Environmental, Social & Governance

Overview

Lee & Lee’s ESG practice calls upon the firm’s cross-disciplinary expertise and full-service capabilities to address the full range of environmental, social, and governance issues faced by businesses in Singapore.

Whether you are an international investment company embarking on a sustainability-linked infrastructure project or a small-medium enterprise navigating environmental regulations, our team of subject-matter lawyers stand ready to offer practical, effective, and commercially-sensible guidance and expertise amidst the evolving ESG regulatory landscape.

Our Work

Our areas of practice include:

ESG regulation and governance
Sustainability-linked mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, IPOs
Competition law advisory
Intellectual property protection of green technologies
Renewable energy projects (wind, solar and geothermal)
Green financing and bonds
Impact investments
Voluntary Carbon Offsets and Credits, and carbon tax regulations
ESG-related litigation and disputes, including greenwashing claims

Case Highlights

Some of our ESG practice group’s notable cases and transactions include:

- Advising a leading technology multinational company on the market launch of a VR/AR product, including compliance with environmental and sustainability-related regulations such as the management of electronic waste and the handling of hazardous substances;
- Advising clients in the solar power plant industry on government tax and other incentives relevant to the research and development, procurement, and construction of solar power plants in Singapore;
- Advising on a joint venture relating to the construction and management of hydro-power plants in Sumatra, Indonesia;
- Advising a client in a fund-raising exercise for the development of a wind power plant in Thailand;
- Advising a client in an investment into the first Asia-Pacific renewable energy trust, which as structured as a private business trust with a target AUM of S$380 million;
- Advising a listed dairy company on the use of recycling logos on their products in Singapore;
- Representing and advising clients on various data protection and cybersecurity matters, including acting for a client in responding to and obtaining a favourable outcome in relation to a data breach incident.
- Providing advice pertaining to matters such as corporate governance, labour and employment, workplace health and safety, and life sciences regulations.
- How Companies Can Incorporate Carbon Credits Into Their Decarbonisation Plans (dated 14 October 2025)
- Singapore High Court Awards S$200,000 in Damages for Trade Mark Infringement by Instagram Merchant Selling Upcycled Louis Vuitton Products (dated 10 July 2025)
- The Future of Carbon Credits: Business Opportunities in the Carbon Credit Economy (dated 24 June 2025)
- Singapore Oil Spill Liability: Understanding your obligations and potential risks in the wake of recent incidents (dated 26 May 2025)
- Sustainability Reporting and ESG Reporting, A General Overview (dated 18 October 2024)
- Greenwashing: Keeping Environmental Claims Clean in the EU and Singapore
  (dated 11 July 2024)
- Competition Law issues in Environmental Sustainability Collaborations in
  Singapore (dated 14 May 2024)