As global emphasis accelerates on the "smarter use of resources", including associated issues of sustainability, biodiversity and ecosystem service management, industrial companies must have sophisticated knowledge and tools to address the wide-ranging, complex and interactive effects of potential environmental policies and actions related to natural resources (air, water, drinking water, groundwater, habitats, soil, sediment, wildlife, biota, fish, land), as well as economic ramifications.

With active programs in the US, Europe and globally, the Group focuses on natural resource liability and management issues which may arise in connection with industrial operations, as well the optimization and best practice opportunities which can simultaneously help companies meet broader societal and business social responsibility objectives.

• For more information on the natural resource damage liability regime under US laws, see US Natural Resource Damage Liability Regime.
• For more information on the Environmental Liability Directive in Europe, see EU Environmental Liability Directive Regime.
• For more information on International Natural Resource Liability Regimes, see International Regimes.