IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
30 Oct - 4 Nov 2022
Rooms 203-205, Level 2
Session information
SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS LPD Showcase: the intersection of climate change, sustainability, corporate governance, and the role of lawyers: advising clients through transformative times
Tuesday 1 November (0930 - 1230)
Rooms 203-205, Level 2
Committee(s)
Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL)
(Lead)
Legal Practice Division
(Lead)
Description
SustainabilityFocusThe role of corporations in being part of both the problem and the solution of climate change and sustainability has never been more pronounced. Pressure from activist investors and financial institutions are holding companies increasingly accountable for their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Governments, activists, and customers are focused on corporate contributions to climate change and the adequacy of efforts to address emissions through various net-zero commitments. This is creating legal issues for boards, corporate leadership and governance, and the courts as these issues move from advocacy and policy to regulations, liability, and litigation. This showcase panel will focus on the growing intersection between the climate change and ESG movements and the role of the lawyer in advising clients to prepare for and mitigate legal risks through corporate governance in the wake of growing regulatory and stakeholder pressures, and preparing to address them when issues translate to litigation and liability.
SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS sessions marked as such are part of the IBA Annual Conference 2022 sustainability focus on Tuesday and Thursday, grouping sessions discussing different aspects of ESG and sustainability across the different legal fields.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Sarah Fitts | ArentFox Schiff LLP, New York, New York, USA; Co-Chair, Power Law Committee |
| Shane Freitag | Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chair, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL) |
| Roger Martella | General Electric, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Education Officer, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL) |
Speakers
| Motoko Aizawa | Author and Reseacher , Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Michael Catanzaro | Centre for Strategic & International Studies, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Danielle Fugere | As You Sow, Berkeley, California, USA |
| Elizabeth Levy | As You Sow, Berkeley, California, USA |
| Lillian Rae Lindsay | Clifford Chance LLP, London, England; Member, Business Human Rights Committee Advisory Board |
| Nkiruka Maduekwe | Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Abuja, Nigeria |
| Samantha Rowe | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, London, England |
| Irma Russell | University of Missouri Law School, Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Catalina Santos | Brigard Urrutia, Bogota, Colombia; Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Latin American Regional Forum |
| Martijn Scheltema | Pels Rijcken, The Hague, Netherlands; Member, Business Human Rights Committee Advisory Board |
| William Sisson | World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Avon, Connecticut, USA |