ESG Summit Canada

With investors and other key stakeholders increasingly demanding businesses to address issues such as sustainability, climate change, and diversity, inclusion and equity, these ESG factors have now become important board-level priorities that have a direct impact on business reputation, resilience, finances and, ultimately, an organization’s bottom line.

Today’s corporate leaders, lawyers and in-house teams need to understand the evolving role that they must play in assisting organization meet these new ESG demands.

The ESG Summit, taking place October 12th in Toronto, will bring together leading ESG experts, law firms, in-house council, and corporate leaders, to explore the impact of ESG on business in Canada.

Canada and international standard-setting organizations are calling for enhanced disclosure, the ESG reporting landscape is becoming increasingly complex with increased mandatory ESG disclosure on the horizon.

Ensure your organization has the latest information to stay ahead of the regulatory curve.

Panel: ESG disclosure obligations and risks – Regulatory developments and the emergence of multiple ESG reporting frameworks (9:40 a.m. ET)

With international standard-setting organizations calling for enhanced disclosure, the ESG reporting landscape is becoming increasingly complex. This session will examine regulatory developments and emerging ESG reporting frameworks and assess their impact on both mandatory and voluntary reporting and the implications for organizations.

• Practical strategies for incorporating ESG reporting into financial statements: Establishing internal control systems, policies and processes to cover the full cycle of ESG data management, accumulation, evaluation, and reporting;
• Outlook on mandatory ESG disclosure in Canada- preparing for future of mandatory climate-related disclosure & how these impact your organisation;
• Update on actions of the CISB to bring disclosure standards to Canada: How will it impact Canadian market;
• Best tools and practices for achieving investor-grade integrated financial and ESG reporting;
• Impact of OSFI’s guidelines on climate risk management, setting out requirements for banks and insurance companies to manage and disclose climate-related risks

Moderator: Bill Gilliland, Partner, Dentons Canada LLP 
Panel:

• Mohammed Ali, Vice President, Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs, Agnico Eagle
• Amma Anaman, Associate General Counsel & Legal Relationship Manager, U.S. Listings, Nasdaq
• Anton Tabuns, Senior Counsel, Sustainability, Legal & Regulatory Compliance, BMO Financial Group
• Tracie Allan, Assistant Vice-President and Managing Counsel, Sun Life
• Samreen Beg, Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Finance Branch, Ontario Securities Commission