Jie Hua Law Firm stands as one of the pioneer law firms providing legal services in environmental protection and renewable energy sectors. The firm maintains strategic partnerships with the Environmental Resources and Energy Law Research Center of Fudan University and the Environmental Law Research Center of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, conducting sustained research on legal frameworks and practical implementations in environmental protection and renewable energy within the context of low-carbon economy. Jie Hua’s ESG Practice Group comprises distinguished attorneys with international academic credentials and professional experience, delivering sophisticated, meticulous and efficient ESG legal services to clients throughout their investment and operational processes from a global perspective. Jie Hua's ESG practice areas encompass the trading of environmental rights and interests (including carbon emission rights and pollution discharge permits) and financing arrangements, as well as regulatory compliance in environmental protection, occupational health and safety.
Core Business
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
- ESG due diligence services for funds and investors in investment, financing and M&A transactions
- Assistance to enterprises in ESG due diligence, peer gap analysis, and comprehensive management enhancement
- Assistance to enterprises in supply chain ESG due diligence and supply chain management optimization
- Drafting and review services for ESG provisions in various types of investment, cooperation and commercial agreements
- Identification of voluntary and mandatory ESG disclosure requirements for listed and non-listed companies
- Assistance in review of ESG-related disclosures and third-party assessment reports in financial/credit projects
- Assistance in review of listed companies' ESG reports, systems and related policies
- Multi-level ESG management system training programs of varying depths for enterprises
- Legal advisory services for companies and investment institutions regarding participation in carbon emission rights trading
- Documentation services for the trading of carbon emission rights, green certificates, environmental rights and interests and their derivatives
- Legal support for the issuance of domestic and international sustainable development bonds, green bonds and carbon neutral bonds
- Legal services in renewable energy investment, financing and construction
- General legal counsel services for carbon asset management companies
- Legal services for disputes relating to environmental rights and interests purchase agreements
