PwC ESG Roundtable Series UK 2024

How can legal teams leverage their pivotal role to drive business value? 

The sustainability regulatory landscape is rapidly evolving across all sectors and on a broad range of topics. This dynamic environment  not only brings regulatory, compliance or reporting impacts, but also directly influences  operations and business models. As a result, Boards and management teams must reassess their strategies to achieve compliance, while uncovering new opportunities for business value.

Legal teams can play a pivotal role in managing sustainability risks and guide Boards towards compliance, as well as empowering the business to innovate and create lasting value.

Over the past several months, PwC Legal has collaborated with clients and different organisations to explore the challenges and opportunities that Legal teams encounter. This has culminated in the launch of our global thought leadership series “ How can your legal function navigate sustainability risk and unlock broader business value?”

In partnership with Legal500, we will be hosting our Sustainability Legal Think Tank. This event promises to be a dynamic forum where you can join your peers to explore the critical issues facing legal and, more importantly, discover how they can become catalysts for change and value creation.

The details are as follows:

• When: Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
• Where: PwC office London, 1 Embankment Place London WC2N 6RH
• Time: 14:30 – 19:00 UK

Key discussion topics: 

1. 1. Horizon scanning: What will the next 3-5 years look like? Which key regulations and developments both in the EU and globally should legal teams focus on?
   2. Director Liability and shareholder value: How is the evolving landscape reshaping the game for directors and the relationships they manage, including stakeholder management and workforce engagement?
   3. Deal creation: How does this landscape create value and what are the risks and opportunities in deals, particularly in due diligence and litigation?
   4. Transformation: What needs to change within the legal function to meet these challenges and how can AI accelerate this transformation?

We will address some of the most significant sustainability challenges legal leaders face today and offer practical solutions to help you transform the function into proactive enablers of business growth. This Think Tank will be a unique opportunity to share experiences and insights with both peers and subject matter experts.

Please register your interest in joining this roundtable below.