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Creating a sustainable tax approach in
times of fundamental change
Sustainable Tax
Webcast series 'State of Tax’
Presentation by Dave Reubzaet, Evita van der Aar-Melger
Guest presenters: Vaishnavi Ravishankar (Principles for
Responsible Investment), Lex Huis in het Veld (PwC)
20 August 2020
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The pandemic has only served to “supercharge” the need to achieve the SDGs. I haven’t seen since WWII this urgent need to align government policies with private sector actors and investors.
Jay Collins
Chair of the Global Investors for Sustainable
Development report committee
Taxes will play a role in shaping the “new normal”. Along with affecting equality, fundamental shifts in social behaviors make the aftermath of the crisis a good moment to “green” our tax systems.
Platform for Collaboration on Tax
(OECD - UN - WBG)
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1. Developments impacting tax
2. Drivers sustainable tax
3. Corporate governance
4. Sustainable development
5. UN PRI on tax
6. What this means for tax
7. Q&A and wrap up
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The next 90 mins
Drivers
Developments
&
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illustratie in de bannerDevelopments impacting tax
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Sustainable Development Goals,
ESG, Sustainable Finance
03Corporate Governance Trends
Purpose - Stakeholders model - Long
term value creation - Sustainable
integration in society
New tax environment
International tax
system overhaul
Modernisation - Prevention of tax
avoidance - Taxing of digital economy
04Digitisation of Tax
Data availability, data management
and analysis, use of technology
01Focus on sustainable
development
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Governments
Tax authorities
Politicians
Intra
governmental
organisations
(UN, OECD)
Taxpayers:
organisations
and individuals
NGO’s
(Institutional)
investors
Universities
Industry
associations
Tax advisors
Standard
setters
NEW TAX
ENVIRONMENT
Requires:
● Systems view
● Constructive action
from all stakeholders
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Focus of this webcast
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● Corporate governance
● Sustainable development,
SDGs and ESG
And what this means for taxpayers
(organizations, incl. investors)
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Drivers for sustainable tax
Organizational (internal)
• Organizational purpose
• Stakeholder dialogue
• Sustainability and SDG agenda
• (Reputational) risk management
• License to operate
• Transparency / availability of data
Country specific
• Corporate Governance Codes
• Systematic Integrity Risk Analysis
• Country specific regulations,
codes
of conduct, etc.
International
• COVID-19 / Bailout conditions
• Corporate governance trends
• OECD Guidelines for MNEs
• EU Commission CSR strategy
• UN Global Compact and SDGs
• EU AML Directive
• UN Principles for Responsible Investment
• EU Sustainable Finance package
• GRI tax standard
• WEF - IBC ESG metrics
• Industry tax codes of conduct
• DAC6 - Mandatory Disclosure Regime
• (Public) CbCR
• Tax transparency regulations and initiatives
• Good tax governance regulations
and initiatives
• B Team principles
• US Business Roundtable
• European Investment Fund
• NGO reports on tax behaviour
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If we look through the details,what is expected?
Sustainable
approach to tax
Tax strategy1 Implement and
control2 Tax transparency
reporting3
Stakeholder input All statements in scope Accountability to
stakeholders (also
understandable for non
tax professionals)Aligned with sustainability
commitments
Responsible tax planning
Robust governance
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2. Drivers sustainable tax
3. Corporate governance
4. Sustainable development
5. UN PRI on tax
6. What this means for tax
7. Q&A and wrap up
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Agenda
governanceCorporate
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International trends
● Emphasis on organisational purpose
● Shift to stakeholders model
● Long term value creation
● Sustainable integration in society
● ESG and Sustainable Finance
Corporate governance
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Corporate tax governance
Is about management of tax in the broadest sense and consists of:
Especially relevant in light of:
● Transition from ‘tell me’ to ‘show me’
● Mentioned governance trends
● Managing the many changes impacting the tax environment
1 2 3 4
Tax strategy Roles and
responsibilities
Tax risk
Management
Tax (transparency)
reporting and assurance
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2. Drivers sustainable tax
3. Corporate governance
4. Sustainable development
5. UN PRI on tax
6. What this means for tax
7. Q&A and wrap up
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Agenda
development
Sustainable
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Growing attention for sustainability
● Stakeholders, regulations and frameworks
require sustainable actions
● Organizations are aligning their business (strategy)
with their sustainability ambitions
● Sustainability ambitions, actions and reporting
are linked to the SDGs and ESG topics
● Tax is part of sustainable development as needed for funding
of public goods and services, the SDGs, reducing social
inequality, funding of the sustainable transition and more
Sustainable development
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Sustainable developmentSDGs
● SDGs to achieve 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
● Call for action for all (governments, business, individuals)● Taxation is fundamental to achieve SDGs● UN Global Compact / GRI: business actions
○ Paying your “fair” share of tax
○ Prevent using tax avoidance mechanisms
○ Engaging in responsible tax practices
● Organizations are integrating SDGs in their business strategy and
considering their tax behavior, including contribution in payments and in kind
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Sustainable developmentESG
● Environment, Social, Governance, tax is part
of all categories ● With specific tax criteria such as tax strategy,
governance and control, board responsibility,
CbCR and more● Although no universal standard available yet,
the key ESG tax criteria are roughly the same
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Sustainable developmentSustainable finance (1/3)
Transition path
and
Accountability
Avoid harm and
mitigate ESG risks
Benefit all
stakeholders
Primarily contribute
to solutions
Address societal
challenges by
supporting non-
commercially
viable models
Philanthropy
Address societal
challenges that
generate
competitive
financial returns
for investors
Impact driven
Adopt
progressive ESG
practices that are
expected to
enhance value
Sustainable
Mitigate risky
ESG practices,
often in order to
protect value
Responsible
Limited or no
regard for ESG
practices or
societal impact
Traditional
Source: Bridges Impact+ and the Impact management process
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Sustainable developmentSustainable finance (2/3)
● To achieve the EU’s climate and energy targets in
2030, an annual gap of EUR 180 billion must be closed
● The EU expects a more resilient and competitive
economy due to green changes and more efficient
production processes
1.Classification system/Taxonomy
2.Standards and labels
3.Promoting investment
4.Financial advice
5.Benchmarks
● Limiting the financial impact of environmental
and social risks
● The financial sector should adequately take
environmental, governance and social risks
into account in the risk analysis
6. Research and ratings
7. Obligations of institutional investors
8. Prudential requirements
● Allowing an appropriate assessment of long-term
value creation
● Steering companies in a more sustainable and
long-term direction
9. Research and ratings
10. Obligations of institutional investors
Realignment of capital flows Integration in risk management Promoting transparency/long-term focus
Three goals and ten initiatives in total:
Environmental
Social
Governance
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UN 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable
Development
Paris Climate
Agreement(UN FCCC COP21
Paris Agreement)
Environmental
Governance
✓
Social
EU-commission
aConvening a High Level Expert Group (HLEG) with the aim of developing
recommendations for the design of a sustainable financial system
cConvening a Technical Expert Group (TEG) to implement the individual
points of the action plan
EU Action Plan
● Taxonomy
● Disclosure
● Benchmark
● MiFID II
b
d
TEG publishes
Green-Bond-Standards
The HLEG’s recommendations serve as the
basis for the action plan
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Sustainable developmentSustainable finance (3/3)
Link to tax and your take away
● Tax is part of required good governance
● Tax is part of definition of sustainable investment
agenda● Publish tax (transparency) expectations online;● Expectations can be categorized in:
○ Tax strategy/policy
○ Governance and tax risk management
○ Tax (transparency) reporting & compliance
● UN PRI provides guidance
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4. Sustainable development
5. UN PRI on tax
6. What this means for tax
7. Q&A and wrap up
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Agenda
The PRIInvestor-led, supported by the United Nations since 2006
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The PRI works with its international network of
signatories to put the six Principles for Responsible
Investment into practice.
Its goals are to understand the investment
implications of environmental, social and governance
issues and to support signatories in integrating these
issues into investment and ownership decisions.
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Tax as an ESG issue
Affects
investment,
competition and
growth
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Determines
the capital
available for
development
Influences
government
spending on
addressing
global
challenges
Finances
public
services
Relevance for investors
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US$100bn – US$600bnAnnual cost of tax avoidance to governments
Tax is a key systemic risk that could have a serious effect on the profitability and the sustainability of a company, as well as broader impacts on overall portfolio and macroeconomic returns.