In conversation with John Elkington and Jessica Simor KC
As the world looks beyond the promises of successive COP summits, this event asks where genuine transformation for a sustainable planet can come from. Are governments ready to enact the radical policy change required? Can the corporate world lead the transition towards long-term sustainability? What role can law and litigation play in holding decision-makers to account? And what is the role of the university in this ongoing debate? Beyond COP: Who Can Deliver a Sustainable Future? brings together leading voices from business, law, and academia to debate where the most credible hope for a liveable planet lies.
Schedule
18:00 – Welcome Prof. Richard Ashcroft, Executive Dean, The City Law School
18:10 – John Elkington
18:30 – Jessica Simor KC
18:50 – Speakers in conversation with Jed Odermatt and audience Q&A
19:20 – Concluding remarks, Dermot Barnes, Sustainability Programme Director, City St George’s
About the Panellists
John Elkington is a world-renowned authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable capitalism. He originated the concept of the Triple Bottom Line – People, Planet, Profit – now a cornerstone of sustainability thinking worldwide. Author of over twenty books, including Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism (2020), he advises global corporations, governments, and civil society on systemic change and long-term resilience.
Jessica Simor KC is one of the UK’s leading barristers in public, EU, and international law. She has appeared in numerous landmark cases before domestic and international courts including the KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland case before the European Court of Human Rights.
Dermot Barnes is Sustainability Programme Director at City St George’s, City, University of London, leading the university’s initiatives to embed sustainability across teaching, research, and operations.
Jed Odermatt is Reader in Law at The City Law School, City St George’s, University of London and convenor of the interdisciplinary module Sustainability and Climate Change.
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