EFRAG welcomes Eurosif to its sustainability reporting membership and completes the composition of the EFRAG Administrative Board

​EFRAG is glad to report on the progress of its governance reform heading for the target date of 31 March 2022:

  • EFRAG welcomes to its membership in the European Stakeholders Organisations Chapter, user sector: Eurosif
  • The composition of the EFRAG Administrative Board is completed with the appointment of its President, Vice-President and the member on the Civil Society Organisations Chapter seat.

After admission of 13 new EFRAG Member Organisations to the Sustainability reporting pillar in addition to the 17 existing EFRAG Member Organisations in the Financial reporting pillar who joined the Sustainability reporting pillar, EFRAG welcomes Eurosif to its membership.

EFRAG General Assembly meetings in which new member organisations can be admitted will take place on 1 and 15 March 2022. After these dates organisations can still join. EFRAG also introduced the Friends of EFRAG- Sustainability Reporting whereby entities can give their individual support to EFRAG’s mission and support EFRAG’s sustainability reporting activities. EFRAG is pleased to announce that Angela Impact Economy and ENGIE are the pioneers in the Friends of EFRAG-Sustainability Reporting. Other entities are very welcome to follow suit.

With the appointment of the President Hans Buysse (effective from the end of the mandate of Jean-Paul Gauzès), Vice-President Georg Lanfermann (effective 15 February) and Marilyn Waite as member representing the Civil Society Organisations Chapter EFRAG completed the composition of its Administrative Board:

- EFRAG Administrative Board President: Jean-Paul Gauzès until the end of his mandate

- European Stakeholder Organisations Chapter:
  • Sebastien de Brouwer
  • Hans Buysse, President (from the end of mandate of Jean-Paul Gauzès)
  • Benoit Jaspar
  • Claes Norberg
  • Elina Peill
- National Organisations Chapter:
  • Michel Barbet- Massin
  • Santiago Duran Dominquez
  • Stig Enevoldsen
  • Paolo Gnes
  • Georg Lanfermann Vice-President
  • Peter Sampers
  • Andrea Sternisko
  • Anders Ullberg
- Civil Society Organisations Chapter:
  • Marilyn Waite

20191015_BBB5223-2.jpgEFRAG Board President Jean Paul Gauzès, commented on the new composition:

"It is with great pleasure that I welcome Eurosif to the membership of our Sustainability reporting pillar. This makes EFRAG even more inclusive of all stakeholders! Eurosif will bring added value notably from a sustainable investment perspective."

Read the complete press release here.