BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a832ecc7581a DTSTART:20220526T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220526T150000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:The Regional Partnership for the promotion of sustainability and SD G reporting in Latin America meets to jointly prepare feedback on the ISSB s Exposure Drafts CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Regional Partnership for the promotion of sustainability an d SDG reporting in Latin America met virtually on February 24th &\; 25t h and May 26th &\; 27th to address the most important issues on sustain ability reporting in Latin-America and global developments on the topic\, such as Latin America’s regional response to the International Sustainab ility Standards Board’s Exposure Drafts.\n\nThe LATAM Regional Partnersh ip is a space for countries in the region to share best practices and serv es as a channel for dialogue on the topic of sustainability reporting. Mem bers are able to learn from each other in their efforts to develop nationa l strategies and policies for the establishment of national infrastructure for the preparation of high-quality sustainability reports and the measur ement of the contribution of the private sector toward the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mexico is the first member to chair the Partnership - represented by the Mexican Council for Financial Reporting Standards (CINIF) with the support of the National Banking and S ecurities Commission of Mexico (CNBV)\, and the Mexican Institute of Publi c Accountants (IMCP). \n\nDuring its first session in 2022\, which took p lace on the 24th and 25th of February\, stakeholders addressed the general foundations needed for the establishment/strengthening of the national in frastructure for corporate sustainability reporting and shared best practi ces on the topic. Topics covered included current issues such as the role of the SDGs\, trends and developments in sustainability reporting\, and th e importance of taxonomy development. Furthermore\, the session explained the development of national plans for sustainability reporting infrastruct ure in Latin America\, and participants were able to learn about relevant tools developed by UNCTAD\, hear the perspective of regulating institution s\, and discussed pressing topics such as greenwashing.\n\nThe second sess ion of the Partnership\, which took place on the 26th and 27th of May\, ac tively engaged participants in a poll aimed at crafting a joint response t o the recently released ISSB’s sustainability standards exposure drafts. The meeting also addressed the three foundational components that are nee ded for a solid national infrastructure for sustainability reporting (inst itutional\, regulatory\, and human capacity).\n\nThe poll on the exposure drafts published by the ISSB represented an opportunity for the region to come together and decide on a joint response to a key global development\, through the Partnership as a successful channel. The poll addressed the d ocuments S1: General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability Related Financial Information and S2: Climate Related Disclosures. Participants f rom 17 countries voted and provided general input on the questions posed b y the ISSB in its exposure drafts\, reflecting the regional perspective fr om Latin-America and feedback regarding the implementation of the upcoming ISSB sustainability standards.\n\nThe electronic platform of the Partners hip\, developed by UNCTAD and eagerly awaited by members\, was launched du ring the second session. In addition to the virtual Partnership meetings t hat are held three times a year\, the electronic platform will serve as a complementary space for the exchange of useful resources and materials rel evant to the topic of sustainability reporting\, with a forum that fosters dialogue and best practice sharing among Partnership members.\n\nThe Part nership continues to grow its membership rapidly\; currently there are mem ber entities from 13 countries\, with additional participants totaling 17 Latin-American countries. Members encompass representatives from regulatin g institutions\, financial reporting standard setters\, entities responsib le for sustainability reports and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda\, and professional accountancy associations. Under the guidance of its Chair \, members will decide the topics to address during the next session of th e Partnership\, which will take place in September of 2022.\n \n<\;p> \;The <\;em>\;Regional Partnership for the promotion of sustainability and SDG reporting in Latin America<\;/em>\; met virtually on February 24th &\;amp\; 25th and May 26th &\;amp\; 27th to address the most i mportant issues on sustainability reporting in Latin-America and global de velopments on the topic\, such as Latin America’s regional response to t he International Sustainability Standards Board’s Exposure Drafts.<\;/ p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The LATAM <\;em>\;Regional Partnership<\;/em> \; is a space for countries in the region to share best practices and serv es as a channel for dialogue on the topic of sustainability reporting. Mem bers are able to learn from each other in their efforts to develop nationa l strategies and policies for the establishment of national infrastructure for the preparation of high-quality sustainability reports and the measur ement of the contribution of the private sector toward the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mexico is the first member to chair the Partnership - represented by the Mexican Council for Financial Reporting Standards (CINIF) with the support of the National Banking and S ecurities Commission of Mexico (CNBV)\, and the Mexican Institute of Publi c Accountants (IMCP).&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;During its fir st session in 2022\, which took place on the 24th and 25th of February\, s takeholders addressed the general foundations needed for the establishment /strengthening of the national infrastructure for corporate sustainability reporting and shared best practices on the topic. Topics covered included current issues such as the role of the SDGs\, trends and developments in sustainability reporting\, and the importance of taxonomy development. Fur thermore\, the session explained the development of national plans for sus tainability reporting infrastructure in Latin America\, and participants w ere able to learn about relevant tools developed by UNCTAD\, hear the pers pective of regulating institutions\, and discussed pressing topics such as greenwashing.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The second session of the Partner ship\, which took place on the 26th and 27th of May\, actively engaged par ticipants in a poll aimed at crafting a joint response to the recently rel eased ISSB’s sustainability standards exposure drafts. The meeting also addressed the three foundational components that are needed for a solid na tional infrastructure for sustainability reporting (institutional\, regula tory\, and human capacity).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The poll on the expo sure drafts published by the ISSB represented an opportunity for the regio n to come together and decide on a joint response to a key global developm ent\, through the Partnership as a successful channel. The poll addressed the documents <\;em>\;S1: General Requirements for Disclosure of Susta inability Related Financial Information<\;/em>\; and <\;em>\;S2: C limate Related Disclosures<\;/em>\;. Participants from 17 countries vo ted and provided general input on the questions posed by the ISSB in its e xposure drafts\, reflecting the regional perspective from Latin-America an d feedback regarding the implementation of the upcoming ISSB sustainabilit y standards.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The electronic platform of the Part nership\, developed by UNCTAD and eagerly awaited by members\, was launche d during the second session. In addition to the virtual Partnership meetin gs that are held three times a year\, the electronic platform will serve a s a complementary space for the exchange of useful resources and materials relevant to the topic of sustainability reporting\, with a forum that fos ters dialogue and best practice sharing among Partnership members.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Partnership continues to grow its membership rapidl y\; currently there are member entities from 13 countries\, with additiona l participants totaling 17 Latin-American countries. Members encompass rep resentatives from regulating institutions\, financial reporting standard s etters\, entities responsible for sustainability reports and the implement ation of the 2030 Agenda\, and professional accountancy associations. Unde r the guidance of its Chair\, members will decide the topics to address du ring the next session of the Partnership\, which will take place in Septem ber of 2022.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/regional-partnership-promotion-sust ainability-and-sdg-reporting-latin-america-meets-jointly DTSTAMP:20260817T155452Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a832ecc75876 DTSTART:20220527T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220527T150000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:The Regional Partnership for the promotion of sustainability and SD G reporting in Latin America meets to jointly prepare feedback on the ISSB s Exposure Drafts CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Regional Partnership for the promotion of sustainability an d SDG reporting in Latin America met virtually on February 24th &\; 25t h and May 26th &\; 27th to address the most important issues on sustain ability reporting in Latin-America and global developments on the topic\, such as Latin America’s regional response to the International Sustainab ility Standards Board’s Exposure Drafts.\n\nThe LATAM Regional Partnersh ip is a space for countries in the region to share best practices and serv es as a channel for dialogue on the topic of sustainability reporting. Mem bers are able to learn from each other in their efforts to develop nationa l strategies and policies for the establishment of national infrastructure for the preparation of high-quality sustainability reports and the measur ement of the contribution of the private sector toward the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mexico is the first member to chair the Partnership - represented by the Mexican Council for Financial Reporting Standards (CINIF) with the support of the National Banking and S ecurities Commission of Mexico (CNBV)\, and the Mexican Institute of Publi c Accountants (IMCP). \n\nDuring its first session in 2022\, which took p lace on the 24th and 25th of February\, stakeholders addressed the general foundations needed for the establishment/strengthening of the national in frastructure for corporate sustainability reporting and shared best practi ces on the topic. Topics covered included current issues such as the role of the SDGs\, trends and developments in sustainability reporting\, and th e importance of taxonomy development. Furthermore\, the session explained the development of national plans for sustainability reporting infrastruct ure in Latin America\, and participants were able to learn about relevant tools developed by UNCTAD\, hear the perspective of regulating institution s\, and discussed pressing topics such as greenwashing.\n\nThe second sess ion of the Partnership\, which took place on the 26th and 27th of May\, ac tively engaged participants in a poll aimed at crafting a joint response t o the recently released ISSB’s sustainability standards exposure drafts. The meeting also addressed the three foundational components that are nee ded for a solid national infrastructure for sustainability reporting (inst itutional\, regulatory\, and human capacity).\n\nThe poll on the exposure drafts published by the ISSB represented an opportunity for the region to come together and decide on a joint response to a key global development\, through the Partnership as a successful channel. The poll addressed the d ocuments S1: General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability Related Financial Information and S2: Climate Related Disclosures. Participants f rom 17 countries voted and provided general input on the questions posed b y the ISSB in its exposure drafts\, reflecting the regional perspective fr om Latin-America and feedback regarding the implementation of the upcoming ISSB sustainability standards.\n\nThe electronic platform of the Partners hip\, developed by UNCTAD and eagerly awaited by members\, was launched du ring the second session. In addition to the virtual Partnership meetings t hat are held three times a year\, the electronic platform will serve as a complementary space for the exchange of useful resources and materials rel evant to the topic of sustainability reporting\, with a forum that fosters dialogue and best practice sharing among Partnership members.\n\nThe Part nership continues to grow its membership rapidly\; currently there are mem ber entities from 13 countries\, with additional participants totaling 17 Latin-American countries. Members encompass representatives from regulatin g institutions\, financial reporting standard setters\, entities responsib le for sustainability reports and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda\, and professional accountancy associations. Under the guidance of its Chair \, members will decide the topics to address during the next session of th e Partnership\, which will take place in September of 2022.\n \n<\;p> \;The <\;em>\;Regional Partnership for the promotion of sustainability and SDG reporting in Latin America<\;/em>\; met virtually on February 24th &\;amp\; 25th and May 26th &\;amp\; 27th to address the most i mportant issues on sustainability reporting in Latin-America and global de velopments on the topic\, such as Latin America’s regional response to t he International Sustainability Standards Board’s Exposure Drafts.<\;/ p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The LATAM <\;em>\;Regional Partnership<\;/em> \; is a space for countries in the region to share best practices and serv es as a channel for dialogue on the topic of sustainability reporting. Mem bers are able to learn from each other in their efforts to develop nationa l strategies and policies for the establishment of national infrastructure for the preparation of high-quality sustainability reports and the measur ement of the contribution of the private sector toward the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mexico is the first member to chair the Partnership - represented by the Mexican Council for Financial Reporting Standards (CINIF) with the support of the National Banking and S ecurities Commission of Mexico (CNBV)\, and the Mexican Institute of Publi c Accountants (IMCP).&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;During its fir st session in 2022\, which took place on the 24th and 25th of February\, s takeholders addressed the general foundations needed for the establishment /strengthening of the national infrastructure for corporate sustainability reporting and shared best practices on the topic. Topics covered included current issues such as the role of the SDGs\, trends and developments in sustainability reporting\, and the importance of taxonomy development. Fur thermore\, the session explained the development of national plans for sus tainability reporting infrastructure in Latin America\, and participants w ere able to learn about relevant tools developed by UNCTAD\, hear the pers pective of regulating institutions\, and discussed pressing topics such as greenwashing.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The second session of the Partner ship\, which took place on the 26th and 27th of May\, actively engaged par ticipants in a poll aimed at crafting a joint response to the recently rel eased ISSB’s sustainability standards exposure drafts. The meeting also addressed the three foundational components that are needed for a solid na tional infrastructure for sustainability reporting (institutional\, regula tory\, and human capacity).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The poll on the expo sure drafts published by the ISSB represented an opportunity for the regio n to come together and decide on a joint response to a key global developm ent\, through the Partnership as a successful channel. The poll addressed the documents <\;em>\;S1: General Requirements for Disclosure of Susta inability Related Financial Information<\;/em>\; and <\;em>\;S2: C limate Related Disclosures<\;/em>\;. Participants from 17 countries vo ted and provided general input on the questions posed by the ISSB in its e xposure drafts\, reflecting the regional perspective from Latin-America an d feedback regarding the implementation of the upcoming ISSB sustainabilit y standards.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The electronic platform of the Part nership\, developed by UNCTAD and eagerly awaited by members\, was launche d during the second session. In addition to the virtual Partnership meetin gs that are held three times a year\, the electronic platform will serve a s a complementary space for the exchange of useful resources and materials relevant to the topic of sustainability reporting\, with a forum that fos ters dialogue and best practice sharing among Partnership members.<\;/p& gt\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Partnership continues to grow its membership rapidl y\; currently there are member entities from 13 countries\, with additiona l participants totaling 17 Latin-American countries. Members encompass rep resentatives from regulating institutions\, financial reporting standard s etters\, entities responsible for sustainability reports and the implement ation of the 2030 Agenda\, and professional accountancy associations. Unde r the guidance of its Chair\, members will decide the topics to address du ring the next session of the Partnership\, which will take place in Septem ber of 2022.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/regional-partnership-promotion-sust ainability-and-sdg-reporting-latin-america-meets-jointly DTSTAMP:20260817T155452Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR