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Innovating Legal Impact: Pioneering Impactful Structures and Contracts. Keynote by Aunnie Patton Power
This keynote address highlights the imperative for lawyers to guide clients proactively to incorporate impact considerations into their organisational structures and processes. Aunnie explores how embedding these elements fosters innovation and enhances the effectiveness of legal contracts in driving social & environmental impact.
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Lawyers can use their privileged position to combat climate change
Law’s vital role in combating climate change is hindered by practices fuelling self-termination. Bates Wells’ David Hunter explores how lawyers can use their imagination and agency to reshape legal frameworks for a sustainable future.
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Pioneers Post: ‘Make the distinction between law and justice’ to avoid environmental destruction – lawyers urged at GAIL summit
Pioneers Post writes about the GAIL Annual Summit 2024 and recaps some key highlights, including Indy Johar challenging summit delegates to aim for radical environmental justice, while other speakers discuss how lawyers hold the businesses they work for accountable and whether EU sustainability laws could have a negative impact on the Global South.
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Implementing CSDDD: Legal Tools for Sustainable Supply Chains
As part of London Climate Action Week, this webinar was for legal professionals dedicated to advancing supply chain and procurement sustainability. The GAIL Europe Board explored the latest tools and strategies for enhancing sustainability with a focus on implementing the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
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Navigating Challenges in Implementing Impact: 3 Perspectives
In this session, our panellists offer diverse observations on how a maturing ESG environment is impacting their work and fiduciary obligations.
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Blended Finance for a Just Transition
A deep-dive into legal frameworks for blended finance, exploring its role as a crucial financing tool for facilitating a just transition and launching a seminal GAIL report written and produced by a cross-jurisdictional working group of impact lawyers: “Unlocking Legal Pathways for Blended Finance: Case Studies and Global Insights”.