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ESG – ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE

Our Lawyers HELP YOU IDENTIFY RISKS, OPPORTUNITIES and to create sustainable growth

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are at the forefront of corporate strategies, due to investor, customer and regulator expectations. ESG also adds to a company’s value and helps create growth.

We advise clients – from multinationals to start-ups – in all sectors and areas of ESG-related law, including:

•    Sustainable Finance

Sustainability has been a recurrent topic for years and is now recognised as a key pillar of the financial industry. Sustainable finance is expanding at a growing pace across all sectors and shaping the way companies fund their projects around the globe. Luxembourg has developed a legislative framework and is already proactive in developing ESG, sustainable finance and impact-investing initiatives. Several initiatives have arisen in terms of products and services, and financial and non-financial organisations that are relying on these sustainable finance and investment instruments to fund green projects with the aim to protect the environment.

Our banking and funds teams have deep expertise in this area and can support you in all issues related to sustainable finance and responsible investment.

•    Growing and Changing ESG Impact

This topic has been gaining momentum, in both Europe and Luxembourg, and is expected to accelerate in the coming years, with companies wanting to act responsibly and progressively recognising that a failure to address these questions can lead to significant reputational and financial risks.  

At CMS Luxembourg, our teams have a good understanding of ESG regulatory and policy drivers in the market, which results in an integrated and multidisciplinary approach. We combine local legal knowledge with an international perspective. This enables us to anticipate and understand the issues in the rapidly evolving ESG landscape, which in turn allows us to develop innovative solutions for and with our clients. 

With their in-depth expertise in these areas, our teams of lawyers around the world identify risks and threats while seizing opportunities arising from the increasing focus on ESG for our clients.

Our aim is to help our clients successfully meet the demands of climate change, technological disruption, urbanisation and social concerns.

Please feel free to contact any of our lawyers to explore solutions to your needs.
 

Doing business responsibly

At CMS, we are committed to running our business ethically and sustainably. We are diverse, supportive and inclusive, taking our corporate social responsibility seriously and creating a culture of sustainability in which all our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive.

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Aurélien Hollard
Partner | Avocat à la Cour
Luxembourg
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Julie Pelcé
Senior Associate | Avocat
Luxembourg

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