IBA EVENTS : ESG in Evolution : the legal imperatives of tomorrow – 26-27 March 2026, Paris, France

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A conference presented by the IBA European Regional Forum, the IBA North American Regional Forum, the IBA Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL), the IBA Business Human Rights Committee, the IBA Law Firm Management Committee, the IBA Bar Issues Commission and the IBA African Regional Forum

Topics include :

• State of the market
• ESG in Europe Today: Essential updates and business implications
• Ubuntu, an African approach to ESG
• Beyond the baseline: Navigating the untold ESG Challenges of AI and HPC Data centres
• The growing constitutionalisation of rights to a healthy environment
• The growing constitutional basis for addressing climate change in litigation
• Sustainability in mining and mineral extraction
• Resiliency in a shifting landscape, the shareholders of tomorrow
• From risk mitigation to market differentiation: Strategic ESG due diligence in the supply chain
• Recent developments in DEI and the Green Revolution in North America – Where are we now?

The increasing movement of soft law into hard law

Sponsorship Opportunities
For details of how to become a sponsor for this event, email Andrew.Webster-Dunn@int-bar.org
We look forward to seeing you in Paris.
Kind regards,

Organising Committee :

Robert Van Beemen

DRB Group, The Hague; Chair, Law Firm Management Committee ESG Subcommittee

Claudia Santos Cruz
Morais Leitão, Maputo; Vice-Chair; IBA African Regional Forum

Panagiotis Drakopoulos
Drakopoulos, Athens; Co-Chair, IBA European Regional Forum

Edie Hofmeister
Independent Director, Berkeley, California; Member,  IBA Business Human Rights Committee Advisory Board

Pascale Lagesse
Bredin Prat, Paris; Vice Chair; IBA LPD Officers

Matthias Lang
Bird&Bird, Düsseldorf; Chair, IBA SEERIL Committee

Emily Morrison 
International Bar Association, London; IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit 

Keith Corkan
Woodfines Solicitors, Milton Keynes; Regional Fora Liaison Officer; IBA North American Regional Forum

Alessia Oddone
CastaldiPartners, Milan, Italy; Chair; Diversity and Inclusion Group, IBA European Regional Forum

Steven Richman
Clark Hill, Washington, District of Columbia; Chair, IBA Bar Issues Commission

J. Michael Showalter
ArentFox Schiff, Chicago Illinois; Membership Officer, IBA Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee

John Vellone
Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto, Ontario; Communications Officer, IBA  Power Law Committee