Announcement Webinar on:
Sustainability reporting for medium-sized companies with
Prof. Dr. Knut Henkel

We are pleased to announce an exciting new initiative: Starting in September, Scopewire, in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Knut Henkel, an expert in financial and sustainability reporting at Emden-Leer University of Applied Sciences, will be offering webinars on the topic of “Sustainability Reporting in Medium-Sized Companies”. These webinars are aimed specifically at SMEs that want to improve their sustainability reporting and meet current requirements. Prof. Dr. Henkel will contribute his extensive expertise to provide practical and well-founded insights.

Main topics of the webinar:

1. EU Green Deal: Overview of the European climate strategy and its impact on companies
2. EU Taxonomy: Introduction to the classification system for sustainable economic activities
   
3. Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): New requirements for sustainability reporting
4. European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS): Detailed insights into the new reporting standards
5. Environment (Environment E): Focus on climate change, resource use and biodiversity
6. Social (Social S): Working conditions, human rights and social responsibility
7. Good corporate governance (Governance G): Ethical business practices and compliance
8. Illustration through examples and case studies: Practical application of the concepts

The webinar will include concrete examples and case studies to illustrate the practical application of the concepts presented. The webinars will start in September.

Further information on the exact dates and how to register will be available on our website shortly. Take this opportunity to prepare your company for the future of sustainability reporting.

We look forward to your participation!

Professor Dr. Knut Henkel

Professor Dr. Knut Henkel has been Professor of Accounting and Business Taxation at Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences since 2016. He was born in 1965 and initially studied economics at the University of Bonn before continuing his studies in business administration at the University of Siegen, where he graduated with a degree in business administration in 1992. In 2011, he completed a part-time doctorate at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.

Henkel began his professional career at Deutsche Postbank AG, where he held various positions in accounting and taxes from 1994 to 2016, including Head of Accounting Financial Markets and Specialist Accounting Policies.

In addition to his work at the Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences, Henkel offers seminars and webinars on financial and sustainability reporting through his company “FIAC - Prof. Dr. Knut Henkel”. His research focuses on international accounting, in particular the accounting of financial instruments and banks, as well as sustainability reporting. He has published numerous articles in specialist journals and books.

Professor Henkel was voted “Online Teacher of the Year” by the students of his department in 2020. (FIAC Henkel Seminars)​​ (HS Emden/Leer)​.