CSA Fundamentals (Morning Session)

Topic

Time

Speaker

1.       Introduction

·         RobecoSAM

·         Sustainability Investing Approaches

·         Sustainability Rating Agencies

·         Stock Exchanges and Sustainability

·         The Business Case for Sustainability

9:00~9:45

RobecoSAM

2.       The Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)

·         Materiality

·         History, Relevance and Usage

·         Benefits of Participating

·         CSA video testimonials

9:45~10:30

RobecoSAM

Coffee break

10:30~10:45

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3.       The calculation of your CSA Score

·         Assessment focus and scoring relevance (Operational Eco-Efficiency as example)

·         Media & Stakeholder Analysis (MSA)

10:45~11:15

RobecoSAM

4.       The Online Assessment Platform / Alternative: Present the Materiality criterion

·         Online Demo

·         Tipps & Tricks for first time participants

11:15~11:45

RobecoSAM

5.       Wrap-up / Summary

11:45~12:00

RobecoSAM / TWSE

CSA Deep Dive (Afternoon session)

Topic

Time

Speaker

1.       Introduction

·         RobecoSAM, the CSA and the DJSI Index Family

·         Investor Engagement

·         CSA Statistics (Participation, Scores, Country vs Region vs World, DJSI Members vs Workshop Participants)

·         CSA as a Toolkit to effectively communicate on ESG topics

14:00~14:45

RobecoSAM

2.       Methodology Changes

·         Rationale of new / updated questions

·         Company performance

·         Methodology Outlook

Breakout session: Which ESG topics have received more attention in the last years? Which topics are yet to become relevant?

14:45~15:30

RobecoSAM

Coffee break

15:30~15:45

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3.       CSA Deep Dive “Corporate Governance” or “Supply Chain Management”

·         Rationale, Layout and Scoring of relevant Criterion 1 and selected Questions

15:45~16:15

RobecoSAM

4.       CSA Deep Dive “Climate Strategy”

·         Rationale, Layout and Scoring of relevant Criterion 2 and selected Questions

16:15~16:45

RobecoSAM

5.       Wrap-up / Summary

16:45~17:00

RobecoSAM / TWSE