"It is the most adaptable that survives." - Charles Darwin, On The Origin of Species
Mishcon Purpose is our dedicated environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability practice, using the power of the law to support and accelerate sustainable transition:
- We advise corporates and private interests on evolving ESG risks and opportunities, and governance and management best practices to address them.
- We litigate on behalf of communities suffering human rights infringements and environmental harms to obtain access to justice and drive systemic change.
- We draft novel frameworks where legacy laws and regulations no longer work for people and the planet, including development of new market mechanisms for enhancing natural and social capital.
As systemic risks rise, clients require strategic foresight as well as legal expertise. That's why Mishcon Purpose combines experienced lawyers and sustainability consultants, while also integrating the deep knowledge of specialists from across the firm and our external networks. Together, we help clients to assess where they are exposed to risk, to identify opportunities to strengthen resilience, and to transform with confidence.
ESG regulation, compliance and reporting
While a growing swell of standards and regulations has sought to raise the bar on corporate sustainability due diligence and disclosure, political headwinds have challenged that momentum. With different timelines, thresholds and expectations across different jurisdictions adding further complexity, we help clients to navigate this shifting terrain.
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ESG strategy and governance
Increasingly vulnerable to systemic risks, such as climate change, biodiversity loss and deepening inequality, businesses are also expected to do more to address rising social and environmental pressures. We use double materiality assessment to help clients more fully understand their ESG impacts, risks and opportunities, and deploy our Mishcon Purpose Framework as a systematic approach for integrating these insights across corporate purpose, strategy and governance.
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Climate, nature and human rights litigation
Strategic litigation is a powerful tool for holding institutions to account, obtaining justice for affected communities, and driving systemic change. We focus on identifying, building and sourcing funding for claims across the core themes of climate, nature, human rights and governance.
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New market mechanisms
Mishcon Purpose has collaborated on development of the Urban Biodiversity Standard (UBS) – a first-of-its-kind global standard and methodology for measuring urban biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides. Supporting better understanding of how enhancing biodiversity improves wellbeing, the UBS is designed to inform urban regeneration projects, and to support development of a credible, scalable biodiversity credits market.