Environment

Today, companies need to stay aware of environmental issues and the impact of their business’s operations on the environment. In the effort to maintain operational activities, while complying with the many environmental requirements, companies often face significant challenges and legal obstacles:

• Investors are increasingly incorporating environmental, social, and governance issues into their investment assessments, so companies need to have robust sustainability programmes that meet investor expectations and have reliable future-performance indicators.
• Institutions providing funding for projects focus on sustainability schemes in companies and their compliance with IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, and investors give priority to projects involving environmental-impact mitigation.
• Environmental regulations and requirements for reports and permits are evolving and becoming ever-more complex.
• The development of new territories, the redevelopment of blighted areas, and even production and industrial activities that took place decades ago are put under the magnifying glass due to the risks of environmental pollution.

Our team of lawyers follows and understands these trends and provides our clients with valuable insights into sustainability-related laws, regulations, and standards, and helps them develop a strategy to reduce the risk of environmental damage, while continuing to increase their own competitiveness.

Our lawyers advise companies in all areas related to the environment, including utilities, transport and infrastructure, water and waste management, and we have earned the trust of market leaders such as City Service and Ecoservice. Companies choose us because we work closely with them to provide the necessary assistance in a minimum amount of time.

We help your business remain sustainable and compliant by:

• Assisting with environmental-impact assessments and helping obtain permits necessary to operate.
• Providing advice on environmental restrictions.
• Representing you in court in environmental-violations cases, when they arise.
• Applying efficient, innovative solutions in the area of environmental protection.
• Preventing possible environmental damage.