Environment & Climate Change
Compliant and Competitive



Widespread adoption of laws and agreements regulating the impact of activities on the environment - from chemicals use to climate change - means greater potential liability for business. You are expected to comply with the rules wherever you operate, yet need to make local activities reflect global strategies that incorporate principles of corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Meanwhile, new rules and the use of market mechanisms to regulate environmental impacts also mean new business opportunities.

At Baker & McKenzie, we can help you not only comply with regulations but also to enhance your competitiveness and pursue environmental and carbon investment opportunities. With a network of more than 300 Environment and Climate Change lawyers worldwide, we have helped achieve commercially-viable solutions in complex regulatory compliance lawsuits, and are global leaders in advising on environmental and climate change regulation and the emissions trading markets.

How We Can Help

• Environmental advisory – We advise on environmental, health and safety requirements and have experience handling cases of contamination. We advise on the implementation of government programs and assist clients in formulating environmental management systems and policies. We also assist companies manage issues of corporate social responsibility and sustainability.
• Climate change – We advise on international, regional and local legal frameworks that regulate climate change and help structure cross-border and domestic carbon trades and carbon investments. We also assist in international negotiations, the formulation of climate law policy, and project development in the areas of carbon transactions, renewable energy and greenhouse gas reform.