Building Climate Governance featuring Canada Climate Law Initiative
Join entrepreneurship@UBC, and Marie-Josée Privyk and Gigi Dawe from the Canada Climate Law Initiative on Tuesday, June 11th to learn how Canadian businesses can respond to increasing demand for climate-related financial risk management. This includes climate financing opportunities, Canadian climate risks, and governance opportunities. Hosted by Dr. Shannon Bard, Climate Venture Studio Lead & Entrepreneur in Residence, entrepreneurship@UBC.
All venture teams are encouraged to attend and will walk away knowing how you can implement CCLI’s practices into your venture.
About Canada Climate Law Initiative
The Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI) provides businesses and regulators with climate governance guidance so they can make informed decisions towards a net-zero economy. Powered by the nation’s top expertise, we engage with boards of directors and trustees to ensure businesses understand their legal duties with respect to climate change. Our legal research allows us to stay one step ahead in a rapidly transforming policy landscape.
About the Speakers:
Marie-Josée Privyk is an ESG Advisor and founder of FinComm Services, providing companies with sustainability reporting advisory services tailored to their needs and circumstances. Her deep expertise helps companies cut a clear path to decision-useful ESG and sustainability reporting as part of an effective management program that creates value for the company and for society.
Gigi Dawe led the Corporate Oversight and Governance department at Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada). As such, she oversaw CPA Canada’s development of influential, thought-leading resources and events that improve board performance. Gigi launched the governance discipline at CPA Canada to facilitate enhanced board and executive response to market demands. Her history includes consulting in organizational development in a variety of industries.
Location
This event will be hosted virtually over Zoom. Event link and further information will be sent out before the event.
About entrepreneurship@UBC
entrepreneurship@UBC provides UBC students, researchers, faculty members, alumni and staff with the resources, networks, and funding they need to succeed. As one of the world’s top 40 research universities with 80,000 students, faculty and staff and over $730 million in annual research funding, UBC has long been a catalyst for innovation. Part of the Innovation UBC network, entrepreneurship@UBC supports UBC ventures and entrepreneurs to generate social and economic impacts in B.C. and around the world.
To date, entrepreneurship@UBC has worked with over 700 ventures who have raised more than $1.83 billion in funding, generated more than $739 million in revenue and hired more than 1800 employees, stimulating the economic and social landscape of B.C. while building anchor companies that have global impact.
Visit our website entrepreneurship.ubc.ca to learn more.