Sustainability Legal & Compliance

EY Law teams can help you 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.

How EY teams can help

Sustainability-related laws and regulations as well as industry standards are one of the key drivers of an organization’s sustainability agenda. From a strategic perspective, sustainability considerations are uniquely embedded in the entire organization, ranging from business operations, policy, investor relations, risk management, HR to legal and compliance. 

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 and can be customized to help address the highly differentiated sustainability priorities and challenges of your organization and cost effectively manage growing sustainability workloads.

EY sustainability legal services span four key areas:

Explore the full breadth of our value-led sustainability and ESG services at EY Sustainability and Sustainable Finance in Financial Services.

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3in3 - Change your perspective on...

When speed of change is increasing, it's difficult to decide what to do next. Additionally it’s challenging to implement the necessary actions in time. That's why we created 3in3 for our clients. Each edition focuses on one hot topic, delivering three fresh perspectives in around three minutes. EY specialists give their take on the challenges companies face and share recommendations based on experience and the latest market insights.

EY ESG Regulatory Update Swiss Financial Services – Autumn edition 2024 brochure

Dive into the latest on sustainable finance regulations and how they are shaping the global landscape.

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Green Lease – Meeting Increasing Sustainability Requirements Beyond Energy Efficiency

Strengthening Nature Risk Management in Swiss Finance

Learn how our Financial Services teams can help you embed nature-related financial risks in your organization.

ESG Regulatory Update – Autumn edition 2023

Recent developments and upcoming changes in Swiss and international sustainability-related regulations impacting the financial services sector.

How to build cooperative approaches to meet global climate goals

Learn how collective action among key stakeholders can facilitate progress toward Paris Agreement climate change goals.

How can Swiss companies set up robust, sustainable and responsible supply chain due diligence processes?

Part 4: The Age of Greenwashing series addresses how to identify and mitigate greenwashing risks from a broad range of perspectives.

How can financial institutes avoid greenwashing in their corporate reporting?

Learn how to avoid greenwashing in corporate reporting for financial institutes. Get more guidance here.

Are You Ready for the New Sustainability Obligations?

The new transparency and due diligence obligations for Swiss companies apply for the first time to the 2023 financial year

How can financial institutes avoid greenwashing in the advisory process?

Learn to avoid greenwashing in financial advisory processes. Ensure transparency and integrity in promoting sustainability within financial services.

How will financial institutes navigate the Age of Greenwashing?

Discover how to identify and mitigate greenwashing risks from a corporate reporting, asset management as well as advisory perspective.

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