Oct

Webinar

Unpacking the Policy and Ethics of ESG Communications

Join us for a webinar featuring Justine Nolan, Director from the Australian Human Rights Institute, and Emily Turnbull, Partner from Allens, who will explore the policy and ethics of ESG communications in the financial services industry.

This webinar will unpack the current policy frameworks around ESG reporting and consider how regulatory bodies are responding to sustainability statements and disclosures. From the social perspective, the conversation will shift towards the emergence of bluewashing, the ethical accountability and policies around social compliance measures.

Registrations are open until Sunday 5 October. Registration requests submitted past this date will be processed on a case-by-case basis. Please contact [email protected] if you wish to submit a registration request.

emerging trends

ethics

industry knowledge

Speakers

Justine Nolan

Director, Australian Human Rights Institute

Justine Nolan is the Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute and a Professor in the Faculty of Law & Justice at UNSW Sydney. Here expertise is in international human rights, particularly business and human rights and modern slavery. She advises companies, NGOs and governments on these issues and is a member of the Australian Government’s Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group. Prior to joining UNSW, Justine practiced first, as a corporate lawyer and then as an international human rights lawyer in Australia and the USA.

Emily Turnbull

Partner, Allens

Emily is a general commercial litigator and ESG specialist based in Melbourne.

She advises on contentious matters (including Federal and Supreme Court litigation, domestic and international arbitration, regulatory enforcement and investigations, and commissions and inquiries), as well as on investment agreements and treaties. Emily also assists clients in non-judicial processes, such as OECD National Contact Point and UN Special Procedure complaints, and with designing grievance mechanisms and remediation protocols.

She works with clients across industries and sectors, and has particular experience in mining and resources, financial services and private capital, clean energy, healthcare, infrastructure and industrials.

Emily is a member of our ESG centre of excellence and co-leads our Business Human Rights practice with Rachel Nicolson. A significant part of Emily's practice involves working with inhouse teams and boards to uplift, embed and evolve ESG, drawing on her contentious-disputes experience to work with clients on strategies to mitigate legal risks and leverage opportunities.

She was recognised as one to watch in Chambers & Partners 2024 Business Human Rights Law.