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About the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative

The Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) is a legal research and stakeholder engagement initiative founded by the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, ClientEarth and Accounting for Sustainability (A4S). It is a UK non-profit organisation funded by environmental philanthropy and research grants. 
The CCLI examines the legal basis for directors and trustees to consider, manage, and report on climate change and nature-related risks, opportunities and impacts, and the circumstances in which there may be liability for failing to do so. It also works to advance knowledge on effective sustainable governance practices.
The CCLI commissions legal opinions from independent experts in jurisdictions across the world to build an authoritative evidence base on the requirements of company and trust law as it relates to the climate and nature crises. The CCLI works with leading academics, law firms and civil society entities to carry out its own legal research and disseminate the findings. The CCLI’s Canadian partner, the Canada Climate Law Initiative, convenes over 60 experts to educate Canadian boards on climate change under the Canadian Climate Governance Experts project. They also provide an online knowledge hub for climate risk and sustainable finance resources.

About the Climate Governance Initiative

The Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) mobilises boards of directors around the world to address climate change in their businesses. The CGI does this by developing and supporting national associations that equip their members with the skills and knowledge needed to make climate a boardroom priority, building on the World Economic Forum’s Principles for Effective Climate Governance.

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