Sustainability & You Episode 18 - Anna-Marie Slot

In this episode of Sustainability & You, we talk with Anna-Marie Slot.  Anna-Marie is a senior partner at the pre-eminent law firm Ashursts. She is head of ESG and sustainability and a partner in their finance practice. She has two decades of experience acting for investment banks and companies in a wide range of corporate finance and securities transactions, including high yield debt offerings, green bonds, liability management and more.  We talk about the rising incidence of climate litigation and how this might inform the role of law, financial and corporate decision making, assessments of risk and the approach to liability and opportunity management around evolving strategies.  These are  especially prevalent thought processes in light of the recent IPCC 6th Assessment report that attributes global warming to anthropogenic causes.  In time, this may mean that large corporates may ultimately be attributed their proportionate share of global warming and responsibility for consequential damages that may follow.The role of legislation and the courts is discussed in tandem with other actors who are expected to generate momentum towards net zero.

Sustainability & You is a not for profit platform designed to bring together experts, influencers and decision makers in the field of sustainability and climate change. Our mission is to bring together leading voices to explore solutions and accelerate change. We bring together both senior and younger voices so that all those impacted by climate change are heard.

Josephine can be contacted at jrbush@sustineristrategy.com