ESG AND EVALUATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Byzantine & Christian Museum of Athens,Hybrid Format
The 5th Annual Conference of the Hellenic Evaluation Society (HES), titled "ESG and Evaluation for Sustainable Development," was successfully held on 10 November 2022.
The conference addressed the ESG criteria as a set of standards for evaluating the three dimensions of sustainability – Environmental, Social, and Governance – in the context of fostering sustainable, inclusive, and socially conscious development. The objective was to promote public dialogue on incorporating ESG criteria across all dimensions of development and governance, particularly in private and public investments, and to explore the regulatory framework that would enable their operation with environmental and social sensitivity and good governance.
At the end of the conference, the HES Annual Awards were announced.
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
The program was structured into three thematic sessions:
1. ESG and Sustainable Development Transformation
2. The Role of Evaluation in Promoting Green Growth and Resilience
3. Best Practices in Evaluation
PRESENTATIONS
- Paraskevi Boufounou, President of the European Evaluation Network and Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Evaluation Society
- Monika Bartosiewicz-Niziolek, President of the Polish Evaluation Society (virtual intervention)
Session 1: ESG and Sustainable Development Transformation
- Emmanouil Koutoulakis, Secretary General for the Aegean and Island Policy: "ESG Criteria and the Challenge of Green Transition for Maritime Transport and Island Sustainability"
- Panagiotis Kaldis, Rector of the University of West Attica: "University of West Attica: The First Green University in Attica"
- Nikos Trantas, PhD in Political Science, Presidency of the Government: "Promoting Sustainability in Regulatory Initiatives"
Session 2: The Role of Evaluation in Promoting Green Growth and Resilience
- Ioanna Sapountzi, Director of Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, National Bank of Greece Group: "Regulatory Challenges for Sustainable Development"
- Maria Alexiou, President of CSR Hellas: "New European Framework for Corporate Sustainability Information Reporting and Performance Evaluation Rules"
Session 3: Best Practices in Evaluation – Announcement of Hellenic Evaluation Society Awards
- Award in the category Young Emerging Evaluator 2022: Aikaterini Koumoutsea, for her research work: "Evaluation of the Impact of Public Interventions on Cultural Heritage: Methods and Approaches for Measuring Economic Impacts at the Project Level"
- Award in the category Best Applied Integrated Evaluation Methodology: National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA): "Integrating Evaluation into All Stages of the Selection Process for Senior Executives in the Public Sector"
- Award in the category Optimal Utilisation of Proposed Evaluation Conclusions: University of West Attica: "Using Tools and Standards to Enhance Transparency in Fiscal Management Evaluation"
