Leading German compliance boutique Pohlmann & Company provides holistic advice on a range of ESG matters. In 2021 the firm further strengthened its supply chain due diligence expertise with the addition of Martin Schorn who regularly advises on environmental and human rights requirements of the German Supply Chain Act.

Climate change and CO2 emissions trading law specialist, Uwe M. Erling, advises leading carbon offset platforms ForTomorrow and 50ZERO on the financial regulatory compliance of their business model for the purchasing of European Allowances under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). The team is also acting for an NGO aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the transportation sector with accreditation under the EU ETS. Erling’s deep expertise is demonstrable in his role as head of the legal subgroup for the Working Group on Emissions Trading to Combat the Greenhouse Effect at the Federal Ministry for the Environment and his longstanding position as a lecturer on sustainable aviation at Danube University.

The firm’s ESG ideas competition gives employees from across the firm an opportunity to contribute to its internal sustainability strategy. Improvements have focused on CO2 reduction as a company and sustainability in the workplace.