Understanding Directors' Duties in Climate Risk
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
With the growing impact of environmental degradation on companies’ operations, climate risk and business strategy are increasingly intertwined. The 2024 edition of the Navigator on Directors’ Duties: Climate Risk and Sustainability Disclosures highlights key information on how directors can manage climate risks. Covering 30 jurisdictions, the guide looks at government and regulatory approaches to climate change, directors’ duties and liability risks, and offers practical tips for directors. This session gives an overview of recent climate-related regulatory developments in Singapore and explores wider regional and global trends.
This session will cover:
- Recent regulatory developments in Singapore, together with some examples of sector-specific guidance
- Liability issues for directors, including enforcement and litigation trends in other common law jurisdictions
- Practicalities of compliance, including extra-territoriality of foreign regulations
Programme
10:00am :
Presentation by Richard Allen, Local Principal, Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow
10:15am :
Panel discussion moderated by Richard Allen with:
- Elsa Chen, Chief Economist, Allen & Gledhill
- Ernest Lim, Vice Dean, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
- Kay Pang, Independent Director, Nera Telecommunications
11:10am : Q&A Session
11:30am : End of Programme