just reporting: it forms the foundation for sustainable strategy and long-term ambitions. Learn how to set your sustainability course, how to comply with the new CSRD requirements, how to apply double materiality, and how to set up reliable data and processes for transparent ESG reporting. Hosts: Job Dijkstra, Ellen-Joyce Dijkema

• The Role of AI in ESG

  Tooling for ESG: Artificial Intelligence and Automation. Let's take a deep-dive in some of the technologies being developed, and explore the use cases as well. Hosts: Rogier Schutte, Konstantinos Kouzelis, Edward Hubbard

• The value chain: From black box to results

  The biggest impacts, risks and opportunities for your company are often found in your value chain. At the same time, the value chain remains largely a black box for most. So how can you get started with working on your value chain with an eye on risk, reputation and return? What are common challenges and proven solutions? In this interactive session, we’ll hear about direct experiences from various organisations, and learn what actionable steps you can take to integrate value chain due diligence into your operations, translating international standards into concrete business practices. Hosts: Grant Thornton, featuring speakers from Impact House, NN Group, Oxfam Novib, Stedin and Van Wijnen

• Conscious and Efficient Drinking Water Use

  The Netherlands is a water country, yet the pressure on drinking water supply is increasing. To secure the availability of drinking water now and in the future, it is essential to encourage conscious and efficient use of (drinking) water. In this deep dive, you’ll discover how to gain better insight into your drinking water consumption and what you can do to help address the looming water challenge in the Netherlands. Host: Thamar Pieffers

• ESG Data: Turning Ambition into Action

  Without reliable data, there can be no credible sustainability strategy. In this hands-on session, Salacia, Osapiens, and Delaware show you how to identify the data your need, how to collect the data and how to analyze it. We will explore the opportunities to automize parts of the process to move from compliance to real impact. During the session we will zoom in on getting control over two key sustainability topics: Calculating your Scope 1, 2, 3 GHG emissions Working conditions across your value chain We will give you tools to take control of your sustainability performance, uncover risks, and strengthen your reporting. Expect a challenging, content-rich session with room for discussion and exchange. Ideal for professionals ready to move from ESG ambition to action. Hosts: Kees Kerstens, Jacintha Verhoef, Stijn Scheepers

• Employee Engagement

  Employees are the key to every sustainable transition. Discover how to build support and increase involvement so sustainability is not just top-down but comes alive throughout the organization. Learn how to set up impactful programs and make results visible. Hosted by Lotte Enting, Jasper de Haan, Corien Dieterman, Jenneke den Bol, Britt Snieders, Bob van der Putten