Topic: Sustainability - How Tax and Legislation is Driving Changes

Speaker:  Simeon Thompson, Finance Director Specialties & Advanced Materials, Sun Chemical

The FENG Frankfurt Chapter Co-Chairs are pleased to introduce standing monthly meetings to help build closer personal and professional relationships among the Chapter members (the "network of friends"), while also providing a peer platform to ask fellow Chapter members for advice with an oportunity to receive "peer coaching/mentoring" ("talking and thinking through issues together") as well as practical suggestions and recommendations.

Agenda:

- Introductions/Personal Updates
- Topic: Sustainability - How Tax and Legislation is Driving Changes
- Questions for the group
- Discuss agenda for the next meeting

Presentation: 
A thought provoking 20 minute introduction to the taxation and legislative framework that governments are using globally to enforce changes towards Sustainability for producers and retailers.

The presentation will start with a timeline of what has been put in place to date; provide a sense of the complexity that exists, particularly for Global players, and finally give an indication of where regulation is heading and what some of the implications and opportunities are for businesses.

Speaker's bio:  
Simeon is a seasoned finance executive with 20+ years of experience building and transforming businesses in service and manufacturing industries. In his portfolio is a consulting business set up with sustainability at its core.