Annual IBA Employment and Diversity Law Conference
26 Apr - 28 Apr 2023
Session information
ESG: social responsibility at work and freedom of expression
Thursday 27 April (0930 - 1100)
Committee(s)
Diversity and Equality Law Committee
(Lead)
Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has become an increasing focus for employers, employee representatives and applicants alike. This session will consider market practices regarding ESG, the importance of employers being aware of the impact and the potential fallout from ESG issues. We will examine the impact of ESG in the workplace; in particular, how ESG can impact an employer’s policies and an employee’s freedom of expression and how those issues can subsequently be balanced. We will also discuss whether and in what way the implementation of ESG in corporate culture, in the cooperation between employers, employees and employee representatives, and in the area of HR policies, helps to attract applicants and retain employees.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Frances Anderson | Victorian Government Solicitor's Office, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Co-Vice Chair , Forum for Government and Public Lawyers |
| Aoife Bradley | Byrne Wallace Shields LLP, Dublin, Ireland; Secretary, Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee |
Speakers
| Thomas Bezani | GOERG, Cologne, Germany |
| Elise Margow | Legally Speaking, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Luis Parada | DLA Piper, Santiago, Chile |
| Ronak Ray | Kandji, Inc. for modCounsel, San Francisco, California, USA |
| Ugo Anne Ukabam | General Mills, Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA |