Date and time: TUESDAY 12 September 2023, 8am-9.30am CEST
DESCRIPTION
This session will be a panel discussion exploring the impact of climate litigation on corporate responsibility in the transition of fossil fuel dependent economies, and the right to a healthy environment. In this session the panellists will first discuss the role of shareholder rights in influencing corporate behaviour, including litigation based on shareholder rights, and then look at the role of advocacy in seeking to influence human rights policies.
PANELISTS
Prof. Justine Nolan – Director, Australian Human Rights Institute and Professor, Faculty of Law and Justice, UNSW Sydney
Kieran Pender – Senior Lawyer, Human Rights Law Centre
Jessica Holgersson – Senior Associate, Equity Generation Lawyers
Sophia Ferguson – Senior Associate, Equity Generation Lawyers
Fabi Fugazza – Lawyer and Head of Development, Equity Generation Lawyers