Acknowledgements
This Navigator is the result of a collaboration between many organisations and individuals. The Climate Governance Initiative and the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative are grateful to all those who have contributed, and would like to acknowledge the contributions of the following people in producing this Navigator:
CCLI and CGI
CCLI | Prof. Cynthia Williams | Professor of Law, Indiana University, Maurer School of Law |
Dr. Janis Sarra | Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, Canada Climate Law Initiative | |
Dr. Ernest Lim | Professor of Law, National University of Singapore | |
Dr. Umakanth Varottil | Professor of Law, National University of Singapore | |
Jasmin Fraser | Lawyer - Corporate/Finance, Climate Change and Biodiversity | |
Sarah Hill-Smith | Lawyer - Corporate/Finance and Climate Change | |
Param Pandya | Lawyer - Climate/ Biodiversity in Asia | |
Victoria Puxley | Lawyer - Biodiversity and Africa | |
CGI | Karina Litvack | Ambassador & Founding Chairman, CGI. Non-Executive Board Director |
Dr. Sabrina Bruno, | Professor of Comparative Corporate Law, University of Calabria, Chapter Zero Italy | |
Emily Farnworth | CGI | |
Nick Scott | CGI | |
Rachel Allen | CGI |
Contributors to the jurisdictional overviews
Armenia | Lilit Karapetyan | Concern Dialog |
Kima Davoyan | Concern Dialog | |
Australia | Charlotte Turner | Herbert Smith Freehills |
Sarah MacDonald | Herbert Smith Freehills | |
Jasmin Fraser | Lawyer - Corporate/Finance, Climate Change and Biodiversity, CCLI | |
Belgium | Gauthier Van Thuyne | A&O Shearman |
Stéphanie Dalleur | A&O Shearman | |
Claire Contreras Latorre | A&O Shearman | |
Alexander Pirard | A&O Shearman | |
Sandra Gobert | Guberna (Belgian Institute of Directors) | |
Brazil | Lina Pimentel Garcia | Mattos Filho |
Tábata Boccanera Guerra de Oliveira | Mattos Filho | |
Canada | Dr. Janis Sarra | Professor of Law Emerita, University of British Columbia, Principal Co-Investigator, Canada Climate Law Initiative |
Jasmin Fraser | Lawyer - Corporate/Finance, Climate Change and Biodiversity , CCLI | |
Chile | Franco Acchiardo | Clyde & Co |
Gustav Jacob | Clyde & Co | |
China | KONG, Wei | Zhong Lun Law Firm |
CHEN, Yuan | Zhong Lun Law Firm | |
NIU, Tianhao | Zhong Lun Law Firm | |
WU, Di | Zhong Lun Law Firm | |
Egypt | Dr. Ziad Bahaa-Eldin | Thebes Consultancy |
Nora Harb | Thebes Consultancy | |
Ismail Ramadan | Thebes Consultancy | |
Mariam Alhawary | Thebes Consultancy | |
EU | Sabrina Bruno | University of Calabria, Chapter Zero Italy |
France | Clotilde Guyot-Rechard | BakerMcKenzie |
Guillaume Nataf | BakerMcKenzie | |
Germany | Dr. Henning Schaloske | Clyde & Co |
Christoph Pies | Clyde & Co | |
Greece | Stathis Potamitis | PotamitisVekris |
Natalia Nicolaidis | Dynamic Counsel Ltd. | |
Hong Kong | Virginia Harper-Ho | City University of Hong Kong |
Param Pandya | Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative | |
Italy | Sabrina Bruno | University of Calabria, Chapter Zero Italy |
India | Anchal Dhir | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas |
Aman Deep Borthakur | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | |
Dr. Umakanth Varottil | National University of Singapore | |
Param Pandya | Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative | |
Indonesia | Ira A. Eddymurthy | SSEK |
Aldilla S. Suwana | SSEK | |
Ireland | Ann Shiels | FinLexSus |
Eugenée Mulhern | A&L Goodbody LLP | |
Jill Shaw | A&L Goodbody LLP | |
Japan | Dr. Masafumi Nakahigashi | Professor of Law, Nagoya University |
Dr. Yoshihiro Yamada | Professor of Law, Ritsumeikan University | |
Dr. Janis Sarra | University of British Columbia, Canada Climate Law Initiative | |
Malaysia | To’ Puan Janet Looi | SKRINE |
Francine Ariel Paul | SKRINE | |
Bar Council Environment & Climate Change Committee | Nader, Hayaux & Goebel | |
Mexico | Enrique Salcedo R. | Nader, Hayaux & Goebel |
Yves Hayaux du Tilly L. | ||
Netherlands | Rozemarijn Bloemendal | Deloitte Legal |
Ruben Kamerling | Deloitte Legal | |
New Zealand | Lloyd Kavanagh | MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
Zena Razoki | MinterEllisonRuddWatts | |
Philippines | Cesar L. Villanueva | Villanueva Gabionza & Dy Law |
Lily K. Gruba | Zambrano Gruba Caganda & Advincula Law | |
Angelo Patrick F. Advincula | Zambrano Gruba Caganda & Advincula Law | |
Joyce Anne C. Wong | Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles Law | |
Poland | Halina Frańczak | Deloitte Poland |
Monika Sadkowska | Deloitte Poland | |
Katarzyna Sredzinska | ||
Romania | Cristina Reichmann | CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP SCP |
Mircea Ciută | CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP SCP | |
Russia | Nikita Shabalin | DLA Piper |
Singapore | Richard Allen | Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow |
Min-tze Lean | Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow | |
Yuan-Bing Mock | Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow | |
South Africa | Leanne Govindsamy | Centre for Environmental Rights |
Zahra Omar | Centre for Environmental Rights | |
Switzerland | Corinne Nacht | Baker McKenzie |
Philippe Reich | Baker McKenzie | |
Turkey | Emre Durgun | Nazali Tax & Legal |
Süreyya Korkmaz | Nazali Tax & Legal | |
Ukraine | Kateryna Soroka | DLA Piper |
Oleksandr Kurdydyk | DLA Piper | |
Uzbekistan | Eldor Mannopov | Dentons |
United Kingdom | Sarah Hill-Smith | Lawyer - Corporate/Finance and Climate Change, CCLI |
United States | Prof. Cynthia Williams | Professor of Law, Indiana University, Maurer School of Law |
Sarah Hill-Smith | Lawyer - Corporate/Finance and Climate Change, CCLI |
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.
Disclaimer
Any errors or omissions, including differences between linguistic translations, in this Navigator are the authors' own. The paper reflects the law as of September 2024, unless otherwise stated. All biodiversity boxes contained within the Navigator have been authored by the CCLI.
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