
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
ESG considerations have risen to the top of the agenda for investors and businesses concerned about sustainability and doing business responsibly. Our dedicated multi-disciplinary ESG lawyers work seamlessly together to assist clients with the identification and integration of ESG priorities at all levels of their business.
Our ESG Group
As organisations are faced with an increasing focus on ensuring that they have positive impacts for their stakeholders and the environment, sustainability and doing business responsibly can no longer be ignored if they want to grow and thrive.
Our ESG team works with our clients to identify and integrate ESG priorities at all levels of their businesses. We advise clients on areas such as energy transition, climate action, sustainable finance and green bonds, sustainable real estate investment and development and green leases. The team have worked with financial institutions to develop lending programmes for minority communities and we’ve also advised on the financing of social housing units. On the governance side, we’ve advised clients on the legal aspects of ESG investments as well as on issues relating to ESG reporting, maintaining ESG records and issues around “green-washing”.

Environmental
Major projects and transactions are increasingly driven by environmental imperatives, with environmental considerations being central to many other commercial contracts, projects, transactions and disputes.

Social
Social impacts are an organisation’s direct and indirect impacts on internal and external stakeholders. An organisation that measures and monitors social impacts offers stakeholders greater confidence that it is less vulnerable to risk and is more likely to generate goodwill inside and outside their organisation.
ESG Insights
News

Arthur Cox advises Ørsted on Irish offshore wind portfolio

Arthur Cox features in The Legal 500 Green Guide: EMEA 2023

Arthur Cox leads the development of Irish Green Lease Clauses
With the increased focus on Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) factors across all sectors and the emissions reduction targets for the built environment recently set out in the Irish Government’s Climate Action Plan 2023, the publication of green clauses for Irish commercial leases is a significant development for owners, occupiers and real estate professionals.
Podcasts

Pensions and ESG

Company Law: Back to Basics – Connected Persons and Substantial Property Transactions

IORP II

Company Law: Back to Basics – Mergers

Asset Management and Investment Funds Podcast: Liquidity Risk Management

Company Law: Back to Basics – Summary Approval Procedure

Asset Management and Investment Funds Podcast: Annual Investment Manager Presentation
Knowledge

ESG Newsletter Q2 2023

European Commission responds to ESAs’ questions on SFDR

2023 Priority Legislation for Publication in the Life Sciences Sector

Ireland’s Climate Action Plan 2023

Arthur Cox contributes to Mondaq’s ESG Guide

Arthur Cox contributes to Ashurst’s global guide on “Investing in hydrogen”

Irish Building Magazine Series

A voluntary or mandatory EU Green Bond Standard? The debate continues

New Rules for the Agri-Food Sector

EU Proposes New Due Diligence Obligations for Companies and their Directors

Arthur Cox contributes to the Lex Mundi Global Anti-Corruption Compliance Guide

Government Housing for All Plan – Snapshot of Key Measures

European Green Deal takes shape in Fit for 55: What does it mean for Ireland?

The European Commission’s EU Sustainable Finance April Package

ESG under the microscope: Regulatory developments in the space
ESG Contacts

Alex McLean
Partner | Dublin
Maedhbh Clancy
Of Counsel | Dublin
Phil Cody
Partner | Dublin
Danielle Conaghan
Partner | Dublin
Mairéad Duncan-Jones
Partner | Dublin
Grainne Hennessy
Partner | Dublin
Rachel Hussey
Partner | Dublin
Suzanne Kearney
Of Counsel | Dublin
Sarah McCague
Partner | Dublin
Conor McCarthy
Partner | London
Niamh McGovern
Partner | Dublin
Kevin Murphy
Partner | Dublin
Tara O’Reilly
Partner | Dublin
Deirdre Sheehan
Partner | Dublin
Imelda Shiels
Partner | Dublin