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Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference - The leading-edge lawyer: Integrating technology, deciphering trends, and embracing ESG-driven transformative learning

18 Sep - 19 Sep 2025

Southern Sun Rosebank Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Temiloluwa Lawal

Biography

Temiloluwa (Temi) is an International Sustainability Lawyer and serves as Global ESG & Sustainability Adviser at Sustainia, a global sustainability advisory firm headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. He provides strategic legal counsel to corporates, investors, and governments on ESG compliance, sustainability regulation, and sustainable impact frameworks. Temi specialises in translating complex global sustainability laws into actionable strategies, with a mission to convert risk into opportunity. His experience includes the legal and regulatory structuring of sustainable finance-compliant funds, ESG due diligence, legal strategies for sustainable decarbonisation and supply chains, and ESG reporting alignment across diverse industries and jurisdictions.

Session

Plenary session - The lawyer’s ESG mandate

Thursday 18 September (1430 - 1545)

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