Across organizations of all types, sustainability encompasses a wide variety of emerging and evolving environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations—from climate change, energy transition, and biodiversity—to the anti-forced labour regime, data governance, and diversity, equity and inclusion matters. Companies are increasingly looking to adapt their governance structures to oversee these issues, developing strategies to achieve their sustainability objectives, setting and implementing sustainability targets, and publishing disclosures to chart their progress.

Torys provides multidisciplinary counsel drawing on our leadership in board advisory and governance, capital markets, environmental and climate change law, Indigenous matters, energy project development, financial services, fund formation and investment, lending and project finance, pensions and employment, and disputes. We work closely with clients to provide synthesized, tailored advice on new and emerging requirements related to sustainability and ESG considerations, corporate governance and board advisory matters, navigating sustainable finance taxonomies and guidelines in service of sustainable investment, capital raising and financing, managing liability risk, and more. We also support clients’ decision-making as they integrate these matters into their day-to-day operations, financings and investments, including assessing alignment with industry practice, voluntary standards and regulatory obligations.