Global CMS Infrastructure Brochure 2023

Creating our connected future

Infrastructure is creating our connected future. It is the key to global economic recovery, advancing nations and leading the fight against climate change.

In a world of ever-accelerating change, staying ahead of the curve and knowing what’s next for your business or sector is essential.

Climate change and sustainability are set to be defining issues of our time and a huge amount of infrastructure will need to be built, rebuilt, refurbished or retrofitted to deliver on the promises and ambitions of governments around the world. Infrastructure has always played an important role in ESG, and these considerations are now the rule, not the exception. Net Zero plays a big part in government policy and so the infrastructure sector is giving ESG criteria serious consideration when planning new developments. But there are a number of difficulties in this area, including a lack of agreed standards and reporting requirements. Regulators globally are working to create new ESG requirements, but these will differ across countries and present challenges to those companies operating internationally.

Incorporating technology into infrastructure projects will also require a significant step change in policy focus, new financing solutions at both the consumer and portfolio levels, and more research and development to push faster technological innovation.

In many regions, there continue to be huge infrastructure gaps. The scale and investment required to plug these infrastructure gaps present a formidable challenge and one in which our clients will play an important part.

CMS is here to support you through the legal opportunities and challenges. Having advised many of the biggest players globally across the transport, health, education, waste, energy, defence, I.T./telecoms, leisure, custodial and justice, airports and shipping, rail, roads and water sub-sectors, CMS has the breadth and depth of sector expertise to enable your organisation to thrive.