Interested in learning more?

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

1. Law Society of England and Wales, "The impact of climate change on solicitors" (available on the IBA Climate Registry)
2. Law Society of New South Wales, "Climate change Practitioner Guidance“(available on the IBA Climate Registry)
3. Mark Smyth and Georgia Gee, "The legal implications of climate change"
4. Sandile Khumalo SC et al, "Legal Memorandum concerning Director Duties and Liability for Climate Risk under South African Law"
5. Net Zero Lawyers Alliance, "Africa Net Zero Toolkit"
6. McKinsey Sustainability and FSD Africa, "Nature stress test: Assessing exposure of five African banking systems"
7. TaylorCrabbe and ClientEarth, "New EU and UK regulations on deforestation-free commodities – A lever for change in the cocoa sector in Ghana?"
8. International Coffee Partners, "Press Release: Smallholder Coffee Farmers Need Adequate Structures, Enough Time, and Financial Resources to Comply with EUDR"
9. Ingrid Riehl, "The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive – What It Means for African Businesses" 
10. GA!L Insights, "The Role of Lawyers in Protecting Business and Client Interests in Africa Amid ESG and Sustainability Global Regulatory Expectations – Key Takeaways and Next Steps"
11. Stories Evolved, "What Lawyers Need to Know Now About ESG and Sustainability: an interactive toolkit"
12. Girdwood & C. Bartholomew, "Promoting Long-term healthy and sustainable business through responsible and proactive legal practice" (Routledge Handbook of Global and Digital Governance Crossroads, Chapter 26)
13. Organisations:
    1. Sustainable Markets Initiative Legal Task Force
    2. Legal Charter 1.5
    3. Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative
    4. (re)purpose law 

Learn more about the IBA’s ESG activities on the ESG Hub Page. Learn more about Webber Wentzel’s ESG legal services here.

Contact LPRU@int-bar.org for more information.