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Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... MinterEllison to develop the guide. MinterEllison partner and head of climate and sustainability risk governance Sarah Barker noted that directors cannot treat the shift to mandatory disclosure on climate as a compliance exercise. "The most important ...

ASIC trains sights on IPO net zero statements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... that say they are setting net zero targets must have reasonable grounds on which to base their future action, said Sarah Barker, partner and head of climate risk governance at MinterEllison. "When you're looking at a net zero target, it's inherently ...

Companies have duty to act on climate conclusions of IPCC report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... warming to less than 2°C have also moved, Herd said. MinterEllison partner and head of climate risk governance Sarah Barker noted that company directors and executives need to understand the forward-facing nature of all climate change risks and understand ...

Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... forward-looking statements related to climate risk, said MinterEllison partner and head of climate risk governance Sarah Barker. "Uncertainty paralysis is a common issue," Barker said. "There is always a concern with directors with any kind of forward ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... regulatory and investor expectations around corporate progress on climate change risk, according to MinterEllison. Sarah Barker, head of climate risk governance at Minter Ellison Lawyers MinterEllison recently analysed the impact of COVID-19 on corporate ...

Directors urged to exercise legal duties over climate risk as context evolves

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... cost of climate change, but a legal expert cautioned that directors should not interpret too much from the decision. Sarah Barker, head of climate risk governance at Minter Ellison Lawyers On Tuesday, a state supreme court judge in New York cleared Exxon ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... considerations has intensified the soft law around the disclosure of climate change risks by Australian companies. Sarah Barker, special counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers In December 2018, the AAS and AuASB issued Climate-related and other emerging risk ...

Lawsuit against ExxonMobil heightens Australian directors climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... the risks that climate change regulations posed to its business should be a warning sign for Australian directors. Sarah Barker, special counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers "It's yet another signal to Australian directors that the risk of litigation for ...

Government finds no legislative barriers to implementing TCFD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... the Financial Stability Board Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in corporate reporting. Sarah Barker, special counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers Last year, the Senate Standing Committee on Economies issued its report, Carbon risk ...

KPMG event tells companies to consider the "What ifs" of climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Report; Adrian King, partner in charge of sustainability services, KPMG; Jeremy Burke, trustee, CDP; Sarah Barker, special counsel, Minter Ellison That's the blunt message that Sarah Barker, special counsel at Minter Ellison, had for the ...
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