Travers Smith
ESG Litigation Second Annual Summit 2024
In-person
Tuesday 12th of March 2024 - Ironmongers' Hall, London
The Only ESG Litigation Forum in The UK
Agenda
Registration
9.00
Chairperson's Welcome
9.30
Heather Gagen, Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact
Travers Smith
ESG in the UK: Where Are We Now?
9:40
- Recent updates in the UK
- How is the UK keeping up with the rest of the world?
- The UK courts jurisdiction
Sarah Bishop, Of Counsel
Covington
Sinéad Oryszczuk , Partner
Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP (CMS)
Recent Developments in ESG in The EU and Australia in Comparison to the UK’s Regime
10.15
- International jurisdictions updates in EU, Australia & UEA
- EU Legislation (CRD and CRSD Legislation)
- Regulatory Frameworks
Heather Gagen, Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact
Travers Smith
Dr. Wolf H. von Bernuth , Partner
Hausfeld (Germany)
Helen Tung, Barrister
Tung Chambers (Australia)
Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Partner
Signature Litigation (France)
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.00
The Rise of Environmental Litigation & Green Washing Claims
11.20
- The risks of Greenwashing
- Greenwashing Regulations
- Group Claims and current proceedings
- How do you price environmental damage; can it be attributed to specific entities and if so, how?
- Consumer Protection on greenwashing
- environmental misuse through the lens of insurance
Anthea Bowater, Senior Associate
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Elaina Bailes, Partner
Stewarts
Tom Cummins, Partner
Ashurst
Jamie Cartwright, Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys
Tom Davey, Co Founder & Director
Factor Risk Management
Sudhanshu Swaroop KC, Barrister
Twenty Essex
Assessing Human Rights and Corporate Transactions
12.20
- Contractual Protections
- What are we looking for, what is okay & what isn’t?
- What now, after Client Earth Decision
- Update on OECD guidelines
- Whistleblowing
Belen Satorre, Associate Director, ESG – Human Rights
S-RM
Sybille Raphael, Legal Director
Protect
Networking & Lunch Break
13.00
Examining Liabilities Arising from Changes to Supply Chain Practices Across the World
14.00
- Supply chain security & the impact of supply chain practices on the environment
- CSR & Supply Chain Management
- Challenges of navigating diverse international regulations
- Ethical Sourcing
Robert Kovacs, Partner
Withers
Emily Nicholson, Partner
Mishcon de Reya
Daniel Leader, Partner
Leigh Day
Networking & Refreshment Break
14.45
Addressing Disputes in Sustainable Finance & Investment for ESG
15.05
- Sustainable finance and investment: legal aspects of sustainable finance, including green bonds and Impact investing.
- Biodiversity
- Understanding Green, Social & Sustainable Bonds
Stuart Wardlaw, Partner
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Josephine Richardson, Managing Director, Head of Research
Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
Exploring Reputation Management and ESG
15.45
- Exploring how ESG Practices affect a Company’s reputation
- ESG reporting & Disclosure.
- Identifying key stakeholders & their influence on reputation
Razzaq Ahmed, Associate
Brown Rudnick
Jane Pittaway, Executive Chair
General Counsel Sustainability Forum
Maryse Gordon, Global Partnerships & UK/Ireland Business Development Manager
RepRisk
Chairperson's Closing Remarks
16.30
Heather Gagen, Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact
Travers Smith
Heather Gagen - Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact - Travers Smith
- Recent updates in the UK
- How is the UK keeping up with the rest of the world?
- The UK courts jurisdiction
Sarah Bishop - Of Counsel - Covington
Sinéad Oryszczuk - Partner - Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP (CMS)
- International jurisdictions updates in EU, Australia & UEA
- EU Legislation (CRD and CRSD Legislation)
- Regulatory Frameworks
Heather Gagen - Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact - Travers Smith
Dr. Wolf H. von Bernuth - Partner - Hausfeld (Germany)
Helen Tung - Barrister - Tung Chambers (Australia)
Sylvie Gallage-Alwis - Partner - Signature Litigation (France)
- The risks of Greenwashing
- Greenwashing Regulations
- Group Claims and current proceedings
- How do you price environmental damage; can it be attributed to specific entities and if so, how?
- Consumer Protection on greenwashing
- environmental misuse through the lens of insurance
Elaina Bailes - Partner - Stewarts
Tom Cummins - Partner - Ashurst
Jamie Cartwright - Partner - Charles Russell Speechlys
Tom Davey - Co Founder & Director - Factor Risk Management
Sudhanshu Swaroop KC - Barrister - Twenty Essex
- Contractual Protections
- What are we looking for, what is okay & what isn’t?
- What now, after Client Earth Decision
- Update on OECD guidelines
- Whistleblowing
Sybille Raphael - Legal Director - Protect
- Supply chain security & the impact of supply chain practices on the environment
- CSR & Supply Chain Management
- Challenges of navigating diverse international regulations
- Ethical Sourcing
Emily Nicholson - Partner - Mishcon de Reya
Daniel Leader - Partner - Leigh Day
- Sustainable finance and investment: legal aspects of sustainable finance, including green bonds and Impact investing.
- Biodiversity
- Understanding Green, Social & Sustainable Bonds
Josephine Richardson - Managing Director, Head of Research - Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
- Exploring how ESG Practices affect a Company’s reputation
- ESG reporting & Disclosure.
- Identifying key stakeholders & their influence on reputation
Jane Pittaway - Executive Chair - General Counsel Sustainability Forum
Maryse Gordon - Global Partnerships & UK/Ireland Business Development Manager - RepRisk
Heather Gagen - Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of ESG & Impact - Travers Smith
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