ESDN Workshops

Since 2007, the ESDN has been organizing thematic Workshops in order to facilitate informal exchange of standpoints and experiences between ESDN Members. This section of the website provides a one-stop-shop documentation of all ESDN Workshops so far. Please click on one of the Workshops for more details. Some photo albums can also be found below. 

2030 Agenda Stakeholder Forum

The Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the ESDN organized the 2030 Agenda Stakeholder Forum in Warsaw on May 27th 2025!

The Forum was an international gathering of public administration and business, aimed at building synergies for sustainable development through experience sharing and dialogue on the challenges and needs of both parties.

With only five years left to achieve the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, now is the time to accelerate actions and strengthen partnerships. More information, including the agenda, Discussion Paper, and presentations can be found below.

The Policy Note will be made available as soon as possible!

Keynote Presentations 2030 Agenda Stakeholder Forum
Session 1: Balancing Reduction of Regulatory Burden Demands with EU Climate Ambitions: Finding Common Ground

Keynote Speech

Amanda Koefoed Simonsen, Partner and ESG Practice Lead in Copenhagen Changery, Denmark


Panel Discussion on Balancing Regulatory Burden and the EU’s Climate Ambitions – Introducing different perspectives

Moderatorated by Witold Strzelecki, Managing Director, Business & Science Poland Panellists

Panelists

  1. Antonina Maria Wozna, Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
  2. Piotr Biernacki, Chair of Sustainability Committee of the Polish Association of Listed Companies, Member of EFRAG Sustainability Reporting TEG, ESG Reporting Partner at MATERIALITY Poland
  3. Kamil Wyszkowski, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Poland, Poland
  4. Corina Murafa Benga, European Economic and Social Committee, Romania
ESDN Exchange Spaces on Good Practices between Government and the Private Sector fostering Competitiveness and Sustainability

Table 1: Aligning EU Regulations with Market Competitiveness and Sustainability
Amanda Koefoed Simonsen, Partner and ESG Practice Lead in Copenhagen Changery, Denmark


Table 2: Addressing Barriers to Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) in Sustainability – European perspective
Corina Murafa Benga, European Economic and Social Committee, Romania


Table 3: Addressing Barriers to Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) in Sustainability – stakeholder perspective
Agnieszka Ozimkowska, Sustainability advisor for SMEs in Enterprise Europe Network Łukasiewicz – WIT, Poland

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Marcin Olszewski, Internalization advisor in Enterprise Europe Network Łukasiewicz – WIT, Poland


Table 4: Leveraging Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development: ESG Standard – digital tool supporting companies report
Karolina Opielewicz, Polish Chamber of Commerce, Poland


Table 5: Sustainable Public Reporting: Opportunities and Challenges
Sydney van der Post, ESDN Advisory Board Member and Policy Officer – Sustainable Development Goals, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands


Table 6: Basque’s SDG and Agenda 2030 Strategy focuses on sustainability and competitiveness
Asier Aranbarri, Director for Social Innovation and Agenda 2030, Basque Government, Basque Country


Table 7: Economic Initiative – Sustainable Styria – Supporting SMEs in being more sustainable
Gernot Vorraber, Member of the Specialist Team for Sustainability Coordination in Department 14, Water management, Resources and Sustainability at the Office of the Regional Government of Styria, Austria


Table 8: Digital Tools to reduce Administrative Effort in Sustainability Reporting
Victoria Diekkamp-Reimann, Head of German Sustainability Code, Germany


Table 9: Education and Capacity Building for Sustainable Transition
Luminita Bălălău, Director, Department of Sustainable Development Strategies, Programs and Projects, Government of Romania


Table 10: Speeding up - Implementation of Acceleration Zones for renewable energy sources in Czechia
Anna Pasková, Director – Department of Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development, Ministry of the Environment, Czechia


Table 11: Synergy for Sustainable Development – Joint Actions of Business and Administration
Eric Mulholland, European Sustainable Development Network (ESDN) Executive Coordinator, Austria

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Agnieszka Jabłońska, Senior Expert, Sustainable Economy Department, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Poland


Table 12: Impacts of Sustainability Reporting on Young Entrepreneurs – Entrepreneurship as a form of activism
Isaac Jyväsjärvi, ESDN Youth Network Member and Member of the Finnish National Youth Council, Finland

Documents
ESDN Workshop Archive

A look at the history of the ESDN reveals that ESDN Workshops have played a prominent role in facilitating networking between European SD practitioners and policy advisors. This section of the website provides a one-stop-shop documentation of all ESDN Workshops so far. Please click on one of the Workshops for more details:

ESDN Workshop Photo Albums