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ACC Houston September Chapter Meeting CLE Webinar ESG What You Need to Know Now September 14, 2021 | 12-1 PM | 1.00 CREDITS CLE (TX)
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Join us for a panel discussion on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) featuring updates on the availability and cost of financing, business strategy and operations, SEC disclosures and investor relations for public companies. Ricardo Garcia-Moreno, a partner at Haynes Boone, will moderate the panel, which will include Deborah Low and Chris Reagen at Haynes Boone, as well as Dan O'Donnell, a Director at Houlihan Lokey.
This seminar will explain the latest happenings around the proposal to limit director search disclosures in respect of Hong Kong companies over internal company records and at the Companies Registry.
The approach would be purely from the practical governance perspective in relation to business concerns. The discussions will consider:
The original proposals back in 2012
The current modifications and timeframe
The devil being in the details which are being finalized
You can join the lecture for some historical perspectives, issues and perspectives on this vexed topic.
Boards around the world have moved ESG to the top of their agendas.
Every business-
irrespective of its size or industry- is morally and (in many cases) legally required to become better corporate citizens and both customers and employers are now making decisions on such policies.
The environmental aspects of governance is particularly topical under the Biden Administration and Europe has been focusing on carbon net zero targets for many years. Our panel of experienced UK lawyers and US in-house ethics and compliance officer will provide an introduction to what and why ESG is so key to corporate success and then take a deeper dive into the regulatory and practical aspects of adopting a proportionate approach to compliance.
What is ESG?
Global Trends for ESG
Governance and Board Considerations (including reporting obligations)