ESG Group
We advise on:
- transactions involving green or sustainable debt instruments issued by financial institutions to entities from the public and private sectors, including in the field of public procurement;
- acquiring sustainability-linked financing for local governments and municipal companies;
- coordination of obtaining green or sustainable certifications for project financing;
- implementation of ESG standards in organizations;
- comprehensive legal and regulatory support for the implementation of green energy projects (onshore and offshore wind energy, PV, hydrogen technologies, biogas, energy clusters);
- environmental standards, waste management and emissions and climate change-related regulations;
- real estate due diligence for green investments and financing such investments, as well as revitalization projects (buildings, post-industrial areas);
- renovation and revitalization processes of buildings and post-industrial areas and relevant environmental standards;
- so-called ‘green leases’, including building certification (e.g. LEED, BREEAM);
- electromobility and green transport development.
Our competitive advantage:
- we are the Polish law firm offering clients comprehensive services in respect of ESG standards;
- a multidisciplinary group of recognized experts in the fields of environmental protection, financing, real estate, public sector, energy and public procurement law;
- we look at ESG-related challenges from a national, EU and international perspective;
- comprehensive advice on the regulatory, business and environmental aspects of cases;
- we can help identify opportunities and challenges for organizations steaming from their implementation of ESG standards.
Practice managers
Team
News
Mergers & Acquisitions
28.03.2025
WKB Lawyers advises European Energy on PLN 914.8 million wind farm deal with Enea Nowa Energia
Company Law & Corporate Governance
25.03.2025
WKB Legal Alert | LAST CALL TO SET UP AN E-DELIVERY ADDRESS FOR ENTITIES ENTERED IN THE NATIONAL COURT REGISTER’S REGISTER OF ENTREPRENEURS
Mergers & Acquisitions
08.03.2025
WKB Lawyers advised FixMap on the acquisition of Internet Union S.A.
Selected experiences
Real Estate:
- IKEA RETAIL, STATKRAFT, GLOBAL WIND POWER, WKN, WINERGY, ENERGIX, EDF – advice on issues related to wind farms (including due diligence of wind projects);
- BGK S.A. – real estate due diligence prepared as part of the financing of the revitalization (modernization) costs of a complex of 7 office and service buildings in Warsaw (implemented by White Star);
- BNP Paribas – real estate due diligence and advice on financing the construction of a residential building in Warsaw, including revitalization and incorporation of a historic residential building in a newly constructed one;
- A+N NETWORKS MIELE, SPECIALIZED BICYCLES – legal advice on lease agreements for commercial and office space, including those located in a BREEAM In-use certified building
Sustainable finance:
- Energix Renewable Energies LTD, C&C WIND, RP GLOBAL MEGAWATT BALTICA – comprehensive advice on financing the construction of wind farms;
- PEKAO S.A. – advice on a number of infrastructure projects financed by the issue of bonds;
- MIEJSKIE WODOCIĄGI I KANALIZACJA W BYDGOSZCZY SP. Z O.O. – advice on the client’s revenue bond issue program.
RES:
- President of the Energy Regulatory Office (project financed by EBRD) – legal advice on the practical aspects of implementing the Polish RES auction system;
- Polish Wind Energy Association – support in the legislative process for the act on promoting electricity generation from offshore wind farms;
- the Statkraft, Energix and Eurowind capital groups – comprehensive legal advice regarding the acquisition and development of wind and solar farm projects as well as evaluating PPAs for wind farms;
- Our experts are co-authors of the Commentary to the Act on renewable energy sources and the Commentary to the Act on electromobility and alternative fuels;
- Ministry of Energy – preparation of analyses concerning the legislative environment of energy clusters, including a model contract for energy cluster;
- ENEA capital group – comprehensive legal advice and assistance in drafting the standard terms of a contract for the sale, purchase and distribution of renewable energy;
- UPEBI and the Polish Chamber of Biomethane – collaborated on the preparation of the “White Book of Biomethane”
Environment:
- Numerous enterprises from the energy sector (including wind farms and PV), installations for generating energy from landfill gas using pyrolysis, hydropower plants, glassworks, production plants – conducting comprehensive legal environmental audits (due diligence);
- CECED Polska and GPP Ecology – cooperation with associations of enterprises producing and managing selected fractions of waste (electrical and electronic equipment, packaging waste);
- EKOSYSTEM – advice on the process of establishing and coordinating a municipal waste management system in a region with more than 400,000 inhabitants, including establishing relations with the Regional Municipal Waste Processing Plant.