ESG 2021:

What It Means for Boards, Management, and Counsel

Presented by:

Practising Law Institute


Jun 24, 2021 // Online

Event Overview

The assessment and management of environment, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities has become a critical priority for boards, management and counsel a result of a growing recognition of the connection between ESG and long-term value creation, significant changes in investor expectations, increasing pressure from customers and employees, and the advent of additional legal requirements.


This program, a must-attend for board members, company management and in-house and outside counsel will address the relationship of ESG to long-term value creation, the duties of directors with respect to ESG initiatives, the drivers of corporate adoption of ESG measures, ESG frameworks and standards, and best practices for ESG governance.


  • How can companies effectively address ESG risks and opportunities?
  • What kind of board oversight and corporate governance changes must be implemented to accomplish this?
  • How can companies address growing pressure to articulate and implement a social purpose?
  • How and where should a company disclosure its ESG initiatives?



Attend this program to better understand the significant recent developments that have led to the elevation of ESG as a key component of corporate governance, and the practical changes companies are making to effectively respond to such developments.


What You Will Learn


  • Obtain an ESG overview and learn about key frameworks and legal requirements for ESG reporting, disclosure and diligence
  • Explore fiduciary duties of directors and governance issues with respect to ESG measures and related decision-making
  • Understand what is driving investor and customer expectations around ESG factors
  • Learn about how climate issues are driving ESG approaches 


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Agenda

  • Opening Remarks
  • Featured Speaker Hon. Leo E. Strine, Jr.
  • Overview of ESG, ESG Studies, and the Impact of ESG
  • ESG from the Investor’s Perspective
  • Building an Effective Corporate Governance Strategy and Managing Employees, Activists, and Shareholders
  • Climate as an ESG Driver
  • ESG Reporting, Disclosure and Diligence
  • Full Agenda

Speakers

  • Jonathan E. Richman, Proskauer Rose LLP
  • Ashley C. Walter, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • Aaron Briggs, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Karessa L. Cain, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
  • Todd Cort, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
  • Jill E. Fisch, University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • Michael B. Gerrard, Columbia Law School
  • Giji John, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • Courteney Keatinge, Glass Lewis & Co LLC
  • Sophie L'Helias, LeaderXXchange
  • Ann Lipton, Tulane University Law School
  • Betty Moy Huber, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
  • Stephanie Norman, Richards, Layton & Finger PA
  • Elizabeth A. Richman, Eileen Fisher
  • David M. Silk, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
  • Leo E. Strine, Jr, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
  • Kristen B. Sullivan, Deloitte & Touche LLP
  • David L. Wales, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP
  • Mary L. Weber, Verizon
  • Seema Lal Meehan, Practising Law Institute
  • Full Speaking Faculty

Registration

Attendance Price: $1,850.00


PLI Privileged Members attend this program at no cost.


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