Environment and Sustainable Development Manager's Day

This year's (8th) Environment and Sustainable Development Manager's Day for South-Eastern Europe passes with great interest. The seminar organizers were the Bulgaria section of the Association for Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection (VNU), with the support of INNO-CON and Ekomax companies. Under the motto "Management of the carbon footprint - strategy and practice", the event gathered on 27.10.2022 in Sofia both environmental management managers from the industry, and representatives of the state administration and experts, offering them an opportunity for an active exchange of knowledge and experience in the issues of greenhouse gas emissions management, carbon neutrality, climate change, the green deal, the sustainable finance taxonomy, and the role of certification bodies in these processes.

The forum was opened by Eng. Heiko Schmidt, coordinator of VNU for Southeast Europe and manager of DQS Bulgaria, who emphasized the activities of the Association and presented the future challenges in the certification activity.

With her extensive practical experience as a lead auditor, Eng. Svoboda Schmidt, presented the tools, mechanisms and formats for inventorying, reporting and verifying greenhouse gas emissions through the verifier's perspective. The topic was supplemented by Ms. Evgenia Dimitrova and Mr. Doychin Todorov, auditors at DQS Bulgaria, who emphasized the important role of certification bodies in carbon balance verification.