Decoding Regulations Series: Navigating Regulatory Trends and Implications for Asia-Pacific

BSR Members Only

Date and Time

April 14, 2025
4:00 pm-5:00 pm SGT

Location

Webinar

Event Resources

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The regulatory landscapes surrounding sustainability are now changing course from the progress made in recent years, such as the EU’s Omnibus proposals. These developments are expected to impact businesses across the globe, including those in Asia Pacific. Businesses must monitor and stay ahead of the upcoming policies and compliance requirements.

The regulatory landscapes surrounding sustainability are now changing course from the progress made in recent years, such as the EU’s Omnibus proposals. These developments are expected to impact businesses across the globe, including those in Asia Pacific. Businesses must monitor and stay ahead of the upcoming policies and compliance requirements.

In this webinar, BSR experts will break down the latest developments in sustainability regulations and share strategies for driving sustainable business practices while navigating compliance.

Agenda*

• Sustainability regulations: latest developments across the globe
  • EU Omnibus proposals’ impacts on CSRD, CSDDD, etc.
  • Other human rights and climate change-related regulations (planned)
• Fireside chat with BSR Christine Diamente and Asako Nagai
• Wrap up: Getting ready amidst the regulatory uncertainties

*The detailed contents of the webinar are subject to change.

This event is part of our Decoding Regulations series, designed to help business navigate and understand evolving sustainability regulations. This event will be conducted in English with live Japanese translation available.

Scheduled Speakers

• Christine Diamente, Managing Director, Transformation, BSR
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Christine Diamente
Managing Director, Transformation, BSR
London
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Christine leads BSR’s Business Transformation team, helping companies to manage sustainability throughout their business and across their supply chains and to develop resilient business strategies that leverage insights from BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab.
She works with companies across sectors and geographies to structure a sustainability management approach that mitigates risk and captures emerging opportunities, creating strategic advantage for their businesses, while contributing to a more just, sustainable world. Christine also co-leads engagement with boards of directors to promote effective board governance and leadership ambition on sustainability. 
She brings over 20 years of experience in leading brand, sustainability, public affairs, communications, and reputation management with multinational corporations at the executive leadership level. This also includes overseeing corporate relations with external stakeholders, such as the World Economic Forum, the UN, European institutions, and investors.
Previously, Christine was Head of Brand Strategy at Nokia. She has also held major roles at Alcatel-Lucent and Alcatel, leading Brand and Corporate Sustainability and European Affairs. Christine has also served on various boards, including as a chair of the Telecoms Industry Dialogue on human rights, as an advisory board member of Reuters Events Sustainability, as a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, and on the European Internet Foundation.
Christine holds a MA in History and a BA in History and International Politics from the University of Ottawa. She completed the Management Acceleration Program (MAP) at INSEAD, and she achieved the ESG Competent Boards Certificate and Global Competent Boards Designation (2021). She speaks English, French, Spanish, and Italian.
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Recent Insights From Christine Diamente
• EU Omnibus: It’s Time to Shift Focus from Compliance to Impact / March 10, 2025 / Insights+
• Beyond International Women’s Day: Enduring Actions for Global Business in a Turbulent Time / March 5, 2025 / Blog
• A Conversation with Mario Abreu, Group VP, Sustainability, Ferrero / February 6, 2025 / Audio
• Corporate Sustainability Governance Fitness Test: Three Actions for Leaders / January 23, 2025 / Blog
• Sustainability Goal Setting: A New Chapter / January 21, 2025 / Insights+
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• Asako Nagai, Managing Director, Technology Sectors and Asia-Pacific, BSR
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Asako Nagai
Managing Director, Technology Sectors and Asia-Pacific, BSR
Tokyo
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With more than 20 years of sustainability experience, Asako advises global technology companies as well as BSR members and partners in Japan to better integrate sustainability into core business strategies.
Prior to joining BSR, Asako was Head of the CSR Management Section at Sony Corporation, and she has more than 10 years of experience leading global sustainability strategies. She has experience in sustainability reporting, stakeholder engagement, supply chain management, and responsible mineral sourcing and human rights. She also played a key role in shaping the industry framework for the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition.
Asako holds dual master’s degrees in Business Administration and Science from the Ross School of Business and School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan.
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Recent Insights From Asako Nagai
• The EU AI Act: 11 Recommendations for Business / May 21, 2024 / Blog
• The EU AI Act: What It Means for Your Business / April 25, 2024 / Blog
• BSR19 Summary for Japanese Market / December 13, 2019 / Blog
• New Collaborations for Japanese Companies (Japanese only) / September 23, 2019 / Blog
• Business and Human Rights Consultation Meeting on Country-Specific Action Plans (Japanese) / June 20, 2019 / Blog
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