Jannis Bille

Senior Associate

London

Jannis is UK Head of ESG.

Contact details when in Düsseldorf (+49 211 975 59217).

Jannis is UK Head of ESG and a member of our Global Corporate Energy team, specialising in Sustainability and Energy Transition, advising clients across various sectors on ESG and climate change issues, as well as supporting them on domestic and international power projects and energy and infrastructure developments.

Publications

“The ethical contribution of the EU’s ESG disclosure regime”, a book chapter in “Energy and Ethics”, E. Elgar (forthcoming in 2022)
"COP26: The best (second) last chance for climate?", in Environmental Law & Management (forthcoming in 2022)
"Fit For 55 - The RED II Proposal - Power Up" (2022) OGEL Vol. 20 – Issue 1
Quoted by ESG Investor in "EU Taxonomy Eligibility an Ongoing Challenge in 2022", January 2022
"Sustainable Loans – Are we there yet?", Global Bank Review, November 2021
"Cop 26: The UK Government’s preparation to date", 26 (5) Environmental Liability 1
S Goldberg; J Bille "The UK’s Green Industrial Revolution" (2021) Vol 23 Issue 2 Utilities Law Review, p 47
Mandatory climate releated reporting by large UK private companies and LLPs – what you need to know, 2021
Mandatory climate related reporting by UK listed companies – what you need to know, 2021
S. Goldberg; J. Bille "Power Storage in Europe - The Regulatory Landscape of Electricity Storage at a European Level and in the UK" OGEL 6 (2020), www.ogel.org/article.asp?key=3938
S. Goldberg; J. Bille “Potential Hurdles to the Regulation of Electricity Storage Development in the UK” (2020) European Energy Law Report XIII, pp.79-100

Background

Jannis is a solicitor qualified in England, a member of the Irish Law Society and currently in the process of being accredited in Germany. He advises in English and German.

Jannis is native German, speaks fluent English and conversational French and Spanish.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

several multinational organisations on the legal requirements arising from the CSRD, ESRS, ISSB's standards, the EU Taxonomy, as well as the TCFD and TNFD
a large number of listed companies (FTSE 100, FTSE 250) and non-listed companies on climate related disclosures in their Annual Reports
The International Council on Mining and Metals on its Scope 3 Target Setting Guidance and Nature Position Statement
National Grid in relation to the nationalisation of the Electricity System Operator (NGESO) by the UK Government
a multinational company on the expansion of the EU ETS and the implementation of the EU CBAM