Sustainability reports provide a non-financial view of a company's performance on environmental, social, economic and governance goals or issues.
It has become a hot topic in the last few years. There are many questions about whether it is effective, and if it should it be mandated. As well as whether it creates a risk of “greenwashing”.
In this webinar event, we'll discuss how sustainability reports can be used to help make responsible consumer and investment decisions. The panel will discuss what sustainability reporting entails, the state of the law on this type of reporting, whether it is effective, and how sustainability reporting can be used by all of us.
About the Speakers
Jordan Rhodes is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Pillsbury Winthrop. As litigator, Jordan has experience assisting in all aspects of complex commercial litigation matters, including white collar defense, government investigations, employment law and insurance recovery disputes. In her time at Pillsbury, Jordan has researched ESG and its rising prominence in the investor space. She has also contributed to presentations and articles that explore this emerging topic.
Kenya Rothstein is an attorney at Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group, an environmental advocacy and litigation law firm. Her past experience includes government, corporate, and nonprofit regulatory enforcement and environmental law. work. Kenya received her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law with a concentration in Business Compliance and Sustainability and an area of focus in Environmental Law. She earned her bachelor’s degrees from the University of California, Berkeley in 2016.
Marcia Narine Weldon is the General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer of MDO Partners, the General Counsel of Ecoloblue, LLC, a sustainable startup, and is the faculty coordinator of the Business Compliance and Sustainability concentration at the University of Miami School of Law. She teaches regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and sustainability; business and human rights; transactional lawyering; business associations; and legal writing. She has written several law review articles and blogs every two weeks on compliance and ESG matters for the Business Law Professor Blog. Additionally, she has been interviewed by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, the Guardian, Verge, Agenda (Financial Times), and other news outlets around the world.
Registration
Registration for this event is free for AWWEE members and up to two guests (individuals new to AWWEE, please). Non-member registration is $20.