In response to urgent climate challenges, corporate governance assumes a pivotal role in advancing sustainability. Explore New Zealand's evolving climate disclosure landscape, global trends, and greenwashing risks. Navigate essential legal duties in climate litigation and climate risk management strategies. Join to align legal expertise with the imperative of climate action, empowering corporate governance for a sustainable future.
Monday, 10 February 2025
Chair
Debra Dorrington, Sustainability Consultant, Debra Dorrington
The Next Step in the Climate Disclosure Journey: Climate Integration and Transition Planning
- Explore the climate disclosure landscape in New Zealand
- Examine how similar regimes are impacting other jurisdictions
- Gain practical insights into the integration of climate related risk and opportunity with a focus on governance, adaptability, and planning for the transition to a low emission future
Presented by Dr Melanie Baker-Jones, Climate Adviser & Project Manager, Te Whakahaere Āhuarangi Ltd
Navigating Greenwashing and Climate Risk
- Regulator and litigation trends in NZ, Australia, and the UK
- Practical advice to reduce risk of greenwashing
- Understanding greenwashing for entities required to produce mandatory climate related disclosures
Presented by Nicola Swan, Partner, Chapman Tripp
Legal Duties to Prevent Climate Change: Comparing Public and Private Law Litigation Routes
- Investigate emerging legal duties encompassing the morass of climate change litigation
- Explore a special emphasis on the distinction between public and private law litigation
- Expect to be able to better understand and reflect on:
- The key issues
- Questions
- Choices in the legal field
Presented by Daniel Kalderimis, Barrister, and Timothy Pilkington, Barrister, Thorndon Chambers
Climate Risk Management: Managed Retreat is Here and It’s Bigger Than We Thought
- Corporate governance and climate adaption
- The political aftermath of recent severe weather events
- Developing a framework for managed retreat
- Why we need new climate adaptation laws
Presented by Jessica Easton, Director and Legal Counsel, JE Consulting Limited
Learning Objectives:
- Explore climate disclosure landscape in New Zealand
- Examine impact of similar regimes on other jurisdictions
- Gain practical insights into integrating climate-related risks and opportunities
- Investigate regulatory and litigation trends in NZ, Australia, and the UK
- Receive practical advice to reduce risk of greenwashing
- Understand challenges related to mandatory climate-related disclosures
Description
Attend and earn 4 CPD hours
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
*Original Content was created in May 2024
