Green Guide Profile: Dentons

Dentons’ China and Hong Kong practices not only stand out for their sustainability-related work for clients but also their ESG advocacy, regularly organising client webinars, briefings and publications on ESG, sustainability and environmental issues. The Hong Kong team also provided input to the CFA Institute, PRI and the Hong Kong SFC on issues around ESG disclosure standards for fund products, and the management and disclosure of climate-related risks.

Shanghai-based Nancy Sun leads the firm’s global resources industry group and China’s energy practice with specific experience in carbon markets, having assisted Shell on its participation in the national carbon market and Vitol on its investment into the expansion of the carbon emissions market in China. The group has also been training New Hope’s legal counsels on carbon trading, carbon footprints, and carbon neutrality, and providing legal assistance to ensure ESG compliance across the supply chain for major clients such as Apple.

A highlight for the banking and finance team in Beijing was its advice to Bank of Communications Financial Leasing in connection with the first green bond issued by a Chinese-funded financial leasing company in the overseas market.

Co-head of sustainable finance in Hong Kong, Vivien Teu, is a key member of the firm’s global ESG leadership group. She assisted B Lab and B Market Builder Hong Kong and Macau on the legal requirement for Hong Kong B Corps, which was introduced in January 2021, and has been appointed a member of the B Lab Regional Standards Advisory Group for Asia.

A notable client service is the ESG hub launched by the firm’s global ESG steering committee which allows clients to review ESG legal developments across the world. In 2022, of counsel Gary Yang, who is also a member of the global ESG leadership group and heads the environmental law practice in China, additionally launched an ESG newsletter “Dentons Global ESG Legal and Policy Update” in Chinese language.


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