Environment Training Module Highlights Essential Role of Legal Counsel
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New York, United States of America
(New York, 28 March 2013) – The UN Global Compact and the International Bar Association, with the support of LexisNexis, has launched the environment module of the video manual series, “Lawyers as Leaders: The Essential Role of Lawyers in the Corporate Sustainability Agenda.”
A rapidly growing world population and limited natural resources has made it imperative for the private sector to adopt more environmentally sustainable policies and practices. Integrating sustainability into corporate strategy can attract new customers, cut costs through improved efficiency, and is crucial to ensuring the longevity of a business. The environment module highlights the significant role that the private sector, supported by corporate counsel, can play in promoting environmental sustainability. The video manual will be used for advocacy, training and continuing education purposes, and features the following experts:
- Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme;
- John F. Sherman III, General Counsel, former Co-Chair, International Bar Association CSR Committee;
- Brice Lalonde, Executive Coordinator of Rio +20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development;
- Samuel Mani Kallupurakal, Head of Legal, Infosys Technologies; and
- Jeany Lekganyane, Legal Team Manager, Eskom Holdings.
The “Lawyers as Leaders” initiative emphasizes the critical role of corporate counsel in designing and managing corporate responsibility policies and practices. The initiative is directed primarily at corporate counsel, but holds value for anyone interested in the intersection between business, law and corporate sustainability. The complete series will consist of four separate modules on human rights, anti-corruption, labour and the environment. The environment module is the third to be released. The anti-corruption and human rights modules are already available online, and the labour module will be launched over the coming months.
Lawyers as Leaders - Environment is now available online:
For more information about “Lawyers as Leaders”, please visit /issues/human_rights/lawyers_as_leaders.html.
Contact
Ursula Wynhoven
General Counsel
UN Global Compact
wynhoven@un.org