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Richard’s background celebrates three decades as a strategic thinker who integrates innovation into organizational practice. A 22-year member of the European Parliament Rapporteur on Corporate Social Responsibility, he led the EU’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive. This initiative, recognized as the world’s foremost legislation on Corporate Transparency, brought him to new challenges.
This includes his work as CEO of the International Integrated Reporting Council, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure, Advisor to the UN Global Compact, Member of the European Commission SDG Platform, and the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights Reporting Framework Eminent Persons’ Group.
Richard is recognized as a Sage Top 100 Global Business Influencer, Thomson Reuters ‘Top 30’ Influencer in Risk, Compliance and Regtech. He is a Member of the B20 International Business Leaders’ Group and its Climate and Resource Efficiency Task Force. He currently serves as Strategic Advisor on Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, and Senior Associate at the law firm Frank Bold LLC.
A 22-year member of the European Parliament, Richard takes a keen look at the role of corporation in society and its responsibilities to its diverse set of stakeholders. He examines what’s next in creating the economy of the future and how policy makers, business leaders and capital allocators might best work well together.
SPEAKING AT CONFERENCES
Episode 1: Jay Clayton Speaks Out on the SEC's Climate Disclosure Rules
The former head of The Securities Exchange Commission says the S.E.C.’s new climate disclosure rules are, “destined for failure.” Jay Clayton tells Richard Howitt, former member of the European Parliament, the agency was wrong to think that one set of standards could apply to all industries, but Clayton is not opposed to more specific regulations to combat climate change. What is effective regulation? What is not? Watch this episode of “The Corporate Rapporteur” to find out.
Episode 2: TBA
