Webinar: ESG and Equator Principles 4 framework

MINING.com Editor | June 16, 2020 | 3:06 pm Careers Education

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Equator Principles 4 (EP4), an environmental and social risk management framework adopted by financial institutions, comes into effect October 1.

Norton Rose Fulbright, sole legal counsel to the Equator Principles Association for the review of the new version, is offering a webinar to provide insight on ESG and the new EP4 requirements in the areas of human rights, climate change and biodiversity and the practical impacts.

Senior executives of major mining, and oil and gas firms are increasingly concerned about ESG, climate, geopolitical, and social licence to operate pressures

The sustainability implications for Canadian businesses, highlighted in EP4 and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, are becoming increasingly important for companies to address, especially in the mining sector.

Senior executives of major mining, and oil and gas firms are increasingly concerned about ESG, climate, geopolitical, and social licence to operate (SOL) pressures.

Losing SOL is seen as the main risk mining and metals firms are now facing, an annual study published by consultancy Ernst & Young (EY) shows.

Topics are the importance and proliferation of ESG expectations; What is EP4 and important changes from previous versions; and Practical considerations of EP4 and ESG in project finance.

Norton Rose Fulbright speakers are Alison Babbitt, Partner, Ottawa, Ray Chartier, Partner, Calgary and Kellie Johnston, Of Counsel, Calgary.

This session qualifies for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits in some regions.

More information is on the event page.