This episode is a little different: we have an announcement.
Fanny is starting a PhD in collaboration with YouSustain, the Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. The research question is at the right at the heart of sustainability reporting: Are mandatory regulations by governments or voluntary pressures from financial institutions the main drivers of modern ESG reporting among private companies in Norway and the EU?
The working research topic focuses on ESG reporting in Norway and the EU, and the role of governments, banks and private-company motivations. More specifically, the project will explore whether regulation is really the main driver of ESG reporting, or whether banks and financial institutions may play a much bigger role in shaping, controlling and pressuring companies to report.
We also get into why companies continued reporting voluntarily during the uncertainty around Omnibus, what financial risk has to do with sustainability disclosures, and whether the future of ESG reporting will be driven by regulation, business incentives, or a mix of both.
And yes, we also discuss what happens when someone decides that running a company, renovating a house and raising a puppy somehow still leaves enough free time for a PhD.