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There is no denying the fact that the global community needs commodities – agricultural, metals, oil & gas – and this need is not going away. At the same time, the commodities sector in many countries is associated with both environmental and social challenges that need to be addressed to enhance sustainability.

Numerous voluntary sustainability standards have been developed in recent years in the commodities sector to address these environmental, social, and governance risks. These standards are likely to move towards mandatory standards such as on non-financial disclosure (eg. European Union regulations) and environmental risk management (eg. Monetary Authority of Singapore guidelines).

In this webinar, we will hear the perspectives of the various stakeholders involved: what are their specific roles, experiences and views on the developments with regard to environmental governance? What is the role for regulation vis-à-vis finance and market driven tools? What are the hurdles to overcome and what are the benefits? What is required to ‘rebuild back better’ after the Covid-19 crisis?

The webinar will be of interest to practitioners, researchers, policymakers, civil society members, and wider climate change-related stakeholders interested in a better understanding of developments in environmental governance & corporations.

This seminar is part of a 3-part series on corporate environmental governance.