Materials

Ilya Zubkov, Director of the Regional Development Department of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the importance of the environmental agenda for the sustainable development of regions.

Polina Pakhomova, head of the League of Green Brands, — about what criteria will form the basis of a national green standard and at what stage in its development.

Irina Shmeleva, head of the Sustainable Urban Development Laboratory at the Institute of Design and Urbanism and director of the Institute for Sustainable Development Strategy, an autonomous non-profit organisation, — about whether it is possible to create a comfortable microclimate in cities through the development of low-rise buildings.

Dmitry Aksakov, Vice President of VEB.RF, — about what would happen if the focus of business was shifted to environmental and social responsibility issues rather than its main task of making money.

Head of Laboratory of Geoecology and Sustainable Nature Management, Department of International Complex Problems of Nature Management and Ecology, MGIMO MFA of Russia Natalia Ryazanova — about which regions of Russia have the best environmental conditions.

Vladimir Lukin, partner in Kept’s Operational Risk and Sustainability Group, — On Russia’s decarbonisation potential.

Head of Laboratory of Geoecology and Sustainable Nature Management, Department of International Complex Problems of Nature Management and Ecology, MGIMO MFA of Russia Natalia Ryazanova — On studying the ecology of Ladoga.

Polina Pakhomova, head of the League of Green Brands, on how to distinguish a truly ’green’ product on the shop shelf and what aspects of its production you should pay attention to.