Avoiding Common Pitfalls in CSRD-Compliant Double Materiality, is a must-watch for companies navigating the complexities of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Industry experts, Dr. Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom from Socialsuite and Jeffrey Crawford from Azuri, provide practical advice for conducting a successful double materiality assessment (DMA), avoiding costly mistakes, and ensuring compliance.

The webinar offers:

• A clear breakdown of double materiality, examining a company's impact on the world and how sustainability-related issues affect its financial performance.
• Expert guidance on identifying and managing material topics throughout the value chain, including upstream suppliers and downstream product lifecycles.
• Actionable strategies for effective stakeholder engagement, going beyond simple surveys to gather in-depth insights from affected communities and subject matter experts.
• Practical tips for integrating specialized risk assessments, such as climate, nature, and human rights, into the DMA process.

By addressing common pitfalls and highlighting best practices, this webinar helps companies turn CSRD compliance into a strategic advantage. Learn how to leverage the DMA process to identify risks and opportunities, improve sustainability performance, and create long-term value for stakeholders.

Your hosts

‍‍‍

Tim is Chief Impact Officer at Socialsuite and serves as its domain-expert on ESG and sustainability. In 2020 he designed the company’s ESG-starter solution to help small caps identify, focus, and report on the most significant and urgent sustainability issues relevant to their business and stakeholders. Sustainability and social impact have always been central to Tim’s career, he brings over a decade of sustainability experience driving ESG strategy, programs, and reporting.

‍

‍

‍

Jeff is a sustainability & climate expert with over 15 years of experience leading private companies and advising Fortune 500 companies, UN agencies, and financial institutions. He is the Managing Director at Azuri Consulting, where he advises and supports clients along their sustainability journeys, including in complying with sustainability-related legislation (CSRD, SEC & CA Climate), conducting double materiality and climate-nature risk assessments, and disclosing in accordance with leading standards (IFRS S1-S2, SASB, TCFD; GRI; ESRS; SDGs). He is also the Chair of the Climate Smart Task Force for the City of Beacon and a Member of its Conservation Advisory Committee.