What a pleasure to be back in beautiful, sunny Sofia, where we saw many familiar faces , friends and colleagues and gathered around a table to share some great local cuisine and wine .

Our panel took place on June 18, Day 3 of the GTF and was entitled , “ESG AS A GROWTH ENGINE: TURNING RESPONSIBILITY INTO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE”. Here is a link to the program of the day and the participants on our panel : https://greentransition.bg/en/gt-programa/june-18-2025/

Here are the Key Discussion Points:

The ‘S’ in ESG: Rethinking Social Impact Beyond Diversity Reports – employee well-being, supply chain ethics, and true social responsibility

How sustainability drives innovation, profitability, and resilience in the CEE region

Lessons from businesses that have successfully incorporated ESG strategies into their growth models

As Ellen Wasylina had just contributed to the annual publication of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Institute of Energy and Climate Diplomacy, under the Editor in Chief, Slavtcho NEYKOV, she cited excerpts from her paper, entitled, “ Green Diplomacy in the Black Sea Region – steps towards peace, growth and prosperity”

To read this paper in its entirety, and other papers on this very strategic subject , the digital version of the publication is available here : https://www.emi-bg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ENERGY-AND-CLIMATE-DIPLOMACY-2025.pdf