Over the past five years there have been a number of finance sector initiatives integrating social and environmental risks and opportunities into lending and investment decision-making processes. These include the establishment of the Equator Principles by banking institutions and the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment established by institutional investors. These initiatives provide a framework for assessing lending and investment risks, and reframing the fiduciary duties of institutional investors and fund managers, with respect to the most pressing environmental issue – global climate change.

Monday 26 May 2008. 5.30 – 7pm
Sydney Law School, 173-175 Phillip Street, Sydney

Speakers

Prof Benjamin Richardson, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada

Amanda McCluskey, Head of Sustainability & Responsible Investment, Colonia First State Global Asset Management

Cost
$95 (incl GST); Full time student/unwaged rate: $45 (inc GST)

To Register contact the Legal Professional Development Program, Tel: (02) 9351 0238, Email: law.events@usyd.edu.au [1]