Directors' Duties and Climate Change

Synopsis

Boards of directors are ultimately accountable to shareholders. As long-term stewards of businesses, and in the face of the threats of climate change, directors’ duties are increasingly more varied and sophisticated. Join us as we discuss the sea change where directors will be held to account for their management of climate risks by internal and external stakeholders.

This Primer on Climate Governance is being co-organised with the Bar Council Environmnent and Climate Change Committee in anticipation of the upcoming global “Legal Primer on Directors’ Duties and Disclosure Obligations” in respect of climate change which will be published soon. More detail on this project below.

“Boards  have a critical role to play in steering their corporations to better manage and mitigate climate related risks in their strategies, given the urgency as evidenced by the increased frequency and seriousness of the climate change impacts on economic activities and societies.“  To’ Puan…