Christian Ewertamfori President

EU regulatory landscape on transparency : business

challenge or opportunity?

UO digital talks - 28/05/2020

Introductions

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Raquel P.S. MOTTA

Strategy & Innovation,

amfori

Rogier

Wezenbeek

DG FISMA,

European

Commission

Jean-Marie COANT

Strategy &

Innovation,

amfori

Mitsuru SUZUKI

Public Affairs,

amfori

Leon MOL

Director Product Safety

& Social Compliance,

Ahold Delhaize,

Board Member, amfori

Agenda

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10h00 – 10h05 Introduction of the webinar, panelists and the toolkit

10h05 – 10h10 amfori work on Transparency (Jean-Marie Coant, S&I amfori)

10h10 – 10h20 Comprehensive timeline of EU regulations on transparency

(Mitsuru Suzuki, Advocacy amfori)

10h20 – 10h35 The evolution of the Non-financial Reporting directive (Elena

Arveras - EU Commission)

o Forward-looking (next 5,10 years) on the importance of

the directive for companies and the investment

landscape

o Key expected changes in the directive

o Leading Member States implementing the NFR directive

10h35 – 10h50 amfori member with experience on Sustainability Reporting

(Leon Mol, Ahold Delhaize), covering:

o Challenges and benefits on complying with directives and

regulations (e.g. Data sharing, Communication strategy,

Opportunities on access to finance);

o Impact on businesses value (e.g. Brand trust, Partnerships

building, etc).

10h50 – 11h00 Questions & Answers

amfori’s position on Transparency

Jean-Marie COANT

Strategy & Innovation,

amfori

amfori – vision for transparency

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amfori believes that increased

transparency is a driver for

sustainability. We are working to increase our own transparency

and will support our members to become more

transparent.

Building trust through transparencyfor and by our members and stakeholders

2020 2030

amfori – vision for transparency

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Transparency

for companies

is about…

✓ Trust

✓ Efficient & resilient supply chains

✓ Reputational risk

✓ Supporting sustainability efforts

Scope of our

Transparency

approach

Our areas of

focus

✓ Organisational (amfori)

✓ Our members

✓ Producers

✓ Transparency within our organisation

✓ External transparency on amfori’s impact

✓ Supporting amfori members and producers

amfori Transparency Toolkit

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Link to the article about the toolkit

Timeline of EU regulations on transparency

Mitsuru SUZUKI

Social & Environmental Policy

Advisor

amfori

REACH

Regulation

(EC)

No. 1907/2006

EU Timber

Regulation

(EUTR)

995/2010

BPR

Regulation

(EU)

No. 528/2012

CLP

Regulation

(EC)

No.1272/2008

Food

information

to consumers

Regulation

No. 1169/2011

2005 2010 2012

2008 2011 2014 2017

2015 2019Non-

Financial

Reporting

Directive

(NFRD)

2014/95/EU

France’s

Duty of

Vigilance

Law 2017

UK

Modern

Slavery

Act 2015

Transparency and

Sustainability of

the EU risk

assessment in

the food chain

Regulation

2019/1381

Conflict Minerals

Regulation

No. 2017/821

EU Regulatory Landscape on Transparency

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- EU Policy Agenda 2024: greater

transparency in supply chains, while

ensuring confidentiality of sensitive

information

- Monitor, share & engage

Advocacy and Transparency

The evolution of the Non-financial Reporting directive

Elena ARVERAS

DG FISMA,

European Commission

The evolution of the NFRD

Forward-looking (next 5,10 years) on the importance of the directive for companies and the investment landscape

Key expected changes for business in the directive

Leading Member States implementing the NFRD

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Experience on Sustainability reporting and Transparency

Leon MOL,

Director Product Safety &

Social Compliance,

Ahold Delhaize

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Ahold Delhaize journey on Transparency (1/2)

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Challenges and benefits on complying with directives and regulations

• Inefficiency: making choices

• GRI as a guidance: embedded in the business

• National versus EU approach

• Business centric approach

• Pre-competitive level / leverage

Ahold Delhaize journey on Transparency (2/2)

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Impact on businesses value

Transparency:• Informative:

• Backbone for (brand) trust• Due diligence

• Inspirational: • Potential for real partnerships

• supply chain actors• stakeholders

• SME participation – ‘all in the same boat’• ‘the message from the field’

• One-size fits all -> specific• Audit report -> producer

• Transparency = value for money!

Questions & Answers

Thank you!

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