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Il explique comment les administrateurs pourraient manquer \u00e0 leurs obligations en vertu de la Loi sur les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s de 2006 s&rsquo;ils ne parviennent pas \u00e0 identifier et (le cas \u00e9ch\u00e9ant) \u00e0 att\u00e9nuer les risques financiers latents d\u00e9coulant des impacts et d\u00e9pendances li\u00e9s \u00e0 la nature non pris en compte par une entreprise. Les administrateurs s&rsquo;exposent ainsi \u00e0 une surveillance accrue de la part des actionnaires et \u00e0 des cons\u00e9quences juridiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L&rsquo;avis identifie un certain nombre d&rsquo;exemples o\u00f9 les risques li\u00e9s \u00e0 la nature peuvent avoir des cons\u00e9quences financi\u00e8res importantes pour les entreprises. 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