The Firm advises clients on the environmental and climate dimensions of transactions, projects, operations and disputes. Our work includes environmental due diligence, permitting, remediation, hazardous waste, soil contamination, air emissions, water use and wastewater discharges, protected areas, environmental zoning, administrative proceedings and environmental litigation. Circularity issues, arising under new legal provisions applicable to the circular economy are also addressed by our environmental and sustainability experts. We also support clients on the legal design and implementation of alternative energy projects, including solar, wind and hydro, as well as green real estate developments and projects undergoing LEED or similar certifications in Mexico.

For clients investing in or financing projects in Mexico, this means sustainability advice that is tied to execution risk, asset value, regulatory timing, stakeholder expectations and long-term operating resilience. Chambers ranks the Firm in Band 1 for Environment in Mexico, and Carlos de Icaza is ranked Band 1 in Environment and is recognized for his environmental, real estate and sustainability work.

The “S” in ESG is often the dimension that most directly affects workforce stability, community relationships, reputation and license to operate. We advise clients on practical and legally robust social responsibility frameworks, including diversity, equity and inclusion policies, non-discrimination obligations, labor relations, occupational health and safety, employee health, product safety, community development, social impact, data privacy and consumer protection.

This work is designed to help clients move beyond abstract commitments and build policies, processes and controls that can withstand review by investors, lenders, regulators, employees, communities and counterparties. It also reflects Creel’s own institutional experience: since 2018, the Firm has developed a Model of Social Responsibility and has committed to sustainable growth by adopting the UN Global Compact Sustainable Development Goals.

Governance is the infrastructure that determines whether ESG commitments become operational reality. We advise boards, management teams, sponsors and investors on governance structures that connect ESG risks and opportunities to decision-making, disclosure, compliance and accountability.

Our work includes ESG due diligence in transactions and investments, review of compliance with Mexican laws and standards, governance policies, internal controls, different reporting frameworks, stakeholder-facing disclosures, reports containing sustainability information, board and management oversight, investigations, risk prevention programs and response strategies when ESG issues become contentious. In a market where ESG expectations are increasingly shaped by international investors, cross-border supply chains and evolving regulatory standards, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez helps clients translate global expectations into Mexican-law solutions that are practical and enforceable.

Sustainable finance is one of the clearest points at which sustainability and an ESG strategy becomes transactional serving as a major factor in financing. Our firm advises issuers, borrowers, underwriters, lenders, funds and investors on the legal structuring, diligence, sustainable disclosure and the preparation of legal documentation for sustainable bonds, green financing, sustainability-linked debt products and other sustainability and ESG-linked financings.

The Firm’s capital markets and banking strength is directly relevant to this work because sustainable finance requires both ESG fluency and deep knowledge of the instruments, disclosure obligations and investor expectations that drive financing transactions. Legal 500 describes Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez as a firm with substantial experience advising underwriters, issuers, liquidity providers, pension funds and rating agencies on capital markets transactions, including CKD offerings, FIBRA-E listings, SPAC IPOs and social bonds.