ESG and Sustainability for Board Members

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Objectives

By the end of the training session, participants will be able to

• Leverage key definitions of sustainability to design an operational approach that complies with regulations
• Evaluate the strategic priorities across the identified topics and share best practices for actionable steps
• Clarify the legal, reputational, and litigation risks involved

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Content

1. Introduction
   • Background for ESG and sustainability-related requirements
   • Key definitions
   • High-level overview of legal and regulatory developments
2. High-level overview of sustainability-related requirements
   • Disclosure
   • Risk management
   • Conflicts of interests
   • Product governance
   • Suitability
   • Credits
3. Governance an diversity
   • Requirements and practical insights
4. Practical duties of banks
   • Formulate a strategy that incorporates sustainability objectives and requirements.
   • Conduct reviews and updates of internal policies, procedures, processes, and contractual documentation.
5. Legal, reputational and litigation risks
   • Administrative sanctions
   • Criminal sanctions
   • Civil liability
   • Corporatesanctions
   • Reputational risks
   • Litigation risks

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Speakers

Robin Marc, who founded R-Aligned, a consultancy specialised in Sustainability and Climate Risks for Financial Institutions after more than 20 years of experience in Banking and Asset Management, joins Arendt’s team of dedicated experts to address the legal, regulatory, and advisory aspects of ESG and sustainability obligations within the banking industry. Check out our training agenda to see all of the speakers listed on each training session.

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Target audience

Board members

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Duration

1-2 hours

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