As sustainability issues become central to business strategy, organizations need integrated legal and governance solutions to future-proof operations. Rising regulatory demands and ESG risks pose challenges, but also create opportunities to drive sustainability-driven transformation through innovative transactions and projects.
Legal issues in sustainability are developing at pace, driving heightened demands for disclosure, greater scrutiny of investment decisions and increased stakeholder activity. Governance standards and corporate behavior (both internally and across value chains) are in the spotlight, while litigation and regulatory risks continue to grow in complexity and severity. We are acutely aware of the challenges this dynamic presents to our clients in an increasingly complex geopolitical and economic environment.
The Freshfields ESG Risk & Advisory Group offers a comprehensive, integrated approach to ESG – supporting clients from board-level strategy and complex transactions through to major litigation. We work with clients to address the key risks affecting their business and navigate the opportunities of the transition. With dedicated ESG specialists across the EU, UK, US and Asia, and our Brussels-based Public Affairs team tracking ESG-related EU policy developments, we are well positioned to help you navigate this space with clarity and confidence.
We are helping businesses navigate the fast-changing environmental and climate landscape. We advise on every aspect of environmental, health and safety and climate change law – from permitting and operational compliance, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions regimes to carbon projects, transaction diligence and brownfield development. We also have deep expertise in managing investigations, claims, prosecutions and crisis response. Whether responding to pollution events, chemical regulation, expanding takeback obligations or delivering transformational projects, we work alongside clients to fulfil their business strategies.
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