ESG
Navigating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations is pivotal to corporate success, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
Our expertise
McCullough Robertson has always provided legal advice across the broad spectrum ESG issues. We bring together extensive expertise across a number of practice areas, including environmental law, corporate advisory and governance.
Tailored ESG approach
We understand that each business faces distinct challenges and opportunities when it comes to ESG issues. Therefore, we offer tailored advice and proactive guidance to help you stay ahead of regulations, meet your organisational needs and satisfy stakeholder requirements. Our goal is to help you not only comply with ESG standards but also leverage ESG as a strategic advantage.
Specialisations
To provide our clients with a full service ESG offering, McCullough Robertson proudly works alongside commercial advisers to deliver legally robust and commercially pragmatic ESG strategies.
Our services include advising on:
- Safeguard Mechanism rules and reforms;
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) requirements;
- Carbon (please click here to read more about our carbon expertise);
- Climate-Related and Sustainability Financial Disclosures;
- Corporate advisory and governance;
- Modern slavery and supply chain management;
- ESG due diligence in M&A, corporate transactions, and restructuring;
- Board training and development;
- Decarbonisation strategy; and
- Greenwashing compliance and risk assessment.
To find out more, contact Kate Swain or Andrew Bukowski.
Experience
Safeguard Mechanism & NGERs
Advising numerous large scale energy and resources clients on Safeguard Mechanism and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme compliance, impacts and reforms.
Modern slavery
Advising clients in various industries on the development of their corporate governance policies, including reviewing, amending and preparing modern slavery statements.
Greenwashing
Advising listed entities on greenwashing compliance for public announcements and reports.
ESG risk management
Advising various clients on climate ESG risk management and opportunity identification as part of due diligence and internal training and compliance.
Carbon projects
Advising landholders, project proponents and financiers on obtaining and investing in carbon projects relying on a variety of methodologies under the Federal carbon farming legislation to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units.
CleanCo
Completing a corporate policy review for CleanCo Queensland Limited, including its Whistleblower Policy, Fraud and Corruption Policy, Securities Trading Policy, Risk Management Policy, Compliance Policy, Conflict of Interest Policy, Modern Slavery Policy and the Political Donations Policy.