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Webinar with CUHK

On 30 March, KAS RECAP and CUHK’s law faculty have jointly hosted a webinar to have a discussion on the latest development of ESG in the legal context in the Asia-Pacific. This was the fourth event of the carbon neutrality dialogue series.

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The webinar covered the following apects:

  • the evolution of ESG and its application in law. Firms are being driven to consider their own environmental and social performance and so new roles emerge within firms, such as heads of wellness, sustainability and diversity and inclusion.
  • addressing greenwashing via utilizing legal instruments. ClientEarth has previously filed a world-first lawsuit against the Board of Directors of Shell plc for failing to manage the material and foreseeable risks posed to the company by climate change.
  • the Malaysian experience in handling ESG matters in the legal field. Malaysia is still in the early stages of its ESG journey but is already ahead of the rest of ASEAN. Investing in capability and capacity building is critical in accelerating the ESG development.

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Contact

Dr. Christian Hübner

Dr

Artificial Intelligence

christian.huebner@kas.de +49 30 26996 3264

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