IBA ESG Accelerator Training Programme: Introduction to ESG for lawyers

30 Oct 2024 1200 - 1300 GMT

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The IBA ESG Accelerator Training Programme is a specialised online ESG training focused on legal practitioners across Africa, convened by the IBA African Regional Forum, and supported by Webber Wentzel, the IBA Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section, the IBA Business Human Rights Committee and the IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit.

Featuring a diverse array of legal experts and case studies from across the African continent, this programme provides lawyers with a sound understanding of how a wide range of ESG issues impact their daily legal practice. Topics covered include:

  • Key trends in ESG and how ESG is relevant to the role of lawyers and the legal community;
  • ESG disclosures, reporting and due diligence;
  • ESG litigation and dispute resolution trends;
  • Sustainable finance;
  • Climate change, nature and just transition;
  • Business and Human Rights; and
  • Governance.

While this programme is tailored for lawyers practicing in Africa, ESG poses a critical challenge and opportunity for all legal practitioners globally: every member of the legal profession, whether in public or private practice, will benefit from attending this programme.

Each session will be recorded and made freely available to members of the public on the IBA website.

We are grateful for the support and contribution of Webber Wentzel and the IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit in the creation and planning of this programme.

Contact LPRU@INT-BAR.ORG for more information and learn more about the work of the IBA Legal Policy & Reasearch Unit here.

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Session 1 of the IBA ESG Accelerator Training Programme, 'Introduction to ESG for lawyers', provides an overview of ESG and discusses how the concept has evolved, as well as the institutional role players involved in establishing soft law and more recently, hard laws, in relation to ESG.

This session will also explore the rapidly changing context of business and legal services, which are requiring law firms and legal practitioners to integrate ESG considerations into their own internal operations and external service offerings and advice to clients.

 

 

Session 2 - ESG disclosures reporting and due diligence

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Session 3 - ESG litigation and dispute resolution trends

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Fees

IBA member

Free

Non member

Free

Certificate of Attendance

Certificates of attendance for this webinar will be provided to all delegates who have registered in advance and attended the live broadcast for a minimum of 30 minutes based on verified sign-in and sign-out times. The certificate will be sent to the email address provided at the time of registration. Certificates can only be issued to the name provided at the time of registration. If you have any queries relating to your Certificate of Attendance, please email webinars@int-bar.org

Moderator
Garyn Rapson

Moderator
Webber Wentzel, Johannesberg, South Africa

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Confirmed speakers
Victoria Puxley

Speaker
Puxley ESG, Nairobi, Kenya

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Wellington Chimwaradze

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Unilever, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Caliis Badoo

Speaker
Securities and Exchange Commission, Accra, Ghana; Chair, African Regional Forum

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Aimée Girdwood

Speaker
Stories Evolved, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Interested in learning more?

Below is a list of resources for further information, provided by our Session 1 panellists: