Environmental Liability Solutions Europe Ltd.
Acronym: ELS Europe
General Information
Identification Code: 788702737712-85
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Entity Form: Limited Company
Registration Category: Companies & groups
Registration Date: 3/26/2020
Last Update: 4/15/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: ELS Europe is a market leading consultancy providing sustainable finance and environmental risk management solutions to the finance community, real economy actors and related solution providers. ELS Europe aims to ensure that risks and opportunities across the entire value chain of an organisation are clearly understood in terms of their nature, impact/outcomes, timing, and linkage to financial KPI’s (revenue, capex and opex). We guide the planning and implementation of sustainablility strategies as developed for a unique business model and stakeholder needs – helping to measure progress, and disclose relevant information clearly and consistently. Our solutions help to protect and create value, build awareness, exchange knowledge, and engender positive actions across all stakeholders. Our solutions furthermore help organisations comply with sustainability-related legislation and standards, to understand how best to apply guidance and how to effectively use sustainability taxonomies.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Banking and financial services
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Energy
- Environment
- International co-operation and development
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Research and innovation
- Trade
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- global
- european
- national
- sub-national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) European Sustainability Reporting Standards
Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy,
EU Taxonomy and related regulations
European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) Survey
As context to the involvement in the above, ELS Europe's Managing Director acted as:
•European Commission Decision of 30.6.22 on the endorsement of candidates of the Commission for the post of the Chair of the Sustainability Reporting Board and the post of the Chair of the Financial Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group, C(2022) 4568 final.
-co-chair of the European Financial Reporting and Advisory Group (EFRAG) Project taskforce on sustainability-related risks and opportunities and linkage to the business model and associated meetings and conferences (c.June 2020-Jan 2022)
-an expert member of Technical Expert Group for Sustainable Finance - working on the Taxonomy Working Group, co-chair of the do no significant harm development of technical screening criteria across all macro-sectors and four environmental objectives (c. June 2018- Sep 2020)
Communication Activities: Under ELS Europe's co-chairmanship, the project task force of EFRAG delivered a report on the Reporting of non-financial risks and opportunities and linkage to the business model, October 2021
The EU Taxonomy Final Report, March 2020 , acting as co-chair DNSH objectives 3-6 across all eligible sectors
The EU Taxonomy for public consultation, June 2019
13 July 2022 European Parliament Public Hearing as candidate for the post of Chair of EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board
3 November 2021 EFRAG webinar on insights on reporting the business model, sustainability risks and opportunities
12 October 2021 EFRAG podcast – good practices in reporting the business model, sustainability risks and opportunities
25 May 2021 Online public webinar and outreach event to obtain feedback on a published draft report on insights on reporting the business model, sustainability risks and opportunities
15 January 2021 EFRAG Conference, Representation of EuroSif Europe’s pan-European sustainable and responsible investment forum on the Roundtable for Non-financial Reporting Standards
15 June 2020 European Court of Auditors, Web-based Seminar/expert input for the Audit on Sustainable Finance: ‘Deep dive into EIB & EFSI & Invest EU– to mobilize private capital’
10 June 2020 Irish Department of Finance & DG FISMA Webinar on the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy. Minister for Finance & Public Expenditure and Reform, Director General of DG FISMA.
27 February 2020 European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA) discussion on ‘do no significant harm’ (DNSH) principles and development of technical screening criteria in respect of the ESA’s guidance
9 December 2019 UNFCCC Climate Change Conference, Madrid, Spain, ‘Sustainable Finance: From Commitment to Action’ as member of EU Taxonomy TEG, moderated by the European Banking Federation. Keynote by Vice President of the European Commission for an Economy that Works for People
9 December 2019 UNFCCC Climate Change Conference, Madrid, Spain ‘Sustainable Taxonomy – The role of the Sustainable Taxonomy in European and global financial markets’, as member of EU Taxonomy TEG
4 December, Brussels Sustainable Finance: Moderator Panel 1: Design of Taxonomy - how the concept of transition should be taken into account in the EU’s legislative framework and incorporated into the Taxonomy, as member of EU Taxonomy TEG
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Bond House, 59a Anne StreetDundalk
Post Code: A91 W9NP
City: Dundalk
Country: IRELAND
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EU Office
Address: Bond House, 59a Anne StreetDundalk
Post Code: A91 W9NP
City: Dundalk
Country: IRELAND
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Financial Data
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.3499999940395355
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: ELS Europe Ltd. is an independent consultancy representing its own interests in working to ensure the protection of the environment and sustainable development. The company is a micro-company and the representations that we make to the Commission are based upon independent expertise and experience across the fields of environmental science and engineering.
Organisation Members: ▪ International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)
▪ Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM)
▪ Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)