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Local sites Sustainability legal services EY Law teams can help your law department identify and manage risk associated with sustainability ambitions and operations to drive value. They provide a set of services that can be customized to provide knowledgeable legal guidance, operational improvements and scalable support. Related topics Law Sustainability Forensics

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Chris Vandermeersche EY Belgium Tax & Law Leader Peter Suykens EY Law Belgium Managing Partner How EY teams can help\r\nLaw departments are uniquely situated at the nexus of law, policy, investor relations, risk management and business operations.  Increasingly, they are being called on to play a more proactive role in protecting and creating value for the larger organization by helping drive the agenda for the business. This is causing some law departments to expand their involvement in daily business operations and manage non-legal risks in areas lacking clear regulatory guidance. Already facing concerns around talent, workload and budget, the growing volume and complexity of sustainability work is an additional challenge for many law departments.  

\r\nEY Law multidisciplinary teams include legal, project management and technology professionals who are at the forefront of regulatory developments and well placed to help clients across industries and around the globe with their growing sustainability needs. A full complement of sustainability legal services is available to law departments and can be customized to help address the highly differentiated sustainability priorities and challenges of your organization.

\r\nLegal Advisory Services provide knowledgeable legal advice to help law departments better manage risk and navigate complex and evolving sustainability regulations and issues. EY Legal Function Consulting and Legal Managed Services teams offer strategic guidance and the support of over 1,000 legal professionals to help law departments more efficiently and cost effectively manage growing sustainability workloads.   

\r\nEY sustainability services for law departments span four key areas :

\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-cf27c24bef71" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> How EY teams can help Law departments are uniquely situated at the nexus of law, policy, investor relations, risk management and business operations.  Increasingly, they are being called on to play a more proactive role in protecting and creating value for the larger organization by helping drive the agenda for the business. This is causing some law departments to expand their involvement in daily business operations and manage non-legal risks in areas lacking clear regulatory guidance. Already facing concerns around talent, workload and budget, the growing volume and complexity of sustainability work is an additional challenge for many law departments.  

EY Law multidisciplinary teams include legal, project management and technology professionals who are at the forefront of regulatory developments and well placed to help clients across industries and around the globe with their growing sustainability needs. A full complement of sustainability legal services is available to law departments and can be customized to help address the highly differentiated sustainability priorities and challenges of your organization.

Legal Advisory Services provide knowledgeable legal advice to help law departments better manage risk and navigate complex and evolving sustainability regulations and issues. EY Legal Function Consulting and Legal Managed Services teams offer strategic guidance and the support of over 1,000 legal professionals to help law departments more efficiently and cost effectively manage growing sustainability workloads.   

EY sustainability services for law departments span four key areas :

Read More Read Less Environmental sustainability Advising clients on regulations, such as the EU Green Deal, and actions to address climate change and environmental degradation, including:
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Renewable energy, Green Power Purchase Agreements and clean technologyHeat transition and combined heat and power generation (CHP) projectsCircular economy frameworks including requirements for products and packaging, eco-design and environmental feesDecarbonization and energy transition strategiesCarbon pricing regimes, emissions trading, carbon credits, carbon offset assets, carbon border adjustments and carbon capture utilization or storage projectsGuidance on generation projects, including new construction, modernization and improvements on existing power plants and facilitiesIncorporation of environmental policies in financing strategies, investment decisions and purchase agreementsReview of the available sources of financing for the sustainable investments, to include an indication of the evaluation criteria, the time horizon, the level of support and a description of the application processRegulatory tracking and compliance EY Law teams also support the EU Green Deal Center of Excellence (COE), a multidisciplinary and cross-border team of seasoned sustainability, climate change, energy, environmental and green finance legal professionals whose mission is to provide assistance around the EU Green Deal and its building blocks, including Fit for 55, sustainable finance, supply chain due diligence and circular economy frameworks. The COE provides a single, centralized source for strategic legal and regulatory advice to help clients around the globe navigate continually evolving policies and regulations and make connections across EU Green Deal initiatives.

Read More Read Less Workforce sustainability and compliance Helping clients maintain legal and regulatory compliance and design initiatives to address employee safety, wellbeing, diversity, equity and inclusion to improve employee engagement, productivity and retention.

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\r\n\r\nEmployment law tracking and compliance\r\nPay equity\r\nCodes of conduct\r\nWhistle-blower frameworks\r\nChild labor and human rights policies\r\nDiversity initiatives\r\nReturn to office policies\r\n\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-9482b29dcf4c" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> Helping clients maintain legal and regulatory compliance and design initiatives to address employee safety, wellbeing, diversity, equity and inclusion to improve employee engagement, productivity and retention.

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Employment law tracking and compliancePay equityCodes of conductWhistle-blower frameworksChild labor and human rights policiesDiversity initiativesReturn to office policies Read More Read Less ESG due diligence Providing due diligence support to identify human rights and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in transactions, the supply chain, high-risk projects and the entire value chain, including downstream and internal operations. Services are provided in connection with:

\r\n\r\nLegal and compliance diligence\r\nVendor diligence\r\nTransaction diligence\r\nSupplier questionnaire review\r\nIdentification and remediation of contract processes, legal content and counterparty contracts\r\n\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-c7c369b8ad10" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> Providing due diligence support to identify human rights and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in transactions, the supply chain, high-risk projects and the entire value chain, including downstream and internal operations. Services are provided in connection with:

Legal and compliance diligenceVendor diligenceTransaction diligenceSupplier questionnaire reviewIdentification and remediation of contract processes, legal content and counterparty contracts Read More Read Less Sustainable finance law and regulation Providing legal advice that helps clients take environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making lending and investment decisions including: corporate clients assessing relevant criteria to qualify for ESG-related lending, investments or incentives, financial institutions defining ESG-related lending practices and financial market participants issuing and advising on ESG-related instruments or products. 

\r\n\r\nSupervisory requirements, disclosure and reporting obligations\r\nCalculation of green asset and investment ratios\r\nMarket communication on ESG products\r\nQualification of green loans, green bonds, social bonds, sustainable derivatives, structured products and sustainability funds\r\nLow-carbon benchmarks\r\n\r\n"}}" id="rich-text-8a0388cda4f7" data-up-is="rich-text" data-up-translation-read-more="Read More" data-up-translation-read-less="Read Less" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-more="Read more button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" data-up-translation-aria-label-read-less="Read less button, press enter to activate, or use Up arrow key to learn more about this content" class="up-rich-text cmp-text" data-up-analytics="rich-text"> Providing legal advice that helps clients take environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making lending and investment decisions including: corporate clients assessing relevant criteria to qualify for ESG-related lending, investments or incentives, financial institutions defining ESG-related lending practices and financial market participants issuing and advising on ESG-related instruments or products. 

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