ESG in Evolution: the legal imperatives of tomorrow
26 Mar - 27 Mar 2026
Session information
Description
Critical minerals are essential to the energy transition, digital infrastructure, and electrification. But securing them responsibly presents complex ESG challenges. This panel of in-house counsel will discuss how mining and mineral extraction companies are addressing the complex risks in mining, such as Indigenous rights, land use, permitting, modern slavery, and shareholder activism in a sector under increasing global scrutiny
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| J Michael Showalter | ArentFox Schiff LLP, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Membership Officer, Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee |
| John Vellone | Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Communications Officer, Power Law Committee |
Speakers
| Bruno Jacquemin | Alliance for Minerals Metals ores and Metals, Paris, France |
| Pierre Petit-De Pasquale | Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, Paris, France |
| Lachlan Poustie | A&O Shearman , Paris, France |
| Laura Rich | Marlow Global, London, England |