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ACC Houston January Chapter Meeting
Integrating Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) in Corporate Practices: The Role of Counsel
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 | 12-1 pm | 1.00 hours CLE (TX)

Stakeholders at every level increasingly expect a company to demonstrate a strong commitment to ESG through its business practices. Responsibility for drafting and updating dynamic ESG-related policies, as well as overseeing implementation and compliance of mandatory disclosure and voluntary reporting is a small, but important, facet of the in-house counsel’s role. Counsel’s holistic perspective across an organization allows insight into legal risk associated with making, measuring, upholding and communicating ESG commitments. Involvement of the general counsel and staff is essential to manage corporate risk. This discussion will offer some principles for good ESG practices from a legal perspective.

In Favour of Combined Roles: General Counsel and Company Secretary
Hilary Macdonald, General Counsel & Company Secretary, Norther Star Resources Limited
3 pages

In this article, in-house counsel will learn how, in some situations, combining the role of the General Counsel and Company Secretary is beneficial for your team, the board and your
company.
This article appears in the Australian Corporate Lawyer, Volume 30, Issue 1 - Autumn 2020

Resource Details
Interest Area: Corporate, Securities, and Governance
Region: Australia
Audience: Deputy GC, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
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Due Diligence in the Age of ESG and COVID-19 (Japan)
James Donnelly and Timothy Stutt, Herbert Smith Freehills
4 pages

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters are of high importance during the pandemic. In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about how to spotlight these initiatives and shift these issue from a "compliance" issue to a "commercial issue" within their companies.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Law Department Management, Corporate, Securities, and Governance
Region: Japan
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House, CLO / GC
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