[SPN-Discussion] Can We Use Corporate Governance to Combat Climate Change? - 5/6 at Baruch College

Thu Apr 22 14:13:21 EDT 2010

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Can We Use Corporate Governance to Combat Climate Change?

Thursday, 

May 6th
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Financial Reporting Conference

April 29, 2010
8:15 am to 5:15 pm

A forum for interaction between business and accounting executives and
policy setters from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

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This panel will explore the possibility of changing or adapting the way
American corporations are governed so that businesses begin to take more
effective steps to lower greenhouse emissions and prevent global
warming.

About the Program

Despite recent setbacks, the corporation remains a dominant form for
American businesses because it has historically produced profitable
results for shareholders.  It has not, however, provided consistently
positive outcomes for other stakeholders, among them, consumers,
employees and, perhaps most catastrophically, the global environment.
Under the current system of corporate governance, this is not likely to
change because the limited legal duties imposed on corporate leaders
focus almost exclusively on the rights of the company's shareholders and
management and not on the rights of those outside the corporation. 

Panelists

Doug Cogan
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Prof. Daniel Greenwood
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Stephen Viederman
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Former President of the Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation, frequent author on
corporate fiduciary duties & environmental issues

Issues to be Addressed:

*	Do corporate directors/officers have a legal obligation beyond
ensuring that corporations comply with existing environmental law?

*	What are the duties of a corporation's directors regarding its
contribution to global warming?

*	Might courts or legislatures create fiduciary duties where they
do not currently exist?

*	Is the board's oversight function changing significantly as
stricter environmental regulations are enacted?

*	What is the role of shareholders in influencing a corporation's
environmental record?

*	Could shareholders sue directors for allowing activity that is
legal but environmentally problematic?

*	Is there a special role for institutional investors? For
managers of "green" investment funds?

*	Is it possible to influence elections of directors based on
their environmental record?

*	What are the ethical implications of corporate lobbying against
environmental restrictions?

*	Which other areas of law and policy would address this problem
more effectively?

Registration Information

Registration Fees (includes networking reception):

Single Registration - $35

Discounted Registration (for members of National Investor Relations
Institute, New York Society of Security Analysts, CEO Trust, or
Financial Executives International) - $15

Complimentary registration for Baruch College alumni, students, staff,
and faculty

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Where & When

Baruch College's Newman Conference Center
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Thursday, May 6, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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