ASP Advogados and VdA held a conference dedicated to the topic "ESG in the Angolan context".

Between legal obligations and sustainability positioning options, the ESG legal framework is a dynamic and fast moving puzzle. Conjugating the "E", "S" and "G" pillars is a demanding and rigorous exercise, on which will depend the ability of companies to maintain their competitiveness and gain market positions.

António Penelas (Managing Partner of ASP Advogados), Hugo Moredo Santos, Paulo Trindade Costa (VdA Partners) and Assunção Cristas (Of Counsel VdA),  Bruno Carapinha (Team Leader | EU-Angola Dialogue Facility), Indira Campos (Country Officer | IFC – International Finance Corporation), Nelma Caetano (Presidente do Conselho de Administração, Agência Nacional de Resíduos | Ministério do Ambiente), Carlos Feijó (Professor, Law School | Agostinho Neto University), Lello Francisco (Director | AIPEX) also participated, Patrício Vilar (Chairman | IGAPE), Walter Pacheco (CEO | BODIVA - Angolan Debt and Securities Exchange), Eduardo Clemente (Director | Standard Bank), Francisco Santos (CFO | BCGA), Miguel Raposo Alves (CEO | Banco Millennium Atlântico), Sidney Magalhães (Executive Director | Hemera Capital Partners) participated in this conference.

The conference took place on 06 October, between 09h00 and 12h30, at the EPIC SANA Luanda Hotel, Sala Brasil.