Business Integrity andSustainable Development

Contacts
Scott Harris,

Doing good business means doing things the right way.
Creating positive social impact is integral to companies
operating in the energy and natural resources sector.
Doing good business means doing things the right way.
Creating positive social impact is integral to companies
operating in the energy and natural resources sector.
Adopting strategies and internal controls to ensureethical operations, and incorporating international
standards for sustainable development and businessintegrity as part of resource development agreements,
financing arrangements, and other contracts, is key tothriving in the sector.
Whatever your business needs, we can help you dogood business, the right way. We are focused onbringing you the highest level of support in thefollowing areas:
Sustainable development
Green financing, including green bonds
Socially responsible investingAnti-bribery and corruption
Business and human rights, including employee
health and safety

Representative experience

SydneyAdrian Walker,
LondonPractices
Infrastructure, Energy,
Resources, and Projects
Business and HumanRights
Sovereigns
Climate Change
Environment andNatural Resources

Industries
Financial Institutions
Energy and NaturalResources

EDF on the introduction of a sustainability pricing
mechanism indexing the margin of its €4 billion
syndicated revolving credit facility to three of its
environmental, social, and governance criteria.
Training to the Government of Malawi as regards tosustainable development principles and best practices
for international mining agreements.
EDF on its market first precedent-setting €1.4bn issueof Green Bonds to finance future renewable energy
projects led by EDF Energies Nouvelles, a wholly owned
subsidiary of EDF.
Mars on a 10-year energy supply agreement topurchase green electricity from Eneco's new 20-turbine
Moy Wind Farm in the Scottish Highlands.
A “Double-Bottom Line” private equity fund sponsor on
the formation, fundraising, and maintenance of a U.S.
domiciled fund established to make social andenvironmental impact investments in Latin America.
IFC and Shell Foundation on their investments in a
US$30m+ Luxembourg energy fund, aiming to
improve access to energy to off-grid communities in
sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
A global assessment of a global mining company's
anti-bribery-and-corruption compliance program.
A solar company in siting utility scale project on Native
American lands in the United States that would provide
local construction jobs and an energy source for thetribal community and the national grid.
Iberdrola on agreements for the sale of power andgreen certificates as well as power distribution and gridconnection agreements and agreements on providing
services of a commercial operator.
Consortium of social entrepreneurs and foundations on
the Solar for All Fund, a fundraising venture capital thatwill invest in developing businesses in Africa and Asia,
providing off-grid power to millions.

Royal Bafokeng Resources Proprietary Limited in
respect of six separate high-profile fatal mine accidents
at its North Shaft, South Shaft, and its Styldrift Mine inSouth Africa.
Kumba Iron Ore Limited and its subsidiary Sishen Iron
Ore Company (Pty) Ltd on the expansion of its Sishen
Mine in South Africa, requiring the relocation on theentire community of the town of Dingleton.
A global risk analysis for a global oil and gas
exploration and production company's operations andadvising on their anti-bribery and corruption
compliance program.
Supporting Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) in
its global efforts to define and enact greater ethicalpractices throughout the mining industry andcommitment to social and environmental responsibility.

Latest thinking and events
Sponsorships and Speaking Engagements
MOVE London 2024
Hogan Lovells EventsFT Board Director Programme: Board MasterclassPress releases
Hogan Lovells advises the International FinanceCorporation on its investment in a US$250 million
green bond issued by Bank of the Philippine Islands
Hogan Lovells EventsESG Future Changers
Hogan Lovells Events
Managing the European Employment issues in aninternational transaction
Press releases
Hogan Lovells advises EDF on its Social SustainabilityLinked Credit Facility