Professionals’ Club

In September, Professionals' Club at Kept's Sustainable Solutions Lab will hold a series of free events for clients:

• 8 September: an offline presentation of the new Kept survey Challenges of ESG Supply Chain Implementation. For more information visit this page.
• 8 September: an offline discussion IFRS S1 and S2 Standards: Intricacies, Expected Challenges and Practical Advice. Those who can't attend the event in person may join an interactive webinar on 12 September. For more information visit this page.
• 11 September: a workshop Adaptation to Climate Change: Business Strategies of the Current Decade will be held. For more information visit this page.

At Kept's Moscow office, the Operational Risk and Sustainability (ORS) group presented a Biodiversity Guide for Business: Version 1.0. It was prepared by Kept based on the analysis of 73 sources of information on biodiversity issues at the international and domestic levels. The publication included results of the online survey of 50 Russian companies from 12 sectors of economy which was carried out by the ORS in the framework of the Professionals’ Club of the Kept Sustainable Solutions Lab. More information on the guide and ways to participate in its development is available here.

Both the workshop and the Kept survey caused a keen response from the professional community. The discussion showed that in today’s environment Russian business not only maintains biodiversity conservation programs, but also plans to significantly expand its practices related to environmental protection in the near future. In this regard, the Kept guide presented at the event was recognized as a significant document that could help companies in this area. 

The subject matter study How to Measure Corporate Biodiversity. Selecting the Right Indicators was also published. The full list of Kept’s biodiversity impact management services is available here.

As part of the Professionals’ Club online meeting on GRI 2021: Intricacies, Challenges and Practical Advice, Kept experts in the field of non-financial reporting and sustainability talked to participants about the most important changes in the GRI standards that entered into force from 1 January 2023, possible approaches to assessing impacts and determining materiality, and a combination of universal and industry standards. Examples of best practice disclosures from various industries and approaches used were given. The webinar ended with a Q&A session.

As part of an online meeting of the Professionals’ Club on GRI 2021: Intricacies, Challenges and Practical Advice, Kept experts in the field of non-financial reporting and sustainability talked to participants about the most important changes in the GRI standards that entered into force from 1 January 2023, possible approaches to assessing impacts and determining materiality, and a combination of universal and industry standards. Examples of best practice disclosures from various industries and approaches used were given. The webinar ended with a Q&A session.

The event was organized in cooperation with the Russian Climate Partnership and brought together more than fifty professionals from major Russian and foreign companies, non-profit organizations and government bodies interested in new climate change risk management tools. Topics covered included the role of climate risks in the ESG criteria, approaches to climate risk management, climate risk assessment systems, prioritization of direct and indirect risks for business, etc.

The event was organized in cooperation with the Russian Climate Partnership and brought together more than fifty professionals from major Russian and foreign companies, non-profit organizations and government bodies interested in new climate change risk management tools. Topics covered included the role of climate risks in the ESG criteria, approaches to climate risk management, climate risk assessment systems, prioritization of direct and indirect risks for business, etc.

The club participants’ meeting was devoted to the use of gamification in personnel training and assessment. An overview of current trends in the development of personnel training, involvement and assessment through gamification (game mechanics) was presented. In addition, the business game Winter is Coming was held, during which participants tested some practical tools for express assessment of personnel.

On 14 September 2018, the Professionals’ Club held its first meeting in the framework of the Kept Sustainable Solutions Lab. It was attended by around 100 specialists and heads of departments to discuss the implementation of best practices to improve operational efficiency, reliability and business continuity on a sustainable basis.