Responsible business

Our team can help you comply with the broad range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulatory requirements and shifting community expectations, as well as navigate opportunities to differentiate. Our holistic purpose-oriented service group offers a future-focused and risk sensitive view of sustainable and responsible business practice.

Climate risk and sustainability
Human rights
Governance and conduct
Sustainable finance and investment

Climate risk and sustainability

MinterEllison's international Climate Risk Governance team leads the market in considering climate change and sustainability through a commercial law lens. Our unique multi-disciplinary team of lawyers, risk professionals and auditors spans eight offices, and works closely with scientists, economists, financiers & international regulators to ensure that our clients have the benefit of global thought leadership in this dynamic risk area. Our subject matter expertise is combined with deep sectoral experience to provide an unrivalled commercial lens across climate-related risk, governance and disclosure law issues.

Led by one of the world's foremost experts on climate change and sustainability governance, investment and liability, Sarah Barker, our team advises on a range of issues including:

Annual report and other disclosure obligations (including TCFD advisory and assurance)
Directories duties, governance and due diligence assurance
Green finance structuring and product development
Carbon pricing and off set schemes
M&A and transactional due diligence
Contractual risk identification, allocation, negotiation and drafting
Supply chain risk assessments – upstream inputs and downstream distribution vulnerabilities
Stationary energy procurement and battery storage advisory
Electric and hydrogen vehicles advisory
Risk management structures, implementation and compliance Insurance policy review and claims handling
Executive climate and sustainability risk capacity building.

Human rights

Services include:

Modern slavery statement scoping, due diligence, planning and drafting
Supply chain risk assessments and audit, policy and contract reviews
Whistle-blower policy and protections advice
Human rights in the workplace (anti-discrimination, diversity and inclusion) advice
Anti-money laundering, bribery and corruption advice

Our human rights team sits across a number of practice areas including Corporate, Workplace, Infrastructure and Risk and Regulatory Consulting.

For more information, contact

Gordon Williams

Solution

Board & governance

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Employment & safety

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Risk, regulatory & governance consulting

Governance and conduct

Our services include:

Self-assessment support
Culture and accountability risk assessment
Reporting and benchmarking support
Remediation and complaints process assessment
Board obligations review
Remuneration and rewards governance assessment
Material issues governance, oversight and management advice

For more information, contact

Mark Standen

Donna Worthington

Solution

Board & governance

Solution

Risk, regulatory & governance consulting

Sustainable finance and investment

Our services include:

Green, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and social bonds advice
Sustainability-linked loan documentation and advice
Social enterprise and 'for purpose' governance
Social procurement policy and advice
Capital and business structuring support
Impact and responsible investment transactions

Our responsible finance and investment arm uses specialist finance expertise to build relationships between corporate partners and social ventures, and helps social enterprises develop sustainable governance and advantageous structuring arrangements.

For more information, contact

Keith Rovers

John Elias

The landscape is changing

In an environment where an organisation's character is under as much scrutiny as their capability, it is critical for businesses to demonstrate their commitment to environmental, governance and broader social concerns. In practice, they are focused on illustrating that they operate fairly, causing no harm to people or the planet in their day-to-day operations. Better still, businesses that demonstrate a positive social impact have enhanced credibility and brand status in the eyes of shareholders, customers, employees and the community.

Businesses are responding to rapid changes in the regulatory landscape, as environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns move from the fringes of Board, executive and auditor consideration towards the core. Supply chain and operations, sources of capital and leaders' decisions are now scrutinised for environmental and human consequences, and are intrinsically linked to long-term business growth.

Responsible business

Board & governance

Employment & safety

Risk, regulatory & governance consulting

Board & governance

Risk, regulatory & governance consulting

The landscape is changing

Climate Risk Governance

Lead contacts

Sarah Barker

Keith Rovers

Mark Standen

Gordon Williams

Donna Worthington*

John Elias

Rahoul Chowdry*

Joshua Dellios

COVID-19: How can organisations respond, manage and mitigate the risks to business and the economy?

Responsible business

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Board & governance

Employment & safety

Risk, regulatory & governance consulting

Related expertise

Board & governance

Risk, regulatory & governance consulting

The landscape is changing

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Remuneration Governance packages for middle-market Boards

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Climate Risk Governance

Lead contacts

Sarah Barker

Keith Rovers

Mark Standen

Gordon Williams

Donna Worthington*

John Elias

Rahoul Chowdry*

Joshua Dellios

COVID-19: How can organisations respond, manage and mitigate the risks to business and the economy?