INSIDE LEGAL ESG
Inside Legal ESG is a series of podcast interviews and webinars highlighting opportunities, individuals, and the important and challenging work being done in the ESG space today. For more information on Inside Legal ESG please email: contact@legalesg.com
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Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Ahead of Legal ESG Latin America this week, Pam Cone sits down with Maria Laura Farrapeira, General Counsel at AB Mauri in Latin America. She shares with us her journey to becoming General Counsel at a global company, her greatest ESG challenge, the role of lawyers in tacking sustainability, and what gives her hope for the future. You won’t want to miss this conversation.
There is still time to confirm your place, and join us at Legal ESG Latin America: https://www.insidepractice.com/legal-esg-latam
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Join us for this episode of Inside Legal ESG to hear from ESG lawyer in Costa Rica, Paola Fonseca. She has 15 years of Inhouse ESG experience, and serves on the Board of Directors for GAIL- the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers. She shares her insights on the state of ESG throughout the world, and the important role lawyers in advising clients re: the risks AND the opportunities.
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, we hear from Rubinia Proli of the United Nations Global Compact, Senior Advisor on secondment from ENEL, an Italian energy company. She shares with us the latest initiatives at the UNGC – such as the Legal Council, and the Fast Forward program – and ways for the legal profession to get involved. And finally – she shares what gives her hope.
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
In this episode of the Inside Legal ESG podcast series, our guest Jacquelyn MacLennan shares her background, her career at the European Union and with White & Case, focused in Human Rights and Environmental Law. She shares her insights on what is in store for ESG in 2025, and, finally, what gives her hope. You can listen here:
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, Pam speaks with Robert van Beemen of DRB Groep in the Netherlands. In addition to his role at DRB Groep, Robert also serves as co-chair of the ESG subcommittee of the Law Practice Management Committee of the International Bar Association. In this conversation we discuss his observations around ESG in the legal profession, difficult choices in implementing ESG strategies within law firms, the political environment, and finally, what gives him hope, despite the headwinds in many parts of the world.
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, we speak with David Rodin, founder and CEO of Principia Advisory, based in Switzerland.
Principia Adivsory is the leading consultancy for building ethical organizations. Listen in to hear how David came to establish Principia, what he is seeing as the most pressing ethical challenges of the day, the role lawyers can/should play, and what gives him hope for the future. You won’t want to miss this episode.
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, we are honored to talk with Julien Beaulieu, Doctoral Researcher, Lawyer and Economist. We discuss what transpired throughout his career to get him to be a leading expert in greenwashing, competition law, climate litigation, and responsible business. With the recent regulatory developments in Canada, we also discuss the intersection of various regulatory regimes, and he shares his predictions for 2025. You won’t want to miss this conversation.
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
What an incredible conversation with Dr. Shavana Haythornthwaite in this episode of the Inside Legal ESG podcast series. She has had an incredible global career, and has focused in all aspects of ESG, particularly Human Rights. Her insights on ESG trends, and predictions for 2025 are of particular interest. Listen here:
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, Kristina Wyatt, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Sustainability Officer at Persefoni shares her career journey with us. We explore the variety of regulations throughout the EU, the UK, and how companies are garnering the resources to report. She also shares with us a FREE tool which Persefoni offers, via their website, for companies to get started gathering and managing their GHG data. You don’t want to miss this conversation.
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
In this episode of Inside Legal ESG, Pamela Cone speaks with Matthew Karmel, lawyer with the law firm Offit Kurman, and founder of The Planetary Lawyer Project. The conversation addresses how Matthew came to be a “sustainability lawyer” and what motivated him to form a community of lawyers seeking to focus on “planet aligned” work – The Planetary Lawyer Project. You won’t want to miss this.
And to learn more:
Climate Law Job Statistics: https://mailchi.mp/f2966c8faf2a/eb8xwsgsna
The Planetary Lawyer Project: https://theplanetarylawyerproject.substack.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-karmel-sustainability/
Risk / Responsibility / Resilience / Recognition:
Rethinking ESG Across Today's Legal Profession
Now more than ever, society is grappling with increasingly urgent environmental, social, and governance issues. Yet, ESG has been politicized and polarized, making the work even more challenging.
Whether it is called ESG or some other phrase, understanding what it means to be a responsible business and collaborating to understand risks, reporting requirements, and regulations is required of all businesses.
Legal ESG: London, taking place on 18th & 19th June 2024, is an intimate gathering for law firm leaders, the clients they serve, and today’s leading ESG experts to learn from each other and propel the profession forward as leaders in transitioning our world to a more sustainable and just society.
It is clear that while much progress has been made, much remains to be done for the legal profession to lead in setting Ambitions, changing Attitudes, and exploring new Approaches!
Join us in contributing to the conversation amongst law firms, legal service providers, in-house counsel, legal operations, and today’s ESG thought leaders as they shape the future of our society.
Don't miss your chance to contribute to the conversation and to be part of this landmark event.