Centre for Environmental Rights

2024 has been a year of significant milestones at CER! We have celebrated a number of wins - some were small, some were big, but they all advanced the right to an environment that is not harmful to health and wellbeing. We have worked hard, consistently, and passionately to advance the cause of the environmental justice movement. In this note we pause for the moment and look back at some of the wins that have carried us through our quest of Environmental Justice. Our offices are closed from December 13th, and we are back at it on January 13th 2025 Happy Holidays!

📢 ❗Don't forget that the CER is still on the lookout for a new Head of Comms. Make sure to share with your networks and get your application in!

📢 Vacancy Alert. we are looking for a Head of Communications. if you have a passion for social and environmental justice, we'd love to hear from you! Applications close Dec 20th. #Vacancy

📢 #PILG2024 is here. Make sure you register on the link below and join us at Wits University. We look forward to gathering and having insightful conversations about the challenge's and opportunities of a GNU world. Registration Link: bit.ly/PILG_2024

📢 Save the date: 26 November 2024 The Fair Finance Coalition of Southern Africa (FFCSA) will launch its 2024 Sustainability Policy Assessment! Join us at the Ford Foundation and Online!

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) and the Institute of Directors South Africa (IoDSA) present a landmark new legal opinion: Director Duties and Liability for Climate Risk under South African Law Board directors could potentially breach their duties to their company by failing to adequately consider, manage and disclose relevant climate-related financial risks, according to the new independent legal opinion. The opinion was authored by an esteemed team of advocates: Sandile Khumalo SC, Nasreen Rajab-Budlender SC, Nicola Soekoe and Khanya-Khanyiso Gwaza. Wednesday, 23 October 12h30 – 14h30 (South Africa) Ford Foundation, One-on-ninth (1 9th Street), Melrose Estate, Johannesburg Online: Zoom link Meeting ID: 836 6512 4702 Passcode: 311796 JOIN US FOR A PANEL DISCUSSION TO UNPACK WHAT THIS NEW LEGAL OPINION COULD MEAN FOR DIRECTORS IN SOUTH AFRICA Keynote address by Sandile Khumalo SC, advocate at the Johannesburg Bar and co-author of the legal opinion o Leanne Govindsamy & Zahra Omar (Lawyers, Centre for Environmental Rights): Analysis and Key Findings of the Legal Opinion o  Victoria Puxley (Lawyer, Commonwealth Climate & Law Initiative): Global Trends in Directors' Duties and Climate Change o  Ansie Ramalho (King Committee Chair and Governance Specialist, The Institute of Directors in South Africa): Reflections on Corporate Governance and Climate from the King Committee o  Nomatter Ndebele (Communications Coordinator, Centre for Environmental Rights): Moderator

In case you missed it! The CER Launched its latest report: The Financing of Onshore Gas Projects in South Africa. You can catch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/djHuJ_Zy You can also download a copy of the report on our website.

Reminder 📢 Join us tomorrow as we launch our latest Report: Climate Risky Financing of Onshore Gas Projects!

You've saved the date- now its time to get your proposal together. #PILG is back, and now we are calling for proposals!