Sustainability has become a central pillar of corporate strategy, market regulation, and the relationship between companies and their investors, lenders, employees, consumers, and other stakeholders. In an environment shaped by enhanced reporting obligations, the growing integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into decision-making, and an evolving regulatory framework across Portugal and the European Union, we help clients transform ESG requirements into robust governance models, effective compliance processes, and legally sound business decisions.
In close collaboration with KPMG’s ESG Advisory Services, we provide legal advice on sustainability reporting and disclosure, ESG corporate governance, the EU Taxonomy, sustainable finance, due diligence obligations, internal policies, risk management, market communications, and the prevention of greenwashing risks. Our work includes advising on obligations arising from non-financial and sustainability reporting frameworks, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the EU Taxonomy Regulation, and the rules and recommendations issued by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) applicable to issuers and market participants, as well as other relevant national and European instruments governing the integration of ESG criteria into business operations.
We also support M&A transactions, financing arrangements, and corporate reorganizations with ESG components, incorporating these considerations into due diligence processes, transaction documentation, governance structures, and post-acquisition integration plans. In the area of corporate governance, we advise boards of directors and supervisory bodies on the allocation of responsibilities, oversight mechanisms, sustainability policies, risk matrixes, and reporting practices, helping organizations achieve greater transparency, resilience, and alignment with regulatory and market expectations.
