Past events

06
May

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – Current status, opportunities & challenges

Background

Find out the why? how? obstacles? benefits? etc to stakeholders

(Companies, PMEs; consumers; financial markets; data users; financial investments, instruments and contracts, governments, regulators and….  you!)

Our speakers will address the implications of the current status for companies in Europe & Luxembourg) with respect to their business competitiveness, changing consumer behaviour and attitudes to the trends in environmentally related initiatives and social responsibility.  

Whereas the overall need and benefits of CSR are essential and laudable, given the current 2025 unpredictable economic, social and political environment:   are we still on the right track?  are the goals, requirements still realistic? are they anti-competitive? and are efforts enough and sustainable?

 Our expert speakers will bring us up to date and will provide their insights thereon.

Agenda

      Introduction        (the original objectives of CSR; the recent EU announcement; etc)

II     Brief overview of 2025 status (preparedness by sector; issues; timing…)

III    Current challenges & opportunities:

  • Operational issues (relevant data, quantification, accessibility etc)
  • Data (gather; reliability; relevance; costs etc)
  • Reporting (status; preparedness; etc)

IV     Market reactions:

  • Industry sectors (differences; needs; relevance; economics)
  • Social (public; consumers, NGOs; environnemental etc.)
  • Other effects (on regulatory; valuations; funding; investments; funds;
  • Competitors (status? – other world economies and sectors)

 V       Q&A and Discussion 

  Our expert speakers

 For this key event and discussion, we got together 2 leading experts to share their views:

 Mike Van Kauvenbergh – Director and Head of Consulting ESG at Deveco (Atoz)  

A professional since 1994, Mike spent his early years abroad, particularly in Switzerland and Germany, with positions of responsibility in various sectors before heading back to Luxembourg in 2006. In addition to his expertise in sales, marketing, and business strategy, he has developed his ESG expertise over the past 15 years. Mike founded Deveco in 2017 and integrated the company with ATOZ Group in March 2024.

Mike is an accredited expert with the INDR (Institut National pour un Développement durable et la Responsabilité sociale des entreprises) and an auditor for the national ESG label “Entreprise Socialement Responsible”.

He holds an executive master’s in economics from Universität des Saarlandes, Germany.  Mike is also a trained carbon footprint expert and holds the Bilan Carbone© license from the Association for the Low Carbon Transition, France.

 

Claire Cherpion – Director, Sustainability & Risk Assurance, PwC Luxembourg 

Claire is Director in the PwC Broader Assurance Services, supporting clients to build and to demonstrate the robustness of their sustainability reporting. Extensive consulting and auditing experience in Quality, Health and Social Responsibility.

Specialised in Sustainability and Sustainable Finance, she performs readiness assessment and assurance reviews under ISAE 3000 assessing the compliance with GRI/SASB standards and the completeness and accuracy of the non-financial data contained in the Sustainability reporting. Involved in the PwC TCFD (Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures), CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) & EFRAG and Taxonomy working groups.

Author of various sustainability newsletters and provided training on GRI standard and Sustainability disclosures reporting requirements.

For years Claire has been supporting clients as process and controls expert, in finance and non-financial transformation projects. Claire has also been at the forefront of PwC’s compliance and regulatory practices with her strong liaison with industry and regulatory experts. Advising clients in laying roadmap to comply with the upcoming EU regulation, incl. CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy amongst other. Extensive experience in working on sustainability reporting verification e.g. GRI/SASB and CO2 reporting, and project management for implementing the environmental data collection processes(flowcharts), Risk & Controls Matrix, Data quality requirements related to Sustainability disclosures.

She has a master’s in finance (ICN Business School), and a Bachelor of Commerce (Sup’Est); Cambridge – Business and Climate Change: Towards Net Zero Emissions.

She is GRI certified; SASB Level I; CISA certified. Assurance on ESG report and E, S and G Sustainability KPIs

Seminar details

Date & time:  Tuesday, May 6, 2025 (18.15 – 20.30)

Event:

18.15   Registration and welcome

18.30   Presentations and Q&A

19.45   Networking – drinks & snacks

 

Venue:  PwC offices (2, Rue Gerhard Mercator, L-2182, Gasperich, Luxembourg)
https://www.pwc.lu/en/location.html

Parking:  at nearby Auchan Cloche D’Or (25 Bd Friedrich W. Raiffeisen, L-2411, Gasperich)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wQ1WKm5g8B9e6y7E9

 Fee:   Members:                     EUR: 15 per person
            Non-members:            EUR: 20 per person

 Note:  This is a CPD qualifying event – certificates available on written request.

Registration: Please register below and pay the fee in advance to ABIAL. (IBAN: LU56 0024 1398 5698 8300)

For any questions or help, please contact:

Azeem Edun (Chair)                – email:  azeem.edun@kpmg.lu  or tel: 621 876 431

Mervyn Martins (Gen.Secretary)    – email: mervynmartins01@gmail.com  or  tel: 621 332 053

13
Feb

ABIAL Pre-Spring Welcome and Networking Cocktail 2025

Dear Member,

We are delighted to invite you to our ABIAL Pre-Spring Welcome and Networking Event which for this year is scheduled for Thursday 13th February 2025 as follows:

Time: 18h30 to 21h00

Where: Ikki Bar, 2 Rives de Clausen, L-2165 Luxembourg

Fee: EUR 20 per person for members and guests – Please pay the fee in advance to ABIAL IBAN = LU56 0024 1398 5698 8300.

Drinks and finger food will be available.

Please register for this event using the “Booking” link below and in case of questions please contact Azeem Edun via email azeem.edun@kpmg.lu or tel: 621 876 431

We are looking forward to welcoming you on 13th February.

Best regards,

Azeem Edun, Chairman ABIAL

05
Nov

ABIAL Networking and Tax Update Event

Dear Member,

We are delighted to invite you to our Networking and Tax Update Event for this year, presenting some upcoming tax law changes and their impact on Luxembourg businesses and individuals.

The topics which will be covered are:

  • recent draft laws on corporate and personal income tax measures, including on (i) minimum net wealth tax, changes to the participation exemption, and share class redemptions and (ii) new tax package aiming at strengthening Luxembourg’s attractiveness and titled “Relief Package. Unity. Future. For Everyone”.
  • overview of selected recent case law on direct tax matters
  • recent developments from a VAT perspective

The Event will be jointly presented by Christina Leomy-Voigt and Thibaut Boulange from ATOZ.

When: Tues 5 November 2024

Registration and Welcome drinks: 6.30pm to 7pm

Presentation: 7pm to 8pm

Drinks and nibbles: from 8pm

Where: Atoz, 1B Heienhaff, 1736 Senningerberg

Fee: EUR 15 per person for members and guests – Please pay the fee in advance to ABIAL IBAN = LU56 0024 1398 5698 8300

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our PPU.

Please register for this event using the “Booking” link below and in case of questions please contact Azeem Edun via email azeem.edun@kpmg.lu or tel: 621 876 431

Best regards,

Azeem Edun, Chairman ABIAL

15
Jul

2024 Annual General Meeting

Event date: Monday,15 July 2024 at 18h30

We have pleasure in inviting you to attend the ABIAL Annual General Meeting, at the Hotel Parc Belle-Vue, 5 avenue Marie Thérèse, L-2132 Luxembourg

The event will include short presentations made by our ABIAL Chairman and Treasurer. The points on the agenda will include:

  • Reflections on past year 2023;
  • 2023 Financials and 2024 budget;
  • Events planned H2 2024;
  • Relationship with the Institutes.

The floor will be open to members to raise any questions related to the agenda points and/or the Association. The event will also include drinks and canapés for which an EUR 15 event fee is charged. The amount should be transferred to the ABIAL bank account prior to the event using IBAN below:

IBAN LU56 0024 1398 5698 8300

Reservation

Please reserve your place via the ABIAL website or via the email link to the website, until Wed. July 10, 2024.

We would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Committee to thank you for your support during the past year(s) and look forward to seeing you at the AGM (if you are interested in joining our committee and wish to make an impact, please let me know prior to the AGM).

 

Yours sincerely,

ABIAL Committee

19
Jul

Tax on the beach – our next professional practice update

Dear all,

we are delighted to invite you to our first PPU for this year and what better is there than listen to new tax updates in summer.

The topics which will be covered are:

  • recent Lux jurisprudence on VAT deduction rights for holding companies
  • feedback from the professionals on the Luxembourg impatriation regime
  • recent jurisprudence on account 115 and Luxembourg participation exemption
  • Overview on recent (proposals of) EU Directives : ATAD 3, Pillar 2, DEBRA

When: 19 July 2022

Where: Atoz, 1B Heienhaff, 1736 Nidderaanwen

Fee: EUR 80 per person for members and guests and EUR 50 for students – Please pay the fee in advance ABIAL IBAN = LU56 0024 1398 5698 8300

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our PPU.

 

09
Jun

ABIAL – networking event with a first responder

Dear all,

in our series of “networking events with purpose” we have our new guest speaker (name to be revealed) a first responder from Luxembourg. After the floods and other devastating events in our region over the last years, we will hear from someone who is there as a first responder to help.

Please take this opportunity to hear from someone who supports society at large.

When: 9 June 2022 19:00

Where: IKKI

Please do invite any colleagues and especially newcomers to Luxembourg who you think would be interested in attending this networking event.

Fee: EUR 15 per person (members, students and guests) – Please pay the fee in advance

ABIAL IBAN = LU56 0024 1398 5698 8300

24
Feb

Pre-spring networking cocktail

Dear all,

24 February 2022 will be the day for our pre-spring networking cocktail. As in November, we will have a fabulous guest speaker – Cynthia Conzemius from the SOS Kannerduerf Luxembourg.

We are looking forward to seeing you and your colleagues and friends.

Where: IKKI

When: 24 February 2022 19:00

Fee: EUR 10 per person (members, students and guests) – Please pay the fee in advance

Please note that the current Covid rules will be applied.

 

25
Nov

Welcome back cocktail – the networking event

Dear all,

we are pleased to invite you to our welcome back cocktail. This is THE EVENT not to miss before the Christmas rush.

Where: IKKI

When: 25 November 2021 19:00

Please do invite any colleagues and especially newcomers to Luxembourg who you think would be interested in attending this networking event.

Fee: EUR 10 per person (members, students and guests) – Please pay the fee in advance

 

24
Jun

Annual General Meeting

ABIAL is delighted to invite you to the Annual General Meeting of the Association.

Due to the continuing Covid Crisis the Annual General Meeting will be held by way of a video conference.

It will be held on THURSDAY 24th June, 2021 

COMMENCING AT 19:00

There will be no charge for this event.

 

To join the Webinar please register in the normal manner below and a link to the webinar will be distributed prior to the event.

 

see invitation here

17
Jun

ABIAL Sound Bites 3

ABIAL is delighted to invite you to a series of lunchtime seminars on different aspects of working in today’s virtual and uncertain environment.

Wafa Cheriti, Extended Assurance Internal Audit Senior Manager EY Luxembourg will be speaking on June 17th at 12.30 to 13.30:

Internal audit matters. I’m keen to assist the profession in thriving
into a skilled resource decision-makers can rely upon on a wide
range of strategic, regulatory and risk-related issues.

Please follow this link to see the full agenda

To join this Webinar please register in the normal manner below and a link to the webinar will be distributed prior to the event.