Unlocking Investments in Water Sustainability through CSRD Compliance
This session will kick off with a comprehensive overview of the CSRD, highlighting its requirements and significance for companies, particularly in the realm of water. Following this, we will feature a case study presentation about a corporate companies that are successfully navigating CSRD reporting. Hear directly from sustainability implementation experts as they share their experiences and strategies.
Opening & introductions. Moderator: Walid Khoury, Desalytics
1.What is the CSRD and how does it relate to water? Lennart Silvis, Royal HaskoningDHV
2.Experiences with CSRD Reporting, Paul van Ruiten, Bureau Om
3.From metrics & targets to road maps & investments, Jan Appelman, Royal HaskoningDHV
Q&A and interactive
Closing
Speakers
Connecting our water technology knowledge and experiences to industrial clients is what I do and like to do every day. It contributes to my personal ambition of cocreating a better world and to the ambitions of our clients. It is my ambition to apply the broad expertise and experience of my colleagues and myself to the closing of the industrial water cycle through an integrated water approach or a ‘One Water approach’. Developing water strategies on corporate and site level will contribute to industries businesses. Making this happen in a growing number of projects, in order to reduce the dependency to water for the industry, is what drives me in my work.
Walid Khoury is the CEO of Desalytics, a company focused on providing water testing and treatment solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. He is also a Trustee at the Water Environment Federation (WEF). Walid has over two decades of experience in the water industry and is passionate about solving water challenges in Africa, empowering women, and creating jobs. He has a track record of driving growth for Fortune 500 companies. He is actively involved in the water community as a thought leader, speaker, and board member.
Paul van Ruiten is an independent consultant who has been active in the field of the environment and sustainability for over 25 years. He advises companies on sustainability and CSRD, such as Klaverblad Verzekeringen, Vissers Energy Group and Postillion Hotels. He organises and facilitates stakeholder dialogues, such as for the ABU (Temporary Employment Sector Organisation), and he provides CSRD training for Outvie, NCOI and Zuyd Professionals, as well as (in-house trainings) for Dura Vermeer and CSU. Paul has been director for Environment and Energy at Royal HaskoningDHV, TNO and DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond. (regional environmental permitting and compliance authority). He is the main author of the book ‘Business with positive impact, a new management perspective’, is chairing the Supervisory Board of Aidenvironment and has held various other supervisory positions.