TaxLab 2021 - the green edition | Registration is closed
TaxLab’s theme for this year is focused on sustainability. The ESG (Environmental, Social and corporate Governance) criteria are becoming more and more of importance for companies to create business value, accompanied with new challenges from a tax & legal perspective. In addition, companies are faced with an increase in reporting obligations, for example, the recently published Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”). Following the CSRD, companies will have a reporting obligation with respect to sustainability as per 2023.
Why put sustainability in a tax and legal perspective?
Sustainability continues to gain momentum and is no longer just about the environment or the climate. The environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) are increasingly important for companies to consider, also from a tax and legal perspective.
In practice, the knowledge on what is related to sustainability and tax is lacking. Typically, the Governance part (the G in ESG) is often well-known to companies, because it fits in with the more well-known themes such as responsible tax or corporate tax. But hardly anyone knows what benefits can be gained in terms of environment and social sustainability. Whilst the bigger picture often results in more business value.
Therefore at TaxLab 2021, Deloitte will present what is needed in the coming years from a tax and legal perspective and what can already be put into practice. Together with interesting guest speakers and clients we adress the subject, share real life stories and update you on the latest developments in the field of sustainability inspiring you to make a contribution that lasts.
Thursday, September 16, 2021
12.00 - 13.00: Lunch and walk-in
13.00: Start plenary session (English) by Victor Vlam
13.00 - 13.45: Sustainability TedTalks starring:
- Jacques Buith (Deloitte)
- Jeroen Smit (Het Financieel Dagblad & Algemeen Dagblad)
Followed by a panel discussion with Jacques Buith, Jeroen Smit, Patrick van Min and Helene Geijtenbeek
13.45 - 14.00: Break (change seating into break-out rooms)
14.00 - 14.45: Focus sessions (part 1)
14.45 - 15.00: Break (change seating back to plenary room)
15.00 - 15.50: Plenary TedTalk with:
- Lara Muller
Followed by a client panel discussion on sustainability led by Victor Vlam
15.50 - 16.00: Break (change seating into break-out rooms)
16.00 - 16.45: Focus sessions (part 2)
16.45 - 17.00: Break (change seating back to plenary room)
17.00 - 17.30: Plenary closing by Victor Vlam
17.30 - 19.30: Drinks & Networking
Thursday 16 September 2021 | 12.00 - 18.00 CEST
Location: DeFabrique in Utrecht
Adress: Westkanaaldijk 7, 3542 DA Utrecht
Victor Vlam, Chairman of the day Energetic, inspiring and committed, just a few characteristics to describe our chairman of the day, who is deeply interested in sustainability as well. Resulting from his 7 year upbringing in New York and Virginia, with a great popularity as speaker, Victor has extensive experience in presenting public events and (large) company meetings as well as leading election debates. At TaxLab, Victor will have in-depth conversations with our speakers on sustainability as well as interact with the participants to collect their views on how they perceive the relevance of ESG for their business. |
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Jeroen Smit, Plenary speaker Jeroen published a book on sustainability and how corporations are dealing with this subject, named ‘Het Grote Gevecht, Moed, overmoed en onvermogen bij Unilever’. As part of this book, Jeroen investigated how doing the right thing for society can provide additional value to companies. Companies who state that they are in business to earn money should not have a right to exist in his opinion. |
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Jacques Buith (Deloitte), Plenary speaker During TaxLab Jacques will provide a broad overview on the relevant developments around sustainability (and ESG) and will take you phase by phase through the journey on becoming more sustainable. |
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Maatregelen COVID-19
- English below -
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Measures COVID-19
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TaxLab 2021 - Organized by:
Please feel free to contact us!
Rosanne Goodijk
Rosanne is Director in the Deloitte’s tax and legal practice, focusing on Consumer clients within the Deloitte Private industry. Rosanne is leading the hospitality industry within Tax & Legal. She advises clients in all fields of (inter)national corporate tax, including restructuring, divestments and transfer pricing projects.
Patrick van Min
Working from the Rotterdam office I focus on advising Dutch and foreign multinationals on a broad range of strategic tax matters including Global Tax Reset, Mergers& Acquisitions and Tax transformation processes. I am responsible for Deloitte’s Tax in the Boardroom program and for the Tax executive lab program. Furthermore I am chairman of the tax incubator board where innovative ideas are developed to market propositions.
Lucia Sahin
Lucia is a Tax Director in our Transfer Pricing practice in Amsterdam with over 15 years of experience in international tax and Transfer Pricing. Lucia specializes in business model optimization, value chain alignment and post-merger integrations (PMI). Furthermore, Lucia is part of Deloitte’s responsible tax initiative. Before joining Deloitte in 2020, Lucia worked at a Benelux law firm. She has experience in IP restructuring, business model optimization and conversions, value chain alignment and setting up transfer pricing policies and documentation; advising multinational clients in the consumer-, agricultural-, chemical-and energy industry, with (re)structuring experience with the Americas and Europe. Lucia is a member of the Dutch fiscal association (NOB) and the International Fiscal Association (IFA). She is a frequent lecturer / speaker on Transfer Pricing related topics and an author of various articles published in tax journals.
