Sustainable law in action

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  • The International Bar Association's Legal Policy & Research Unit (https://www.ibanet.org/LPRU) (LPRU) has created a series of podcasts covering the UN Sustainable Development Goals and looking at the role of the global legal community in meeting this agenda. The series covers environmental, social and governance challenges. It looks at gender diversity, mental wellbeing, legal tech, the rule of law and more. To learn more about the projects and initiatives of the LPRU, visit https://www.ibanet.org/LPRU
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Episodes
  • 1: Professor John Ruggie on business and sustainability

    1: Professor John Ruggie on business and sustainability
    Jun 16 2021
    The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) were unanimously endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council in 2011. Their aim was to identify and clarify policies and standards for business and human rights. While they do not have legally binding force, the political consensus behind their endorsement established them as the most authoritative global framework to address adverse business impacts on all human rights.

    In this episode, Sara Carnegie, Director of the IBA's Legal Policy and Research Unit (LPRU), and Maria Pia Sacco, LPRU Senior Project Lawyer, speak to Professor John Ruggie, the author of the UNGPs, who was appointed by Kofi Annan as the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for business and human rights in 2005. Together, they discuss the impact of the UNGPs and future developments in the area of business and sustainability.
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    31 mins
  • 2: Sustainable solutions: an interview with Marks & Spencer’s General Counsel and experts from private practice

    2: Sustainable solutions: an interview with Marks & Spencer’s General Counsel and experts from private practice
    Jul 5 2021
    The second episode of the series of podcasts on business and sustainability from the International Bar Association (IBA) Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU).

    In this episode, Nick Folland (General Counsel, Marks & Spencer) and Sarah Dickson (Deputy General Counsel,  Marks & Spencer), Sara Carnegie (IBA Director of Legal Projects) and Maria Pia Sacco (LPRU Senior Project Lawyer), discuss:

    • how in-house legal teams are navigating the evolving and increasingly fragmented legal framework regarding business and human rights and ESG;
    • the importance of multi-stakeholder initiative and collaborations in the fight against modern slavery in global supply chains;
    • the importance of embedding sustainability in the business model of a company.
    The conversation continues with IBA members, Jonathan Drimmer (Partner, Paul Hastings), Rae Lindsay (Partner, Clifford Chance) and Hanim Hamzah (Regional Managing Partner, ZICO Law Network), to understand:

    • how lawyers can support companies in their journey towards sustainability;
    • the implications of a potential European legislation on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence for companies outside of the EU;
    • how business and human rights and sustainability have gained momentum in the global legal community; and
    • the way in which law firms are developing to offer legal services in these areas of specialisation.
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    42 mins
  • 3: Mental wellbeing: interview with Graham Boal QC

    3: Mental wellbeing: interview with Graham Boal QC
    Aug 19 2021
    In this episode, Sara Carnegie, IBA Legal Projects Director, speaks to Graham Boal QC, former judge at the Old Bailey, about imposter syndrome and how success is not necessarily synonymous with greater confidence and wellbeing. They also focus on the devastating effects of alcoholism and depression, the stigma commonly associated with them and why promoting mental wellbeing is so important to ensure sustainable career development for legal professionals.
     
    The discussion draws on personal accounts from Boal's memoirs, A Drink at the Bar: A memoir of crime, justice and overcoming personal demons, and references the ongoing work of the IBA on lawyer wellbeing in a global context. 
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    31 mins

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