ESG in financial services

The financial services industry is at the epicentre of ESG as both a facilitator and a gatekeeper, grappling daily with the risks and opportunities associated with a rising tide of global, but increasingly fragmented, regulation.

Financial services firms face challenges related to ESG in one or more of the following roles: issuers of financial products; investors in renewable or ESG-centric asset classes; sources of funding; and global corporate citizens. Navigating the maze of regulation, voluntary measures and best practices across the full spectrum of ESG matters affecting the financial sector can be challenging.

Our global ESG in Financial Services team takes a holistic, market-aligned approach aimed at helping clients access opportunities and navigate risk. We focus on the following areas:

• issuer and corporate disclosures
• green and sustainable finance
• green bonds and debt capital markets
• product disclosure, manufacture and distribution
• tax/carbon credit and emissions trading
• private capital investment in ESG assets and businesses
• climate and ESG litigation and regulatory enforcement
• the decarbonization transition
• social and community investing

We are thought leaders and advocates on behalf of the industry with policy makers worldwide, helping to shape the rapidly evolving regulatory, tax and investment frameworks that drive ESG capital flows.