In-House Legal Counsel Monitor

Climate change and the in-house counsel's role

The national and European measures to curb climate change extend beyond the reduction of CO2 as they can have a great impact on companies. The legal consequences often come from unexpected places. One thing is clear: companies need to prepare themselves. But what is the in-house counsel's role in this transition? During the In-House Legal Counsel Monitor, we will look for the answer to the question of what lies ahead of us as legislation tries to tackle climate change.

Climate laws are not only aimed at the heavy industry, as it also affects funding and entails risks and liability issues. They could also lead to changing ownership structures, new business models and innovations.

During his keynote, Jan Rotmans, Professor of Transition Management and Sustainability at Erasmus University, will discuss the changes that will affect our work, now and in the near future. This will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Max Christern, author on leadership and sustainability, on the impact of climate change on the role of the in-house counsel. After the panel discussion, the In-House Legal Counsel Monitor 2019 publication will be presented.

Publication In-house Counsel Monitor 2019

The publication 'In-house Counsel Monitor 2019 | Climate change and the role of in the in-house counsel' shows how in-house counsel from Vattenfall, Siemens, KLM and ING come to the conclusion that a strong in-house counsel has to be more ambitious in the domain of climate change in 2019.

We hope the monitor will provide enough inspiration and insight to embrace the changing role of the in-house counsel on this topic and, despite the risks associated with climate change, to keep an eye on the opportunities and chances that will arise.