The CFO Platform Working Group
Chair
Oliver Zipse
Chairman of the Board of Management / BMW Group
Convenor
Walter Mertl
BMW Group
Contact
Philippe Adriaenssens
philippe.adriaenssens@ert.eu
Featured Documents
This paper is the European Round Table for Industry’s (ERT) formal response to EFRAG’s 2025 consultation on the revision of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Set 1, particularly focusing...
ERT is part of a joint statement by a broad coalition of European and international industry associations, urging EU policymakers to swiftly adopt the proposed longer transition periods for the...
This paper by the European Round Table for Industry (ERT) responds to the European Commission’s draft delegated act on simplifying the EU Taxonomy framework. European industry's experience of the EU...
Brussels, 26 February 2025: The European Industry Summit took place earlier today, chaired by Dr Ilham Kadri, President of CEFIC and Vice-Chair of ERT. It was an occasion at which...
Sustainability is both a key driver for decision-making & a factor in securing competitive advantage for companies. ERT is deeply convinced of the value of disclosing information on sustainability performance so that...
As the five-year of this European Commission comes to a close, ERT's CFO Platform has written to Commissioner Mairead McGuinness a wide range of concerns about the interoperability between sustainability...
Brussels, 16 October 2023: The latest call for evidence (June 2022) of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) confirmed that the market of ESG rating providers is very fragmented,...
The Expert Group on Sustainable Finance of the European Round Table for Industry (ERT) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft delegated act on European Sustainability Reporting Standards...
With the clock ticking on the implementation of the EU Taxonomy, ERT's CFO Platform has compiled its concerns about the practical implications of the current rules and asks whether their...
ERT recognises the need for introducing ESRS to direct capital flows towards a more sustainable economy. We welcome the improvements that have been made by EFRAG following the consultation process,...
ERT welcomes the publication by the European Financial Regulatory Advisory Group (EFRAG) of the exposure drafts underpinning the development of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. We think the introduction of...
In this letter, ERT commends the ISSB on the publication of both, the exposure drafts IFRS S1 (General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Disclosure) and IFRS S2 (Climate-related Disclosures)....
In this Expert Paper, ERT gives its view on several aspects of the European Commission’s recently presented Communication “Business Taxation for the 21st Century”. Tax transparency: ERT supports the ongoing...
The letter was a joint action taken by ERT in partnership with the Value Balancing Alliance and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Economic Forum. The...
In this Expert paper, ERT addresses the following policy targets: 1. Efficient and predictable tax systems - Business needs simple, efficient, predictable and stable tax regimes that incentivise long-term investment....
ERT supports the overall objective of the EU Taxonomy to help to mobilise finance towards environmentally sustainable activities. The practical complexities of the implementation of the EU Taxonomy Regulation need...
In order to ensure the practical applicability of instruments such as the taxonomy it is very important that all relevant stakeholders and industries are involved and consulted on an ongoing...
The idea to develop binding reporting standards for non-financial information is gaining traction rapidly on EU level but also internationally. Already today a large number of international initiatives, frameworks, standards,...
