Originally held on Friday, March 31, 2023 | 11:00am – 3:30pm
Description:
In recent years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) has become a priority and point of emphasis for organizations of all types and sizes. As a result, it requires counsel of an ESG-knowledgeable in-house legal team to help ensure that these matters are properly handled. As with other kinds of risks, managing ESG commitments and requirements calls for a collaborative effort across an organization in which lawyers play a key role.
Join us for a virtual conference dedicated to current state of ESG from the perspective of in-house lawyers, who will discuss the following topics:
Updates on “E”: Regulatory and Market Trends
Panel Leader:
Alexandra N. Farmer | Chairwoman, ESG & Impact Practice Group, Kirkland & Ellis
- Biden-Harris Administration & Federal Government “E” outlook
- Greenwashing litigation and enforcement trends, and best practices to enhance corporate ESG integrity and controls
- “E” hot topics, including biodiversity / natural capital and other anti-ESG sentiment and its impact on climate commitments
Updates on “S”: Social Initiatives in a World of Evolving Governance Expectations
Panel Leader: Okeatta Brown | Chief DEI, Culture, and Philanthropy Officer
- Analysis of opportunities to advance “social” goals through governance mechanisms
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) external audits, internal privileged reviews, and related interventions
- Recent backlash to DEI initiatives
- Anti-human trafficking practices
- Supply chain due diligence to identify forced labor
- Overview of common key performance indicators (KPI) for S-linked loans
Updates on “G”: Governance: Explanation and Current Issues
Panel Leader: Teresa L. Johnson | Co-Founder of ESG Practice, Co-Head, Capital Markets Practice, Arnold & Porter
- Governance defined
- Different approaches to responsible governance
- Current issues in governance
- Recent controversies
- Board diversity
- Board/Management interactions and role of counsel
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CLE Credit:
New York: 4.5 Professional Practice
New Jersey: 4.8 General
California: 4.0 General
Pennsylvania: 4.0 General
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Program Fee:
$199 for Members | $299 for Non Members
Please Note: Newly admitted NY attorneys cannot fulfill ethics or skills credits through our on-demand programs under OCA rules. For more information on this, please see http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml.
Keynote Speaker:
Kristina Wyatt, Deputy General Counsel; Chief Sustainability Officer
Persefoni
Program Chair:
Patrick Hogan, Senior Counsel, Vox Media, LLC
Michael S. Solender, Global Vice Chair & General Counsel, EY
Donaldine (Donna) B. Temple, Senior Lead Counsel, Wells Fargo
Sponsoring Association Committee:
In-House Counsel | Michael S. Solender, Chair
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