Sustainability and ESG

Headwaters Law Group partners with businesses that recognize the value of sustainability in protecting the environment, developing long-term growth strategies, engaging with customers, and mitigating risks. Our team helps clients track evolving greenhouse gas emission regulatory developments, climate disclosure requirements, and carbon offset protocols. We work with clients to assess risks and opportunities associated with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies, procedures, and inquiries.

Services

Sustainability Disclosures
Sustainability reporting requirements seem to change by the month. We understand state, national, and international reporting requirements and advise companies with operations in multiple jurisdictions on relevant reporting rules and how voluntary ESG disclosures relate to regulatory obligations.

Sustainability Policies
Headwaters works with clients to develop sustainability and ESG policies and reports based on business goals, stakeholder demands, and industry trends. We pride ourselves on understanding our clients’ processes and technologies and getting into the weeds to translate C-suite level policy into facility-level.

Green Product Counseling
Businesses are developing and marketing sustainability-related products across a wide array of industries, from technology to manufacturing to consumer goods. Headwaters helps product teams identify relevant guidance and regulations, pitfalls for the wary, and potential opportunities.

Carbon Markets
With its base in the Pacific Northwest, Headwaters has been working with clients to understand the emissions allowance market in Washington since the Climate Commitment Act was enacted. We have expertise in regulatory carbon markets, voluntary markets, offset protocols, and related transactions, including due diligence on acquisitions involving carbon credits or underlying offset projects.

Our Experience

Team with facility-level environmental and corporate compliance professionals to draft sustainability reports that incorporate environmental data, year-over-year trends, and real-life stories that demonstrate the client’s commitment to achieving sustainability goals.

Advise companies of all sizes on California and EU climate disclosure requirements.

Develop template transaction documents for a technology company’s purchase of sustainability products to achieve Scope 3 emissions reductions, water positivity, an renewable energy use commitments.

Assist with all aspects of compliance with Washington’s Climate Commitment Act, including emissions reporting and confidentiality issues and regulatory developments.