Travers Smith is delighted to have been recommended by the Legal 500 UK Green Guide 2024. The guide is based on client feedback.
The guide highlighted in particular:
- The firm's advice to RBS International (Jersey branch) on a €210m sustainability-linked revolving credit facility provided to Europa Capital on behalf of Europa Fund VI, the largest sustainability-linked loan RBS International has provided in the real estate sector.
- The financial services team supporting various global asset managers on compliance with the EU SFDR and emerging UK SDR and TCFD regimes. The team leads on carbon and environmental issues, including the development of policies and procedures to address these.
- The firm's technology group and its advice to US financial services provider Incubex on its strategic collaboration with Trayport to launch a new Voluntary Climate Marketplace and an electronic platform for trading voluntary carbon offsets. The practice also assisted Incubex in its cooperation with EEX and Nodal Exchange to expand the number of listed environmental markets and products on their platforms.
- Voluntary carbon markets expert Jonathan Gilmour as a member of the Legal & Contract Principles Working Group of the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets and sits on the UK regional board of the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL).
- The firm's launch of its market leading ESG and Sustainable Finance Academy.
Head of ESG and Impact and Head of the Dispute Resolution Department Heather Gagen, Partner Jonathan Gilmour, Senior Consultant Simon Witney, and Knowledge Counsel Carys Clipper were also included as "Recommended Individuals".
Travers Smith's ESG practice was established over 10 years ago and remains at the forefront of the ESG legal sector. The cross-disciplinary ESG practice now includes over 15 partners and more than 50 lawyers from across the firm who have embedded ESG expertise within each of the firm's practice areas.
Read the firm's latest ESG Newsletter here for a wealth of knowledge on ESG and sustainability, including access to the firm's pioneering ESG Timeline, Sustainability Insights publications as well as overview of the firm's ESG services.
You can access the full UK Green Guide here.
