In partnership with The Legal 500, we are pleased to invite you to attend the webinar Understanding ESG in Australia - A guide for General Counsel.

After a year like no other, Australia’s businesses and their general counsel are still trying to decipher what COVID-19 means for their operating models. The unprecedented human and economic costs of the pandemic mean plotting a sustainable recovery is almost certain to feature in their plans. Identifying and mitigating risks across supply chains, establishing new corporate governance standards, and finding new ways to cope with emerging problems have all become essential skills in uncertain times. For GCs, the message is never let a good crisis go to waste.

In this webinar, hosted by The Legal 500, we ask what the growing focus on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) standards mean for Australia’s GCs, and explore how getting to grips with sustainability is now a vital part of the senior counsel role.

Drawing on the experiences of some of Australia’s leading GCs, we will discuss:

• ESG indicators as an indicator of the underlying sustainability of a company and its exposure to risk;
• How the pandemic has introduced radical changes in corporate governance;
• How Australia’s GCs can help guide their businesses through uncertain times;
• The future regulatory and ESG pressures facing business.

Attendance is limited to senior in-house lawyers in General Counsel or Head of Legal level roles.

Speakers

Rhys Davies - Partner, DLA Piper

George Papanikitas - General Counsel & Company Secretary, Kimberly-Clark

Soshana Shields - Director of Legal, Google Australia & NZ

Katrina Johnson - General Counsel, Wisetech Global

Katherine Grace - General Counsel & Company Secretary, Stockland

Schedule

Thursday, 13 May 2021 | 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM AEST

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