This event marked the official launch of the partnership between the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and GAIL LATAM, exploring the vital role of legal frameworks in shaping sustainability narratives and discuss the extraterritorial impacts of sustainability regulations on supply chains across Latin America.
A plenary session featuring managing partners and senior lawyers from five diverse law firms across France, Argentina, the UK, Ghana, and the USA discuss the essence and practicalities of what it means to be an impact law practice, how impact approaches are integrated across firm culture & structures and their practical implications for client advisory…
Te invitamos a un evento exclusivo donde exploraremos las tendencias actuales y las mejores prácticas en el ámbito de la abogacía de impacto. Contaremos con la presencia de Julie Wynne, una destacada líder de impacto, quien compartirá su experiencia y conocimientos sobre GAIL y la abogacía de impacto.
Explore the evolving trends in social impact, the role of pro bono work, and the relevant ESG initiatives that can be leveraged to foster meaningful change. This includes examining how pro bono efforts align with ESG principles and impact lawyering, as well as understanding where they fit within the broader landscape of corporate responsibility.
This session explored grievance mechanisms and dispute resolution frameworks under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), focusing on their effectiveness, corporate compliance, and innovative approaches.
This session showcased the work of GAIL APAC and LATAM and provided opportunities for the regional networks to learn from each other and share projects and ideas. They discussed common challenges of operating in cross-national/cross-language formats and strategies that have and have not worked. They also discussed key regional needs and how lawyers in each…
An interactive and discursive plenary session explores actionable strategies to enable lawyers to innovate in their practices, foster community collaboration, and drive impactful change across regions. Michael Ryland, Director, Centre for Social Finance Law and Vice-President, GAIL, Moderator (Australia) Christina Bartholemew, Co-Founder, Stories Evolved (UK) Karyn Polak, Founder, Shift the Prism Advisory and former serial…
A plenary session featuring managing partners and senior lawyers from five diverse law firms across France, Argentina, the UK, Ghana, and the USA discuss the essence and practicalities of what it means to be an impact law practice, how impact approaches are integrated across firm culture & structures and their practical implications for client advisory…
A pathbreaking report by a global working group of GAIL lawyers, which examines the legal landscape for blended finance across different regions of the world.