Joint workshop on “Climate Change and Corporate law”

The joint workshop "Climate Change and Corporate Law", organized by the Dirpolis Institute (Law, Policy, Development) and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Sustainability and Climate at the Sant'Anna School, will take place on May 24 at 5 p.m.

The event will host a talk by Luca Enriques, Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Oxford and Research Fellow at the European Corporate Governance Institute and Fellow Academic Member of the European Banking Institute. The seminar will be introduced by the Director of the DIRPOLIS 8Law, Politics, Development) Institute Gaetana Morgante and the Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Center for Sustainability and Climate, Marco Frey.

Abstract

Climate change is one of the defining challenges for humankind. Governments struggle to coordinate among themselves and to win today’s world inhabitants’ consent to, ultimately, sacrifice some of their wealth to the benefit of future generations. Private businesses are similarly faced with gigantic coordination problems and existential risks. What role can corporations be expected to play in tackling climate change? Should corporate law and corporate governance be tweaked to facilitate their transition to a net-zero economy? Luca Enriques will present findings from his current research: corporate net-zero commitments; the implications of “dirty” (high-emissions) assets disposals; the role universal owners in nudging companies to embrace the net-zero transition; the promise of voluntary carbon markets.

Details in the attached poster.

Live streaming available at this link.