Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting in Australia
Prepare for this year’s ESG reporting and the many associated obligations and risks that grow with significance each year. Examine the interplay between corporate governance, sustainability, responsibility and the role of the Board. Consider sustainable investment and how to integrate ESG frameworks & analysis into frameworks & processes. Dissect the latest ESG risks & their implications, including climate change, fiduciary duties, disclosure obligations & more. WEB216N41
Description
Attend and earn 2 CPD units in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: Kevin McCann AO FAICD, Chairman Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited; former Chairman Macquarie Group Limited and Origin Energy Limited; Trustee of the Sydney Opera House
The Intersection of Corporate Governance and Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility at Board Level
- Boards in transition: re-establishing corporate legitimacy
Presented by Dr Rosemary Sainty, UTS School of Business, founding Australian Representative to the UN Global Compact
Sustainable Investment: Funds Management Benchmarking
- Integrating the ESG framework developed for the sustainable portfolio into the core investment process
- Incorporating ESG analysis and metrics into all fundamental industry and company research
Presented by Marissa Rossi, ESG investor and Sustainable Equities Portfolio Manager
Managing Dynamic ESG Risks
- Implications for corporations, institutional investors and government agencies
- International developments
- Climate change related exposures under corporate & securities law
- Fiduciary duties and financial reporting & disclosure obligations
Presented by Sarah Barker, Partner & Head of Climate Risk Governance, MinterEllison
Presenters
Kevin McCann AO FAICD
Kevin McCann is Chairman of Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited and China Matters and a Director of E&P Financial. He is a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House Trust, a Presiding Pro Chancellor of the University of Sydney, a member of the School of Project Management - Advisory Board, a Member of Barker College Council, and Origin Foundation Pty Limited. He is a former Chairman of Macquarie Group Limited and Macquarie Bank Limited, Origin Energy Limited, Healthscope Limited and ING Management Limited, Fellow of the University of Sydney and former Chair of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust and the National Library of Australia Foundation and Vice Chairman, New Colombo Plan Reference Group.
Dr Rosemary Sainty
From 2008 Rosemary Sainty established the National Responsible Business Practice Project funded by the Australian Federal Government (through Treasury), based at St James Ethics Centre, building a world first 'HUB' of international initiatives and local resources. These included the Australian focal points for the UN Global Compact, the world's largest corporate citizenship initiative, and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the most widely used sustainability reporting framework. The Project received endorsement from the Federal Treasurer, Business Council of Australia and HRH the Prince of Wales. As the elected Secretariat, Rosemary then grew the UN Global Compact Australian Network to become the strongest corporate citizenship movement in Australia, incorporating leading Australian businesses across banking and finance, extractives, retail and professional services.
Marissa Rossi
MPrior to June 2021, Marissa’s role was as Milford Asset Management’s Head of Sustainable Investment, responsible for strengthening the quality and integration of ESG analysis across all asset classes and for guiding active shareholder engagement. Prior to joining Milford in July 2019, Marissa spent 17 years at UBS Asset Management, including 5 years as Lead Portfolio Manager of a Sustainable Australian Equities portfolio and 12 years as Head of Research. She is currently a Director of PanKind, the Australian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation.
Sarah Barker
Sarah Barker leads MinterEllison's international climate risk governance and sustainability team. She helps corporations, institutional investors and government agencies manage dynamic environmental, social and governance risks through a commercial lens. She has particular expertise in the climate change related exposures under corporate and securities (rather than 'environmental') laws - including directors' fiduciary duties and financial reporting/disclosure obligations. Sarah is Australia’s representative on the cross-jurisdictional Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative. She sits as an academic visitor at Oxford University’s Smith School and teaches sustainability in corporate governance for Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
Prior to June 2021, Marissa’s role was as Milford Asset Management’s Head of Sustainable Investment, responsible for strengthening the quality and integration of ESG analysis across all asset classes and for guiding active shareholder engagement. Prior to joining Milford in July 2019, Marissa spent 17 years at UBS Asset Management, including 5 years as Lead Portfolio Manager of a Sustainable Australian Equities portfolio and 12 years as Head of Research. She is currently a Director of PanKind, the Australian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation.