What does the new UK legal opinion on nature-related risks and directors’ duties mean for directors? The CCLI’s biodiversity project officer Eniye Igbanibo talks to the CCLI’s biodiversity lawyers about the new independent…
Improving governance on nature-related risks and opportunities The Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) has partnered with the Climate Governance Initiative and the World Benchmarking…
Company directors should consider company’s nature-related risks (including climate risks): landmark English law legal opinion Directors should consider their company’s nature-related risks as part of their duties to promote the success of…
Developments in climate-related litigation, disclosures and due diligence requirements: What board directors need to know The Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) has partnered with the Climate Governance Initiative to publish this…
Australian company directors exposed to nature-related risk: new legal opinion Under the Australian Corporations Act, nature-related risks are within the scope of directors’ duties to act with…
Primer on Climate Change: Directors’ Duties and Disclosure Obligations – 3rd edition The Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) is delighted to have worked with the Climate Governance Initiative…
For directors to decide? Permission initially denied in the ClientEarth v Shell case Author: Alex Cooper Date: 15 May 2023 On Friday 12 May 2023, the High Court refused permission…
TNFD beta v0.4 in a nutshell for corporates and directors Author: Zili Duniya Bungwon Date: 17 April 2023 On 28th March the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures…
Biodiversity as a material financial risk: What board directors need to know In the context of recent global developments, boards need to understand all of the indirect, but very…
CCLI submits response to Transition Plan Taskforce consultation The Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) recently concluded a consultation on its Disclosure Framework and Implementation Guidance, which…
COP15 – Key Takeaways for Corporates Authors: Zaneta Sedilekova (blog post), Jenni Ramos (Jargon Buster) Date: 23 January 2023 The 15th Conference of…
Can you price pollination? The emerging acknowledgement of biodiversity investment risks and opportunities Author: Alex Cooper Date: 16 January 2023 Human-induced species extinction and the resulting decline in biodiversity threatens…
Biodiversity Risk: Legal Implications for Companies and their Directors Our brand new report authored by Jennifer Ramos and Zaneta Sedilekova ‘Biodiversity Risk: Legal Implications for Companies…
Momentum is gathering for the international biodiversity negotiations On 7 December 2022, world leaders will meet in Montreal, Canada for the second round of the…
Climate change and ESG-related risks in value chains: What board directors need to know The Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) has partnered with the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) to prepare…
New legal opinion cautions Philippine company directors to take climate change seriously or risk liability for gross negligence 28 November 2022, London – Directors of Philippine for-profit corporations must take into consideration climate change-related risks…
Directors’ Duties, Responsibilities and Disclosure Obligations under Philippine Law on Climate Change Risks Under Philippine Corporation Law, the risks arising from climate change are - as with other foreseeable financial…
Round-up of biodiversity day at COP27 (16 November 2022) On 16 November 2022, the focus at COP27 shifted to issues relating to biodiversity, paving the way…