Regulators, investors, and clients are demanding that corporations improve their ESG performance. At the same time, general counsel are finding themselves at the forefront of new ESG regulations, greenwashing litigation, and emerging governance risks. In-house legal teams must build expertise on ESG to meet these challenges.
This 75-minute training on ESG fundamentals for General Counsel will be led by Christine Uri, the founder of ESG for In-house Counsel. Christine is a former Chief Legal Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer with first-hand experience implementing ESG programs addressing climate change, human rights, ethics, and other emerging areas. You will learn about ESG market trends and regulations, and you will walk away knowing the key ESG topics that your in-house legal team needs to focus on next.
Key takeaways include:
ESG Trends: Learn why ESG is a hot topic now and what’s driving investor and client demands for transparency.
ESG Regulations: Identify key ESG regulations that will impact your company in 2024 and beyond.
ESG Roadmap: Build a roadmap that enables your company to increase its ESG maturity one step at a time – addressing governance, climate, policies, and other key areas.
Christine Uri is a former C-Suite executive and general counsel who has led global legal and sustainability teams at a Fortune 500 energy company. She has been named one of the Top 10 Women in Sustainability. Christine has first-hand experience implementing ESG programs addressing climate change, human rights, ethics, and other emerging areas. Today, Christine leverages her legal background and sustainability expertise to help general counsel improve their organization's ESG performance. She leads board and executive trainings on ESG and provides company leaders with strategic advice on how to integrate ESG principles into operations through her company ESG for In-house Counsel. Look for Christine on LinkedIn where she frequently shares tools and resources.
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