Eurasia Development Managing Partner Andrey Prokhorovich at the ESG–(R)Evolution Congress

On October 25, the Second Responsible Business Congress ESG–(R)Evolution, organized by RBC jointly with the National Credit Ratings agency (NCR), was held at the Central Business Space.

Andrey Prokhorovich, Managing Partner of Eurasia Development Group, took part as a speaker in the Congress plenary session “New Economy and New ESG Transformation.”

The session also featured:
– Ilya Torosov, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation;
– Vladimir Senin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Sustainable Development of the State Duma of the Russian Federation;
– Zhou Liqun, Chairman of the Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia;
– Andrey Bugrov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel;
– Natalia Albrecht, Deputy CEO for Human Resources at RUSAL;
– Oraz Durdiyev, Acting President of AB InBev Efes;
– Alexey Kozlov, Member of the Management Board and Managing Director at SIBUR Holding.
The session was moderated by Irina Gaida, expert at the Center for Energy Transition and ESG at Skoltech and Independent Director of NOVATEK.

The speakers discussed the relevance and key trends of the sustainable development agenda, the impact of sanctions on the pace of the global transition, national standards, and ESG practices adopted by leading corporations.

Andrey Prokhorovich emphasized the importance of studying the experience of Chinese corporations and government institutions, as well as actively engaging with Chinese partners to exchange technologies and best practices and to align sustainable development standards.