Charlotte (Charlie) Turner is a Senior Associate of Climate Risk Governance at MinterEllison and the APAC co-lead at The Chancery Lane Project. Charlotte specialises in climate risk through a finance, corporate governance, and liability lens - so while the subject matter of this episode may be a little different to our usual offerings, this conversation will be of particular interest to listeners in the business and corporate world.
Charlotte takes us through the complexities of climate-related risks and the actions businesses should be undertaking. Charlie also discusses The Chancery Lane Project, a wonderful international initiative with a vision of a world where every contract enables solutions to climate change. An important reminder that climate-related litigation can be an important driver of change in this climate crisis!
In this episode we discuss:
• Charlotte’s background and her journey to climate risk governance
• Climate change and financial risk
• Government vs private business – where the liability and obligations lie
• The legal risks associated with greenwashing and emerging standards and scrutiny around ‘sustainable’ and ‘green’ language
• The need for a top-down, integrated approach to the management of business climate risks
• Minister Sussan Ley’s recent successful federal court appeal
• Force Majeure in the era of climate change
• The Chancery Lane Project and their Net Zero Toolkit
To view all the links to the websites and documents, make sure you visit the show notes on our website. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast, leave us a review and share this episode with your friends and family.
Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee.