ESG 2022: What It Means for Boards, Management, and Counsel | Practising Law Institute (PLI) | 1 June 2022 | Practising Law Institute & Online, 1177 6th Ave, New York, NY 10036, USA

Why You Should Attend
The assessment and management of environment, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities has become a critical priority for boards, management, and counsel as a result of a growing recognition of the connection between ESG and long-term value creation, significant changes in investor expectations, increasing pressure from customers and employees, and the advent of additional legal requirements. This program, a must-attend for board members, company management, and in-house and outside counsel, will address the relationship of ESG to long-term value creation, the duties of directors with respect to ESG initiatives, the drivers of corporate adoption of ESG measures, ESG frameworks and standards, and best practices for ESG governance. Attend this program to better understand the significant recent developments that have led to the elevation of ESG as a key component of corporate governance and the practical changes companies are making to effectively respond to such developments.

What You Will Learn?
• Review recent trends in the landscape of ESG: where are we now and where are we heading?
• Obtain practice points regarding ESG reporting, disclosure, and diligence
• Explore fiduciary duties of directors and governance issues with respect to ESG measures and related decision-making
• Learn how to navigate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and human capital management (HCM) considerations
• Understand what is driving investor and customer expectations around ESG factors
• Learn about how climate issues are driving ESG approaches
• Special Feature: Fireside Chat with Satyam Khanna, Former SEC Senior Policy Advisor for Climate and ESG

Who Should Attend?
This program is a must for CEOs, General Counsel, Board members, shareholders, and lawyers advising those parties.

2022 Speakers

CHAIRPERSONS:

Jonathan E. Richman
Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP

Ashley C. Walter
Partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SPEAKERS:

Kim Allman
Head of Corporate Responsibility and Government Affairs, NortonLifeLock Inc

James Andrus
Interim Managing Investment Director, CalPERS

Rebecca E. Boon
Partner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP

Todd A. Bridges
Partner & Global Head of Sustainable Investing and ESG Research, Arabesque

Catherine G. Dearlove
Director, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

Jill E. Fisch
Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Michael Garland
Assistant Comptroller, Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, Office of the New York City Comptroller

Holly J. Gregory
Partner and Co-Chair of the Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Practice, Sidley Austin LLP

Duane L. Hughes
Managing Director and Chair, Americas Advisory Council, UBS

Hon. Robert J. Jackson, Jr.
Professor of Law and Co-Director, Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance, New York University School of Law

Courteney Keatinge
Senior Director, Environmental Social & Governance Research, Glass Lewis & Co LLC

Jonathan R. Macey
Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law, Yale Law School

Granville Martin
Head of Americas Policy and Outreach, Value Reporting Foundation

Betty Moy Huber
Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

Elizabeth A. Richman
General Counsel, Eileen Fisher

N. Nate Saint Victor
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Engine No. 1

David M. Silk
Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Leo E. Strine, Jr.
Of Counsel in the Corporate Department, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

Kristen B. Sullivan
Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Angela Vitulli
Principal, Industrial Economics Inc