ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) PRACTICES ARE CENTRAL TO CORPORATE DECISION-MAKING. FAILING TO ADDRESS THEM ENTAILS SIGNIFICANT LEGAL, REGULATORY, AND REPUTATIONAL RISKS. INCORPORATING ESG STANDARDS INTO BUSINESS STRATEGIES REQUIRES TECHNICAL RIGOR AND A PRECISE ANALYSIS OF APPLICABLE LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND REPUTATIONAL IMPLICATIONS—BOTH IN BRAZIL AND ABROAD.

We have a multidisciplinary team with extensive experience in ESG-related legal matters and impact businesses, ready to provide qualified legal support to companies, investors, and other players engaged in sustainability-focused agendas.

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND IMPACT INSTRUMENTS


We advise companies in structuring and negotiating financial instruments aimed at sustainable activities, such as:

  • Thematic bonds, such as green, social, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds;
  • Incentivized debentures, CRIs, CRAs, and structured transactions;
  • Financing with banks or multilateral institutions.

Our legal opinions and assessments follow regulatory developments and take into account the legal and economic profile of each structure.

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE RISKS


Our services include:

  • Environmental and social due diligence across all stages of the project lifecycle;
  • Legal opinions on environmental and community impacts;
  • Legal support in carbon credit negotiations;
  • Advisory in structuring businesses with environmental and social impact.

Our solutions are grounded in applicable regulatory frameworks and in corporate legal, institutional, and governance perspectives.

HUMAN RIGHTS


We provide both preventive and responsive legal advice on human rights standards and regulatory paradigms in Brazil and abroad, including:

  • Risk mapping and assessment related to human rights;
  • Implementation of human rights compliance programs integrated with other ESG-related policies;
  • Drafting and review of contracts and contractual safeguards;
  • Crisis management services, including action planning and support in interactions with authorities, the media, and stakeholders;
  • Negotiations with public authorities and civil society organizations.

COMPLIANCE, INVESTIGATIONS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


We offer comprehensive and effective legal advice on business ethics and corporate integrity, with a strong focus on the prevention and management of legal and reputational crises. Our services include:

  • Structuring governance and risk management frameworks (prevention, detection, and response);
  • Coordination of integrity due diligence (ABAC DD) and third-party risk support;
  • Implementation, review, and evaluation of compliance and anti-corruption programs;
  • Defensive, internal, and independent corporate investigations;
  • Risk assessment and management related to fraud, bribery, cartels, and money laundering;
  • Legal representation in official investigations, enforcement actions, and settlement negotiations.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY


Based on national and international standards, we assist companies in aligning their people management practices with the ESG agenda. We provide legal support for the implementation of affirmative policies, as well as diversity, inclusion, and anti-harassment initiatives. Our support also includes:

  • Assessing and reviewing internal practices;
  • Conducting training sessions and capacity-building programs on sensitive and regulatory topics;
  • Investigating misconduct and providing legal recommendations for corrective measures.

TAXATION AND CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY


With deep knowledge of tax law and the sustainability impacts of tax planning, we help companies:

  • Analyze the tax implications of sustainability-driven transactions;
  • Identify tax-related risks and opportunities;
  • Issue legal opinions on tax compliance and governance.

SPECIALIZED ADVISORY IN ESG AND SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT


We advise clients supporting innovative and sustainable projects. With expertise in corporate finance, M&A, private equity, venture capital, and banking regulation, we assist investors and entrepreneurs seeking to generate real transformation with legal certainty and responsibility.

Our multidisciplinary team is prepared to serve purpose-driven businesses, reinforcing the role of legal counsel as an active agent in the sustainable transition.