The European CSPF– Road-Map 2024/2025
Road-Map 2024/2025
8th CSPF & 10th Year Anniversary Meeting
19-20 June, Hamburg
9th Meeting
10+12 December, On-line
Themes
ESG and access to credit (sustainable finance) to fund infrastructures & Local sustainability projects
Sub-topics:
• Sustainability at the UEFA EURO 2024 in Hamburg
• The issuance of social bonds by the state-owned bank
• ESG driven strategy to run and finance companies
• Due-diligence process and how to get towards meaningful sustainability statements
• Local sustainability public transport project
• CSPF politicians’ attendance and dialogue commemorating the 10th Anniversary on the 19th June.
Themes
Affordable Housing
Sub-topics:
• European housing policies (ownership, rental, etc.)
• Legal and financial means to access social housing and rental market
• Tomorrow’s building and PropTech systems/solutions for sustainable cities
• Global financial markets/funds and cities
• Sustainable use of land in growing cities (how to secure public plots)
Transversal component: These themes and related issues will be also addressed taking into account how they are dealt with and/or recorded in the respective accounting systems / financial reporting / IPSAS/EPSAS.
(Rolling) Road-Map 2024/2025
10th CSPF Meeting
19-20 May, London
Themes
Localizing Artificial Intelligence & CivicTech & Democracy & Open Data
(Possible) sub-topics:
• Creating cultural-sensitive AI tools
• The new EU legal framework (EU AI Act) for safe, transparent, traceable, environmentally friendly AI systems
• How local governments can help future-proof city economies
• Using AI in budgeting, public management and accounting processes (OCR Scan technologies)
• Enhancing citizen participation (e.g. participatory budgeting) via digital platforms
• What are the current democratic trends? What changes have the cities perceived in the last years?
• How to deal with political changes/party politics from a finance perspective? What dangers lie ahead?
Second semester ‘25
F2F/On-line
Themes Strong Institutions (SDG 16)
(Possible) sub-topics:
• Corruption & access to information (Open Budget)
• Responsible, effective, accountable and transparent (local) institutions
• How to ban hacker attacks and other forms of bank robbery
• Shared sector (public-private)
• Responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making
Transversal component: These themes and related issues will be also addressed taking into account how they are dealt with and/or recorded in the respective accounting systems / financial reporting / IPSAS (EPSAS).