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EHS Due Deligence

EHS Due Deligence

EHS Due Deligence

Pristine Associates delivers efficient and consistent environmental, health and safety, (EHS) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) due diligence services that facilitate informed business decisions around mergers, acquisitions (M&A), divestitures, property development and sustainable finance investments. Our clients include Corporate M&A, Sovereign/Investment Funds, Private Equity, and Global Real Estate and Asset Management Firms. We help clients to avoid uncertainty and surprises by identifying, assessing and prioritizing EHS and ESG risks, allowing for efficient monitoring and control measures to prevent potential negative impacts to the business as well as capitalize on potential upside opportunities.

Although financial returns remain the key driver for investors, ESG has become a key part of investment decisions including climate risk, supply chain, social and human rights topics. We advise investors on ESG strategies with wider benefits that can be realized over the lifetime of the investment with a view to providing more significant increases in asset value. To demonstrate this, we can also provide return on investment (ROI) evaluations and monetize ESG risks and investments.

Where significant uncertainties exist, we offer financial and risk modeling to help build a comfort level that risks can be managed and incorporated into the deal. Our post-transaction diligence process allow you to strategize onboarding, integration and business continuity considerations with asset and operational business integration.

Due Diligence Services include:

  • Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
  • Material EHS Compliance Reviews
  • Comprehensive liability assessments and deal advising
  • EHS advisory support with insurance underwriters and legal (deal negotiations)
  • PFAS risk evaluations
  • Decommissioning and site closure support for divestitures or post-acquisition restructuring
  • Pre-transaction site characterization (Phase II site investigations) to close areas of uncertainty
  • Geologic and geotechnical surveys for future site development considerations
  • Climate change and risk assessment
  • Carbon and transitions
  • Transactional ESG screening and benchmarking – ESG risk identification
  • Perform gap assessments, site inspections, record-keeping, and reporting
  • Analysis of acquired subsurface liabilities and regulatory path-to-closure support
  • Assessment against local and international regulations and standards, for eg. the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), International Finance Corporation (IFC) performance standards, EU Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation.
  • Preparation of corrective action plans and/or environmental social action plan (ESAP)
  • Post Transaction Support
    • Permitting, waste management, Environmental Management Systems (EMS), etc.
    • Corrective Action – Tracking and Closure of issues identified during due diligence
    • Develop and implement site-specific procedures for EHS
    • Develop and provide employee training