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Environmental Impact

The imperative for climate change has led businesses to explore opportunities, address their impact on the environment and monitor relevant regulation. CMS is working with businesses across all sectors to deliver environment law advice on transactional, contentious and regulatory matters.

For over 25 years, we have led in a wide variety of transactional work where environment issues are dominant, including the cutting-edge development of contractual language.

Environment regulation is a huge element of the ESG mix. Issues are wide ranging and typical ESG environmental law considerations are outlined in the diagram below:

Environmental Law and Policy - Environmental Impact

Highlighted experience

  • Energy efficiency

    Various private equity funds, banks, manufacturing and real estate companies, such as Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Ametek, and John Laing Infrastructure Fund, on energy efficiency, carbon and reporting obligations across the EU.

  • Clean energy

    Numerous clean energy projects, including biomass, anaerobic digestion, EfW, landfill gas, energy storage, marine, wind and solar.

  • Special Protection Areas

    Orkney Council on Scottish Government proposals to designate large areas of Orkney waters as Special Protection Areas.

  • Best Available Techniques (BAT)

    Day Group on the reversal of a rare environmental permit refusal (based on BAT) for an IBA facility.

  • Non-financial and GHG reporting

    International manufacturing with installations across the EU and elsewhere, on GHG and non-financial reporting obligations at EU and UK levels.

  • Climate related disclosures

    Advising a major international retailer on climate and carbon related laws including mandatory climate related disclosures and formal corporate reporting/ regulatory notifications in ESG in the UK, France, Iceland, Spain and Sweden.

Awards & Recognitions
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    "I was impressed with the way they put together a team with a variety of expertise and experience in the room and it came across seamlessly. There are not many firms that can deal with environmental issues in such a complete way and I was highly satisfied and appreciative of the result achieved."
    Legal 500, 2022
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    "Commercial. High-quality advice given efficiently and on time. Rather than simply saying what the law says, they explain what it means and will advise on strategy. This is rare for lawyers."
    Legal 500, 2022

Explore more

ESG Focus Scotland: Challenges and Opportunities Panel Event

14 Nov 2024

Key takeaways from Energy Day at COP28

08 Dec 2023 3 min read

COP28

01 Nov 2023 1 min read

CMS UK signs up to the BPF Net Zero Pledge

07 Dec 2022 2 min read

A Look at the Engine for ESG: Finance

13 Sep 2022 10 min read

Plastics and packaging: more change ahead

12 May 2022 3 min read

It’s time we got on the right track with self-driving’ cars

01 Mar 2022 1 min read

Aviation - clearer skies ahead?

08 Dec 2021 1 min read

Events

  • United Kingdom
    20 Apr 2026

    Skills for Future Facing Teams: The Emotionally Intelligent Leader

  • United Kingdom
    21 Apr 2026

    On the Pulse webinar series 2026 - Spring/Summer

  • United Kingdom
    21 Apr 2026

    Future of Renewables Spring Seminars

  • United Kingdom
    22 Apr 2026

    Sustainable Buildings: Taking the Temperature in 2026

  • United Kingdom
    23 Apr 2026

    ESG: Breaking Down the Buzzword

  • United Kingdom
    28 Apr 2026

    Strategic expansion to India: A new chapter for UK higher education

  • United Kingdom
    28 Apr 2026

    IP Insights webinar series 2026

  • United Kingdom
    29 Apr 2026

    CMS Update Morning: Media, Sports and Entertainment

  • United Kingdom
    02 May 2026

    CMS at INTA 2026

  • United Kingdom
    05 May 2026

    Joint seminar with CMS and Tannenbaum Helpern - A global perspective on securing, maintaining, and enforcing...

  • United Kingdom
    05 May 2026

    Cross-Border Financial Services 2026 webinar series

  • United Kingdom
    07 May 2026

    A new era? The Employment Rights Act 2025 and AI in employment disputes

  • United Kingdom
    11 May 2026

    Skills for Future Facing Teams: The Adaptable Leader in Conflict

  • United Kingdom
    13 May 2026

    2026 ITechLaw World Technology Law Conference in Chicago

  • United Kingdom
    20 May 2026

    A new era? The Employment Rights Act 2025 and AI in employment disputes

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