Sustainability Law and ESG Compliance

How we work with you on ESG compliance and sustainability law

Sustainability requirements affect legal, operational and commercial decisions at every stage of the value chain. We help you translate legal obligations into workable processes. Our advice is risk-focused and implementation-driven: we identify the relevant rules, map responsibilities, and set up controls that stand up in audits, reporting and disputes. We work with your legal, procurement, compliance and sustainability functions, and we align documentation so that it supports both operational delivery and defensible decision-making.

Sustainability issues now affect companies across the value chain. What started as voluntary standards has rapidly developed into binding requirements in the European Union, with new duties, liabilities and reporting expectations. You need a compliant operating model that works in practice. We support you in aligning processes, supply chains and governance structures so that legal risks are reduced and reporting and due diligence obligations are met reliably.

Regulatory sustainability requirements and ESG compliance: services at a glance

Our interdisciplinary ESG experts advise companies on sustainability law across departments and in close collaboration with other teams, including environmental, corporate, employment and regulatory specialists. We provide support in particular with:

• implementing regulatory requirements such as the EU Deforestation Regulation, the EU Forced Labour Regulation, the F-Gas Regulation, battery law, packaging law and many other proscriptions
• fulfilling supply chain due diligence obligations
• satisfying compliance requirements from relevant ESG laws
• drafting and reviewing ESG clauses
• complying with emission standards, especially for the manufacturing and automotive industries.

Cross-practice ESG advice for complex value chains

Our ESG practice area group covers legal issues linked to sustainable business and ESG compliance – from governance structures and internal policies to contract drafting and due diligence. We help you prioritise obligations, define escalation paths and integrate supplier and product requirements into procurement and contracting. Where needed, we support investigations, remediation plans and communications with business partners and authorities. The focus is on clear documentation, consistent decision-making and pragmatic solutions that match your operating reality.

You can find out more about ESG on our ESG expertise page.