DSfS: Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

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Speaker's Topic: US listed companies file their annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Companies are expected to disclose financial and operational risks to investors and SEC. SASB uses machine learning to analyze these public filings to determine if companies are indeed disclosing on the financial impacts of sustainability related risks. This analysis helps both our internal research as well as our stakeholders understand the current state of disclosure.

Speaker Bio: Madhu Mathew is the Director of Technology for SASB. In this role, he leads the technology initiatives that supports SASB’s standards research, stakeholder engagement, and market adoption of SASB standards. Mr. Mathew has over 15 years of experience in Technology. Before joining SASB, he worked as a Technology Strategy Consultant at Accenture. Prior to Accenture he led technology initiatives at Caterpillar, Inc. Mr. Mathew holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

About SASB's goals:

Financially Material: SASB’s mission is to help businesses around the world identify, manage and report on the sustainability topics that matter most to their investors.

Market Informed: SASB standards are developed based on extensive feedback from companies, investors, and other market participants as part of a transparent, publicly-documented process.

Industry Specific: SASB standards differ by industry, enabling investors and companies to compare performance from company to company within an industry.

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