Centre for Environmental Rights – Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) and the Institute of Directors South Africa (IoDSA) present a landmark new legal opinion:  

Director Duties and Liability for Climate Risk under South African Law 

Board directors could potentially breach their duties to their company by failing to adequately consider, manage and disclose relevant climate-related financial risks, according to the new independent legal opinion. 

The opinion was authored by an esteemed team of advocates: Sandile Khumalo SC, Nasreen Rajab-Budlender SC, Nicola Soekoe and Khanya-Khanyiso Gwaza. 

Final – Director Duties and Liability for Climate Risk under SA Law