The ETUI in cooperation with the ETUC organized a webinar on "Non-financial Reporting in the EU: What Role for Trade Unions and Worker Participation?" on 10 March 2021. The webinar discussed what types of non-financial information are needed by trade unions and worker representatives and how to strengthen their role in the non-financial reporting process.

The first panel, entitled "How can trade unions and worker representatives be involved in non-financial reporting? Examples from practice" included a number of trade union and worker representatives:

• Mike Schwarz, Chair of the SE-WC at B Braun SE, Member of the Supervisory Board of B. Braun SE and B. Braun Melsungen AG
• Tanja Jacquemin, Expert in Codetermination, Academy of Labour, Frankfurt
• Jean-Pierre Lantreibecq, EWC member, SERIS SECURITY
• Morten Clausen, Director of Financial Regulation, UNI-Global

The second panel, entitled "How can reporting on workforce issues and worker participation be supported through a revised NFRD and European sustainability reporting standards?" included the following speakers:

• Tom Dodd (European Commission - Team Leader for Sustainability Reporting at DG FISMA)
• Erik Hormes (European Parliament - Senior Policy Advisor to the Dutch Socialists & Democrats)
• David Vermijs (Senior Advisor at Shift)
• Isabelle Schömann (Confederal Secretary at the ETUC) 

Also see a report produced by Shift in collaboration with Mondiaal FNV "Respecting Trade Union Rights in Global Value Chains".

Finally, for inportant reference documents and ETUC demands in this area see our resource page on non-financial reporting 

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