The three pillars of JunHe’s sustainability-related practice are ESG/EHS compliance, green and low-carbon projects, and green finance. The firm, one of the first private Chinese law firms, deals with matters including ESG due diligence and new energy power (including photovoltaic, wind power, nuclear power, biopower, energy storage, and hydrogen energy). It also provides legal services on solid waste and hazardous waste projects, water resources treatment, and carbon neutral fund establishment and investment.

A stand-out area of expertise is the firm’s work with green bonds, sustainable development bonds, and carbon neutral bonds, providing advice related to the issuance of both domestic and foreign bonds. A recent client was Shenzhen Municipal Government regarding its debut offshore bond issuance, including green bonds with net proceeds used to finance water treatment projects, sponge city related projects, and clean transportation projects. Another highlight was the firm’s advice to China National Nuclear Corporation on its successful issuance of carbon neutral green bonds on the Shanghai Stock Exchange; the funds raised will be used to develop wind power, photo electricity, and other green and low-carbon projects.

Besides its client work, the firm’s ESG practice team supervises the ESG working group which handles internal ESG management. Apart from implementing various internal sustainable practices, the firm also provides ESG training and carbon reduction training to its lawyers, who regularly participate in conferences focusing on topics such as environmental protection and energy saving.

The firm’s extensive pro bono legal services include providing advice to a number of NGOs, such as the WWF and The Nature Conservancy.