Corporate Boards Can No Longer Ignore Climate Risk
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5 min readAug 31, 2020
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Climate risk management is critical to long-term value creation. According to a study by Carol Hansell, a renowned Canadian lawyer, directors of Canadian companies have an obligation to address climate change risk. Hansell notes that “the obligation of directors to consider the implications of climate change risk is grounded in the duties each director owes to the corporation he or she serves.”…