Climate change and corporate goverance

Martijn Wilder, a leading climate change lawyer, Head of the Global Baker & McKenzie climate change practice and Chair of the NSW Climate Change Council, identifies in plain language the governance issues faced by companies, and their directors and executives arising from climate change and what you and your company can do to avoid or mitigate those risks.

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How the Kyoto Protocol will change or impact legal obligations for companies, Boards and executives
The global legal framework and where it is headed
How does the global carbon market work
What laws now exist in Australia and who has a liability
What are the most likely components of an Australian Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
How is an ETS likely to impact your current and future medium and long term strategy and investment decisions
What are the major climate change strategic issues and risks that Directors and Executives must consider now to prepare for the next 5 – 10 years
The state of knowledge - what should a director, executive and Fund manager know, and how do you keep up to date
How far do the director's and executive’s duties extend to consider and manage climate change issues?
What will company leaders need to do to manage liabilities and develop opportunities
How are companies in Australia and overseas adapting their leadership and governance structures and cultures to meet the demands of climate change.

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Climate Change law is a rapidly developing, evolving specialty field, which means that the early risks often do not have the benefit of precedent.

Directors and executives run the risk of finding out, sometimes years after their company’s actions, that the law may have a broader reach than they anticipated, with unexpected liability.

How will the risks associated with climate change, and its legal implications, impact on the duties, responsibilities and liabilities of directors and executives?

This practical, highly informative web seminar will explore the nature of the current and future legal frameworks relevant to governance and climate change, and what business leaders need to consider when structuring governance systems and processes, formulating corporate strategy and developing corporate systems and culture.

The key strategic issues, risks and liabilities facing companies, Directors and Executives as a result of the emerging greenhouse regulatory frameworks… and what you can do to avoid those risks.