Results of the Conference

The online conference "Decarbonization of the Economy: Risks and Opportunities for Industrial Companies" was held on November 16, 2021. About 300 representatives of industrial companies, universities, consulting and analytical companies took part in the conference.

The StekloSouz Association of Russia is represented at this event by President Viktor Ivanovich Osipov and heads of specialized departments.

The conference was attended by representatives of such organizations as: Bank of Russia, Aluminum Association, PJSC Gazprom Neft, PJSC NLMK, PJSC Sibur Holding, NRA, ACRA, EY, etc.

The conference participants discussed the challenges that the domestic industry is already facing today, primarily exporters, in connection with the global trend towards decarbonization of production. They also discussed issues related to the issue and circulation of "green" financial instruments. Victoria Stepanenko, representative of the Bank of Russia, Deputy Head of the Department of Corporate Relations of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, spoke about how the regulator sees the future of green finance in Russia and what measures are being taken to create regulatory conditions for responsible investment in the country.

According to a survey conducted among conference participants, the most interesting for Russian industrial enterprises today are the practical topics of methodologies for calculating the carbon footprint of products, verification of these calculations, and cross-border regulation. Concerning the “price” of a conventional carbon unit (ton of CO2), the opinions of the participants were divided: 32% of the respondents believe that a ton of carbon will cost Russian companies $ 30-50, and the same percentage are those who believe that a ton of CO2 will cost more than USD 70

The conference was co-organized by the Industrial Innovations Association and the HSE Banking Institute.

Official partners of the conference: PJSC "NLMK" and the cbc4inno.com program of the P.I. A.F. Ioffe.