This webinar, "Getting the Green Light: Securing Budget for Sustainability," offers practical guidance for sustainability professionals seeking to secure the resources they need to drive their programs forward. Led by Dr. Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom, Chief Impact Officer at Socialsuite, and Jessica Richmond, CEO at Sumday, the webinar explores the challenges and opportunities around sustainability budgeting.

Key topics include:

• The evolving landscape of sustainability reporting, with mandatory disclosures like the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) driving the need for increased resources.
• Building a compelling business case for sustainability investments, moving beyond "sustainability speak" and framing requests in terms of risk management, return on investment, and operational efficiency.
• Leveraging technology to streamline sustainability reporting and carbon accounting, freeing up resources for more strategic initiatives.
• Upskilling internal teams to build capacity and expertise in sustainability, reducing reliance on external consultants.

This webinar equips sustainability professionals with the tools and strategies they need to effectively advocate for sustainability budgets and drive meaningful change within their organizations.

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Your hosts

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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.

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Jessica is the CEO and Co-Founder at Sumday. Starting her career in law, she moved into iron ore before leaving mining to start an accounting firm. As the team incorporated sustainability accounting into their service offering, it was clear that not a single company in the world had reliable or robust non-financial data themselves or from their supply chain. Sumday was born to unlock a world where accounting systems have transformed the global economy for good.

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