Overview
Dedicated team delivering high-impact ESG solutions that make a difference
We provide end-to-end ESG advisory, transactional capability and dispute expertise tailored to Nigeria’s regulatory landscape and the expectations of the world’s most discerning investors.
Our lawyers partner with organisations to embed measurable sustainability outcomes, mobilise green capital, and strengthen governance, reporting and accountability. Through our ALN alliance, we deliver coordinated ESG mandates across key African markets, and through long-standing collaborations with leading international law firms, we execute seamlessly on multi-jurisdictional matters spanning Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. The result is pragmatic, regulator-ready advice that holds up to investor scrutiny and supports long-term value creation.
Our lawyers partner with boards, investment committees and operating teams to embed measurable sustainability outcomes, mobilise green capital, and strengthen governance, reporting and accountability. Through our alliance with ALN (Africa Legal Network), we deliver coordinated ESG mandates across key African markets, and through long-standing collaborations with leading international law firms (ILFs), we execute seamlessly on multi-jurisdictional matters spanning Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
On the governance and disclosure side, we advise on board oversight, sustainability reporting and assurance, and compliance with the NGX Sustainability Disclosure Guidelines, the FRC’s adoption of IFRS S1 and S2, and sector-specific regulatory expectations. When matters become contentious, we represent clients in greenwashing investigations, regulatory enforcement actions and ESG-related disputes.
From structuring green and sustainability-linked instruments to operationalising climate transition plans, human rights due diligence and resilient governance, we provide pragmatic, regulator-ready solutions that withstand stakeholder and market scrutiny.
Services
Business and Human Rights: Supply Chain Due Diligence
Our human rights practice advises clients on policies, supplier codes, grievance and remediation mechanisms, and stakeholder engagement programmes that protect social licence and reduce litigation and reputational exposure in line with the relevant Nigerian Framework. We also deliver targeted training for boards, management and procurement team.
Climate Risk and Energy Transition
Our expert team operationalises decarbonisation pathways under Nigeria’s Climate Change Act, advises on methane and flaring compliance, and supports renewables, gas-to-power and carbon market participation, including credit origination and offtake.
Data, Ethics and Responsible Technology
Our expert team integrates privacy, cybersecurity and AI ethics into ESG programmes, ensuring “S” and “G” safeguards are built into digital transformation and stakeholder-facing platforms from the ground up.
ESG Strategy, Materiality, Reporting and Disclosure
Our recognised advisory team builds board-approved ESG strategies and controls, delivers TCFD/ISSB-aligned reporting, and mitigates greenwashing and disclosure risk across corporate filings, investor communications and sustainability reports.
ESG Disputes, Investigations and Crisis Response
Our award-winning disputes team defends ESG-related litigation and enforcement, manages internal investigations and coordinates regulator, investor and media engagement to protect value during high-stakes events.
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Our leading governance team enhances board composition and oversight, strengthens ethics and whistleblowing frameworks, and aligns governance with NCCG, FRCN and SEC/NGX rules, including ESG-linked controls across enterprise risk, AML/CFT and sanctions.
Responsible Procurement, Infrastructure and PPPs
Our recognised infrastructure team embeds sustainability into procurement and concession structures, aligns contracts with local content and just-transition objectives, and de-risks green and resilient infrastructure pipelines.
Sustainable Finance and Green Instruments
Our award-winning sustainable finance team structures and executes green, social and sustainability-linked bonds and loans, aligning frameworks with ICMA principles and supporting verification, reporting and listings to unlock diversified investor demand and competitive pricing.
Selected Experience
Advised Access Bank Plc on its first USD‑denominated
Advised Access Bank Plc on its first USD‑denominated green bond (US$50 million Reg S due 2027), aligning use‑of‑proceeds with the bank’s Green Financing Framework and supporting disclosure and execution.
Advised on Access Bank Plc’s Climate Bonds
Advised on Access Bank Plc’s Climate Bonds Initiative‑certified NGN15 billion corporate green bond listing on FMDQ, the first certified corporate green bond in Africa, catalyzing Nigeria’s green capital markets.
Advised GuarantCo on its NGN20.23 billion
Advised GuarantCo on its NGN20.23 billion counter‑guarantee to InfraCredit supporting Lagos Free Zone Company’s InfraCredit‑guaranteed infrastructure bonds, mobilizing local‑currency capital for sustainable infrastructure.
Advised Arnergy Solar Limited on its US$18 million
Advised Arnergy Solar Limited on its US$18 million Series B fundraise and corporate restructuring to scale distributed solar deployments and expand access in priority sectors.
Examining ESG Practices in Nigeria – University of London, School of Advanced Study
Co-authored a peer-reviewed article in Amicus Curiae, the journal of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies at the University of London’s School of Advanced Study, examining the evolution of ESG in Nigeria, the multilayered regulatory and multistakeholder framework emerging across the three pillars, and the reforms needed to strengthen ESG reporting and address greenwashing.
Sole Nigerian counsel to the joint lead managers
Sole Nigerian counsel to the joint lead managers on Africa Finance Corporation’s inaugural CHF150 million green bond due 2025, the first CHF‑denominated supranational green bond in the CEE/MEA region.
Client Quotes
“The team at Aluko & Oyebode understands the Nigerian market well.”
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Awards and Accolades
Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Projects & Energy; recognized for international and cross‑border capability.
Chambers Global 2025
Leading firm across Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Dispute Resolution; strong recognition in Energy & Natural Resources and Real Estate & Construction for complex, cross‑border mandates.
Legal 500 EMEA 2025
20 lawyers ranked with 88 individual listings across governance, disputes, finance, projects and regulatory, evidencing bench strength aligned to ESG‑critical disciplines.
Lexology Index 2025
Thought Leadership
