Environmental law and ESG: Experiences and Career Pathways

This will be an in-person event, and the guest speaker, Wera von der Osten, will be presenting via Zoom. 

While studying Environment and Development at LSE between 2016 and 2019, Wera attended LL250 (Law and the Environment) with Professor Heyvaert. Professor Heyvaert’s teaching was invaluable in Wera’s sustainable finance career; it equipped Wera with a deep understanding of environmental law in the UK, internationally, as well as the significant role of EU law in this field. Key concepts including the ‘precautionary principle’ have appeared frequently in Wera’s work and have also inspired her to pursue further legal education.

After graduating from LSE, Wera worked in environmental research in the financial sector in Berlin and Paris, where she witnessed how influential European regulation such as the Taxonomy Regulation and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (‘SFDR’) has been in pushing ESG into the financial limelight. Around eighteen months ago Wera moved to S&P Global in New York where she gained more exposure to the US market. Wera witnessed an interesting contrast to Europe as the US lacks comprehensive ESG regulations and faces antitrust lawsuit challenges, but it also faces a growing number of climate litigation cases.

This is a dynamic and exciting space and this careers event will explore Wera’s career experiences to provide insight into possible career paths.

Speaker: Wera von der Osten

 Chair: Elizabeth Howell

Please note that this event will be on a first come first served basis.