ESG Governance & Director Duties — Australia

Professional certification in ESG governance and director duties under Australian law. 3 modules, 19 slides covering Corporations Act 2001 director duties (s180 care and diligence, s181 good faith, s184 criminal liability) as they apply to ESG and climate risk, the four Hutley-Hartford Davis legal opinions on directors' climate liability, AICD governance guidance for board-level ESG oversight, climate litigation case law (Sharma v Minister for Environment, McVeigh v REST Super), D&O insurance implications of ESG risk. Real board case studies: Macquarie Group (ESG governance model), BHP (climate committee, executive KPIs, Say on Climate, thermal coal exit), AGL Energy (activist investor campaign that replaced the entire board and accelerated coal closure by 10 years). Covers AASB S1/S2 governance disclosure requirements, APRA superannuation trustee expectations, and board self-assessment exercise. RSustain Matrix and ClimateAdapt tools. Updated for 2026 Hutley opinion, AASB S1 competence requirements, and ASIC greenwashing enforcement.