What does ESG mean for small-scale producers? Challenges and opportunities.

The practical workshop will provide small-scale producers in agrifood sector with comprehensive understanding of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles and their impact on business success. Topics like key ESG factors, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and practical approaches to mapping and assessing environmental and social activities will be covered. Participants will learn how to evaluate their organization's sustainability efforts and enhance transparency in corporate governance.

The workshop will also provide insights into the European Union’s SME-focused ESG framework (EFRAG VSME). Through group discussions and hands-on exercises, attendees will assess ESG impacts and develop strategies to reduce their CO₂ footprint.

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The event is in Estonian.

Agenda

9:50-10:00 Registration and coffee

10:00-11:00 ESG background, principles, and factors. UN SDG, sustainability goals

11:00-11:05 Stretch break

11:05-11:35 Environmental activities: mapping and assessment

11:35-12:00 Social activities: mapping and assessment – employees, HR, work environment and well-being, diversity, equal opportunities, community, society

12:00-12:30 Lunch

12:30-12:45 Corporate governance activities: mapping and assessment – transparency, governance and management, risk goal-setting and management

12:45-13:10 European Union sustainability framework for SMEs (EFRAG VSME)

13:10-13:50 Group work: ESG impact assessment

13:50-14:00 Coffee break

14:00-15:00 Greenhouse gases – Scope 1 & 2 theory. Individual task: CO₂ footprint calculation

15:00-16:00 Individual task feedback, workshop conclusions