29th of January – 2024
PRESS RELEASE
EFFAS is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Alexander Bassen, a distinguished academic from the University of Hamburg, as well as Chair of EFFAS ESG Review Panel, to the Sustainability Reporting Board (SRB) of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), effective as of the 11th of December 2023.
Alexander Bassen is a distinguished academic from the University of Hamburg, as well as Chair of EFFAS ESG Review Panel. Moreover, Prof. Bassen is the Academic Director of the CESGA Programme.
The EFRAG Sustainability Reporting Board is responsible for all sustainability reporting positions of EFRAG including technical advice to the EC on draft EU Sustainability Reporting Standards and amendments to the Standards.
Professor Bassen will be taking over the seat vacated by Ms. Aleksandra Palinska, continuing the essential work of representing the diverse interests of users in the development of the third set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards.
Please find below the new composition of EFRAG’s administrative board and appointment of new FRB and SRB (Prof. Bassen) members: