Fighting Greenwashing: The Role of Strong Corporate Governance in Reliable High-Quality Sustainability Information

Andrew Hobbs

EMEIA Public Policy Leader

Andrew leads EY's Public Policy team for Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa. His team strengthens the relationship between the public and private sectors by monitoring policy developments and building strong relationships with international stakeholders on sustainability, technology, corporate governance, and skills. They work closely with European institutions, regulators, and international organisations, including the OECD, business groups, professional bodies, companies, investors, and academics.

Andrew's role includes coordinating with EY's Assurance business to support their interactions with independent regulators overseeing public interest audit work across EMEIA. He also collaborates with colleagues in similar roles in other EY regions, ensuring consistent policy and governance support. His interest in corporate governance extends to initiatives like EY's partnership with Tapestry Networks, and as of September 2022, he leads EMEIA's Center for Board Matters.

Andrew holds several prominent positions, including chair of the Research Advisory Board for ICAEW, chair of the Corporate Governance Working Group of the European Contact Group, and vice-chair of the Corporate Governance Policy Group of Accountancy Europe. He is also involved with the Financial Capital Committee of the International Corporate Governance Network, the Asia Corporate Governance Association India Working Group, and the Corporate Governance Committee of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee at the OECD. Additionally, he co-authors EY’s annual Long-Term Value and Sustainable Corporate Governance Survey and regularly writes blogs on corporate governance and trust.

Cecile Bonino

Principal, Global Engagement

Cecile Bonino is Principal of Global Engagement for IFAC. She bridges global organizations' relationship management, policy support, event management, and brand awareness. A lawyer by education, Cecile has 20 years of experience in public affairs and public relations. Before joining IFAC, Cecile worked for 13 years at ACCA, where she headed EU Affairs and the ACCA Brussels office, working with European decision and policymakers, Media and key influencers, as well as global organizations. Prior to this, Cécile worked as a consultant in financial services, energy, environment, and climate change at Weber Shandwick and as Environment and Legal Affairs adviser at the European Landowners Organisation. At the beginning of her career, Cécile also worked at the DG TRADE of the European Commission, the DG Development of the College of Europe, and the law firm, Gide Loyrette Nouel. In 2012, Cécile won the ‘Public Affairs Professional of the Year’ prize at the European Public Affairs Awards.

David Madon

Director, Sustainability, Policy & Regulatory Affairs

Mr. Madon joined IFAC in 2019, where he is Director - Sustainability, Policy & Regulatory Affairs. He is responsible for developing and coordinating IFAC’s sustainability policy and advocacy activities in addition to conducting research, policy development, and engagement with respect to a range of topics and stakeholders, including industry organizations, regulators, public authorities, and institutional investors. Mr. Madon's areas of expertise include sustainability/ESG, corporate reporting, financial audit quality/reform, sustainability assurance, ethics, investor protection, financial market regulation, and credit markets. Most recently, he has focused on the development of a global reporting system (including assurance) for sustainability/ESG information. Prior to IFAC, Mr. Madon represented the IFRS Foundation in the U.S. for nearly a decade, during which he focused on building institutional investor relationships, funding-raising, and the adoption of IFRS Standards by U.S. publicly traded companies. Prior to his public policy work, Mr. Madon spent twenty-five years in financial services, most recently as a Managing Director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. He holds a Masters in Public Administration-MC from the Harvard Kennedy School, an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a BS in Management-Accounting from Purdue University Northwest.