Latest Past Events
Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit 2022 – Climate litigation and liability session
University of OxfordLitigation has the potential to help drive the transition to a net zero economy by holding corporations and financial entities to their net zero transition plans, and to re-allocate capital where liability risks are priced into financial decision-making. Yet the risks, opportunities and impacts of climate litigation are not widely understood by financial market participants,…
Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit 2022 – Biodiversity and nature session
University of OxfordHalting and reversing the ongoing loss and degradation of nature and its biodiversity are amongst the greatest challenges of our time. The current state of play is deeply worrying. The drivers of habitat destruction and biodiversity loss continue and we are not yet able to deploy capital into nature recovery at the scale or pace…
Directors’ duties and disclosure obligations under Hong Kong law regarding climate change
The legal opinion and white paper were discussed at a virtual event co-hosted with the Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL), part of the University of Hong Kong. Speakers included Christine Lau (Assistant Vice President, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX)), Alex Bidlake (Corporate Partner, Linklaters) and Dr. Emily Lee (Director of AIIFL…