SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
We advise our clients on obtaining the necessary environmental authorisations, such as integrated environmental authorisation (IEA), environmental impact assessments (EIA) and other related permits, for all types of plans, programmes and projects, with special emphasis on the use of singular properties (mountains, mines and coasts, among others). We are specialists in areas such as circular economy (production, transport, management and recycling of all types of waste), atmospheric emissions, pollution (noise, light and soil), integral water cycle and discharges, especially hydrographic confederations and contamination of watercourses and groundwater; as well as environmental assessments. We also advise on climate change, as well as on the application of sustainability criteria (ESG) for understanding and complying with the new regulatory framework that is being developed by the European Union and is maturing rapidly (such as sustainability reporting, taxonomy and the integration of due diligence, among others).
Our services
Environment
Administrative processing of environmental permits
- Assistance in the administrative processing of environmental permits (including their review and modification) for plans, programmes and projects.
Legal defence in sanctioning proceedings
- Legal defence – in administrative and contentious-administrative proceedings – in sanctioning procedures for breach of environmental regulations.
Protection of public domain and special properties
- Advice on obtaining permits for culturall heritage, natural heritage and biodiversity, forests, mines and coasts, among others.
Circular economy, waste, atmospheric emissions, pollution, integrated water cycle and landfills
- Advice on the scope and application of the “circular economy” principle, waste, air emissions, pollution (noise, light, odour and soil), integrated water cycle and landfill.
- Advising companies and the public sector on all their environmental obligations.
- Advice to public Administrations, organisations and public bodies on the drafting and application of regulations.
Industrial environment
- Specialized advice to industries (chemical, energy, ceramics, manufacturing, food, among others).
Decarbonisation of the economy and climate change
- Advice on sustainable public procurement, mobility, product manufacturing, among others.
ESG
Compliance with the new CSRD Directive
- Conducting due diligence to detect possible non-compliance and define new actions to comply with sustainability reporting obligations.
- Resolution of interpretative issues in relation to the national and European regulatory framework throughout the process of drafting the sustainability report.
- Preparation of pre-assurance reports in connection with the sustainability report.
- Carrying out verification reports of the sustainability report according to the requirements of the CSRD (as an independent verification service provider).
Compliance with the new due diligence Directive
- Conducting due diligence to detect potential non-compliance and define ways to integrate due diligence into the company’s activities and/or business.
- Development of analysis on the integration of due diligence for the purpose of inclusion in the sustainability report.
- Advice on the scope of application of the due diligence Directive.
Accountability to investors, best practices, promotion of transparency, value creation and differentiation from competitors
- Preparation of reports and responses to requests for information on sustainability issues from investors, public Administrations, etc.
Access to new and more advantageous forms of finance
- Advice on access to sustainable financing instruments ICO, to the Co-investment Fund (FOCO)
- Advice on sustainable european taxonomy.
- Advice on how to access grants that apply ESG criteria (e.g. grants for the promotion of the circular economy).
Compliance with specific sustainability regulations for financial market participants
- Advice on sustainability regulations applicable to financial products (SFDR and taxonomy).
Compliance with specific regulations for import and export activities in the EU
- Advice on the implementation of the new “Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism” (CBAM).
Compliance with new environmental obligations
- Conducting due diligence to detect new obligations affecting the company and/or business (e.g. Deforestation Regulation, Ecodesign Regulation, Law 7/2022 of 8 april on waste and contaminated soil, Industrial emissions Directive, Right to Repair Directive, Directive on consumer empowerment for the green transition).
Application of ESG criteria to specific areas and for different purposes
- Preparation of sustainability reports for SMEs.
- Application of ESG criteria to specific areas and for different purposes (e.g. to make the application of planning parameters more flexible).
Creating value, increasing competitiveness, improving business relationships and reducing the impact of climate change on activities and/or businesses
- Advice on the definition of a sustainable business strategy, in line with ESG criteria.
- Advice on the decarbonisation process of the company/business to achieve sustainability objectives.
- Advice on compliance with ESG criteria in public tenders.
- Advice to successful bidders on compliance with ESG contractual clauses.
- Advice to public Administrations on the implementation of sustainable public procurement models.
- Conducting due diligence to obtain the necessary conditions for participation in tenders applying ESG criteria.
- Drawing up sustainable procurement plans, incorporating ESG criteria, determining obligations and mechanisms for monitoring and compliance.
Compliance, communication and good corporate reputation
- Legal defence in environmental claims, liability actions in greenwashing cases, liability actions against administrators.
- Legal defence in environmental crimes.
- Development of remuneration plans linked to ESG criteria.
- Development of equality and social inclusion plans.
- Advice on occupational health and safety and development of occupational accident management protocols.
Administrative processing of environmental permits
- Assistance in the administrative processing of environmental permits (including their review and modification) for plans, programmes and projects.
Legal defence in sanctioning proceedings
- Legal defence – in administrative and contentious-administrative proceedings – in sanctioning procedures for breach of environmental regulations.
Protection of public domain and special properties
- Advice on obtaining permits for culturall heritage, natural heritage and biodiversity, forests, mines and coasts, among others.
Circular economy, waste, atmospheric emissions, pollution, integrated water cycle and landfills
- Advice on the scope and application of the “circular economy” principle, waste, air emissions, pollution (noise, light, odour and soil), integrated water cycle and landfill.
- Advising companies and the public sector on all their environmental obligations.
- Advice to public Administrations, organisations and public bodies on the drafting and application of regulations.
Industrial environment
- Specialized advice to industries (chemical, energy, ceramics, manufacturing, food, among others).
Decarbonisation of the economy and climate change
- Advice on sustainable public procurement, mobility, product manufacturing, among others.
Compliance with the new CSRD Directive
- Conducting due diligence to detect possible non-compliance and define new actions to comply with sustainability reporting obligations.
- Resolution of interpretative issues in relation to the national and European regulatory framework throughout the process of drafting the sustainability report.
- Preparation of pre-assurance reports in connection with the sustainability report.
- Carrying out verification reports of the sustainability report according to the requirements of the CSRD (as an independent verification service provider).
Compliance with the new due diligence Directive
- Conducting due diligence to detect potential non-compliance and define ways to integrate due diligence into the company’s activities and/or business.
- Development of analysis on the integration of due diligence for the purpose of inclusion in the sustainability report.
- Advice on the scope of application of the due diligence Directive.
Accountability to investors, best practices, promotion of transparency, value creation and differentiation from competitors
- Preparation of reports and responses to requests for information on sustainability issues from investors, public Administrations, etc.
Access to new and more advantageous forms of finance
- Advice on access to sustainable financing instruments ICO, to the Co-investment Fund (FOCO)
- Advice on sustainable european taxonomy.
- Advice on how to access grants that apply ESG criteria (e.g. grants for the promotion of the circular economy).
Compliance with specific sustainability regulations for financial market participants
- Advice on sustainability regulations applicable to financial products (SFDR and taxonomy).
Compliance with specific regulations for import and export activities in the EU
- Advice on the implementation of the new “Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism” (CBAM).
Compliance with new environmental obligations
- Conducting due diligence to detect new obligations affecting the company and/or business (e.g. Deforestation Regulation, Ecodesign Regulation, Law 7/2022 of 8 april on waste and contaminated soil, Industrial emissions Directive, Right to Repair Directive, Directive on consumer empowerment for the green transition).
Application of ESG criteria to specific areas and for different purposes
- Preparation of sustainability reports for SMEs.
- Application of ESG criteria to specific areas and for different purposes (e.g. to make the application of planning parameters more flexible).
Creating value, increasing competitiveness, improving business relationships and reducing the impact of climate change on activities and/or businesses
- Advice on the definition of a sustainable business strategy, in line with ESG criteria.
- Advice on the decarbonisation process of the company/business to achieve sustainability objectives.
- Advice on compliance with ESG criteria in public tenders.
- Advice to successful bidders on compliance with ESG contractual clauses.
- Advice to public Administrations on the implementation of sustainable public procurement models.
- Conducting due diligence to obtain the necessary conditions for participation in tenders applying ESG criteria.
- Drawing up sustainable procurement plans, incorporating ESG criteria, determining obligations and mechanisms for monitoring and compliance.
Compliance, communication and good corporate reputation
- Legal defence in environmental claims, liability actions in greenwashing cases, liability actions against administrators.
- Legal defence in environmental crimes.
- Development of remuneration plans linked to ESG criteria.
- Development of equality and social inclusion plans.
- Advice on occupational health and safety and development of occupational accident management protocols.
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