Sponsors and lenders look to Linklaters’ environment lawyers to guide them on their ethical investment responsibilities.
The team specifically advises clients on the environmental and social impact of energy and infrastructure projects.
Linklaters’ experience of acting on the environmental aspects of the Sakhalin Phase II Project gives the firm a competitive advantage over its rivals. The team has developed deep understanding of the application of the Equator Principles to Sakhalin II and a number of other global projects. It is also one of few to have devised and negotiated contractual mechanisms that meet the underlying requirements of the Equator Principles to assess and manage environmental and social risk.
Linklaters’ environment lawyers focus their advice on the new International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards and their challenges when applied to specific projects.
Recent ethical investment transactions include advising
- on the application of IFC Performance Standards - Linklaters negotiated with the IFC on a transaction involving offshore South American oil rigs
- on the health, safety, environmental and social aspects of Anglo American’s acquisition and disposal of copper mining interests in Zambia
