Overview
Our Climate – Taking Action series are designed to that ensure our clients are kept up to date on the latest insights, trends, case studies, and solutions for professionals across the Irish Public Sector for 2022 and beyond.
This half day seminar will offer participants the opportunity to build on their knowledge and understanding of key challenges facing the public sector in achieving governments climate commitments.
‘Taking Climate into Account – The Corporate Governance of Environmental Sustainability’ will assess the economics of climate change and the cost of sustainability to organisations. It will also discuss Regulating Sustainable Standards, Implementing Best Standards of Reporting, and Sustainable Corporate Governance – The EIA on ESG.
Agenda
09.30 Welcome Address PAI
09.40 The Economics of Climate Change and the Cost of Sustainability
10.25 Sustainability Reporting Standards – Promoting ESG, Embedding Ethics and Avoiding Deception
11.05 Coffee & Networking
11.35 Sustainable Corporate Governance – The EIA on ESG
12.15 Questions & Answers
12.30 Seminar Wrap
Course Tutor
Tom Ferris is an independent consultant economist specialising in Public Sector Governance, Better Regulation and Transport Economics. He was Senior Economist in the Department of Transport until February 2006. Since then, he has undertaken consultancy projects for the World Bank, the OECD and a number of private sector companies. He is an occasional lecturer in public sector economics at University College Galway, University College Cork, and Public Affairs Ireland. He writes regularly for Public Affairs Ireland. He holds a Masters degree in economics from University College Dublin and a Fellowship from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
Níall Fitzgerald is head of ethics and governance at Chartered Accountants Ireland. He also serves as an advisory committee member for Accountancy Europe and is co-founder of Chapter Zero Ireland, a non-profit organisation committed to equipping non-executive directors for boardroom based discussion of climate change.
Full Course Details
Title: Taking Climate into Account – The Corporate Governance of Environmental Sustainability
Date: Tuesday, July 26th 2022
Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
CPD: 3 CPD Hours
Method of Delivery: Online
Fee: €250
Tailored Training
All of our open programmes can also be run on an in-house basis. For more information, see our page on In-House Training.
Booking
Multiple Delegate Discount
3+ Delegates – 5% Discount
5+ Delegates – 10% Discount
10+ Delegates – 15% Discount
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