The Climate Emergency and Company Law Reform: Would the Better Business Act reforms make a difference?
Location:
Edinburgh Law School
Old College
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL
Date/time
Wed 15 June 2022
15:00-17:30
A Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network event Supported by the Clark Foundation
The Climate Emergency and Company Law Reform: Would the Better Business Act reforms make a difference?
A Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network event
Supported by The Clark Foundation
Sponsored by Aberdeen University, Centre for Energy Law
The focus of the event is on directors’ duties, particularly s172 of the Companies Act 2006, and the reforms offered by the Better Business Act campaign. The Better Business Act proposes amendments to empower directors to put communities and the environment on a more equal footing with shareholders. Is that the right goal? Would the reforms be an effective mechanism to achieve a just transition to sustainability?
There is an incredible panel including:
- Andrew Shannon, Fund Manager at Circularity Capital,
- Euan McVicar, Senior Climate Advisor at Pinsent Masons and
- Dr Thomas Muinzer from the University of Aberdeen’s Centre for Energy Law.
The event is open to anyone - please follow the link below if you're interested.
Image credit: Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash