{"id":5561,"date":"2021-06-24T10:17:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T14:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccli.ubc.ca\/resource\/primer-on-climate-change-directors-duties-and-disclosure-obligations\/"},"modified":"2021-07-06T09:16:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T13:16:13","slug":"primer-on-climate-change-directors-duties-and-disclosure-obligations","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/ccli.ubc.ca\/fr\/resource\/primer-on-climate-change-directors-duties-and-disclosure-obligations\/","title":{"rendered":"Primer on Climate Change: Directors\u2019 Duties and Disclosure Obligations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>L&rsquo;\u00e9volution de notre compr\u00e9hension du changement climatique en tant qu&rsquo;enjeu \u00e9thique ou environnemental \u00e0 un enjeu qui pr\u00e9sente des risques financiers pr\u00e9visibles et syst\u00e9miques (et des opportunit\u00e9s) sur les investissements \u00e0 court, moyen et long terme a chang\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re significative la gouvernance des entreprises et des investisseurs. Cette \u00e9volution signifie qu&rsquo;il y a des implications importantes pour les devoirs des administrateurs et dirigeants et des obligations de divulgations pour les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce <em>Primer<\/em> fournit un aper\u00e7u des preuves actuelles que le changement climatique pr\u00e9sente des risques pr\u00e9visibles, qui sont souvent mat\u00e9riels, financiers et syst\u00e9miques et qui affectent les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s et leurs investisseurs. Il explique ensuite: (1) les obligations g\u00e9n\u00e9rales climatiques dans les juridictions dans lesquelles la Climate Governance Initiative est pr\u00e9sente \u00e0 travers son r\u00e9seau mondial de Chapitres; (2) comment le droit des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s et les devoirs des administrateurs dans ces juridictions exigent des administrateurs d&rsquo;int\u00e9grer le changement climatique dans leurs strat\u00e9gies, leur surveillance juridique et leur supervision des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s qui leur sont confi\u00e9es; (3) les obligations de divulations; et finalement (4) il fournit des conseils aux administrateurs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les litiges mettant en cause les contributions des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s au changement climatique deviennent une r\u00e9alit\u00e9 dans plusieurs pays. Plus de 1 500 dossiers ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9pos\u00e9s \u00e0 la fin de 2020 pour r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer une partie des dommages caus\u00e9s par le changement climatique ou les co\u00fbts de l&rsquo;adaptation ou encore pour contester les actions ou inactions des gouvernements et des entreprises face au changement climatique.  Les contestations face aux actions &#8211; ou inactions &#8211; des administrateurs commencent \u00e0 s&rsquo;accumuler comme le t\u00e9moigne le jugement aux Pays-Bas du 26 mai 2021, ordonnant \u00e0 Royal Dutch Shell de r\u00e9duire ses \u00e9missions de CO<sub>2<\/sub> de 45% des niveaux de 2019 d&rsquo;ici la fin de l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e 2030. Nous avons r\u00e9dig\u00e9 ce Primer pour les conseils d&rsquo;administrations afin qu&rsquo;ils soient des d\u00e9fendeurs inform\u00e9s et prudents, encourageant leurs conseils d&rsquo;administration \u00e0 prendre en compte la question climatique dans le d\u00e9veloppement de la strat\u00e9gie, de la surveillance et des divulgations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9s. C&rsquo;est la chose la plus efficace que les administrateurs puissent faire pour s&rsquo;acquitter de leurs obligations envers les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s qu&rsquo;ils servent tout en \u00e9vitant toute exposition \u00e0 la responsabilit\u00e9 personnelle de l&rsquo;augmentation potentielle des litiges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Cette ressource est en anglais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ccli.ubc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Primer-on-Climate-Change-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lisez le Primer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px\"><em><em>Ceci est une publication de l\u2019Initiative canadienne de droit 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