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ESG
Gowling WLG‘s ESG expertise includes sustainable finance and investments into green economies, the creation of habitat land banks and nature impact offsetting, and risk mitigation of forced and child labour. Ben Stansfield heads up the team and is well-placed to advise corporate clients on investor-conscious reporting. Sharon Ayres excels in investment structures involving public sector bodies.
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Key clients
- Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- SEGRO
- Upfield (global food manufacturer with brands such as Flora)
Work highlights
- Acted for a syndicate of seven commercial banks on the £282 million financing for the construction of two greenfield battery storage projects being developed by Zenobe in Scotland.
- Advised the global leader in plant-based foods, Upfield, on its contract with Footprint to provide the world's first plastic-free, recyclable tub for its plant butters and spreads.
- Advising TfL on its £500m re-procurement through Competitive Dialogue of the supply contract in respect of the London Cycle Hire Scheme – the Santander bikes.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ben Stansfield