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Environment &
Climate Change
At Sidebar, we help businesses align their operations with evolving environmental mandates and global sustainability goals. Our Environment & Climate Change practice delivers practical, industry-specific legal solutions that address compliance, risk mitigation, and ESG performance.
We advise corporates, developers, funds, and multinationals across the regulatory, transactional, and litigation spectrum—helping them navigate complex environmental obligations with strategic clarity.
Core Services:
- Regulatory Compliance & Approvals: Advisory on consents, clearances, and permits under environmental laws (air, water, waste, EIA, biodiversity, hazardous substances, etc.).
- Environmental Due Diligence: Identifying compliance gaps and potential liabilities in M&A, financing, and infrastructure transactions.
- Disputes & Litigation: Representation before the National Green Tribunal, courts, and regulators in matters involving pollution, CRZ, forest clearance, and environmental torts.
- ESG Policy & Disclosures: Legal advisory on ESG integration, voluntary and mandated disclosures, sustainability frameworks, and audit readiness.
- Resource & Waste Management: Support with EPR, plastic and e-waste rules, circular economy mandates, and compliance under central/state regulations.
Key Differentiators:
- Sector-Specific Expertise: Deep experience advising across infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, real estate, and consumer sectors.
- Forward-Looking Risk Strategy: Legal risk assessments aligned with domestic and international sustainability frameworks.
- Integrated Regulatory Engagement: Interface with MoEFCC, CPCB, SPCBs, and other environmental authorities.
- Litigation-Backed Strategy: Strong disputes practice with experience in high-stakes environmental litigation and compliance enforcement.
- ESG-Aligned Business Advisory: Helping clients embed sustainability in core operations and investment strategies.
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