Opinio Juris - supporting the acceleration of sustainability
Sustainable business strengthens the profitability, competitiveness, value and success of a company in both national and international markets. Sustainability and responsibility are risk management and bring business opportunities. Research shows that it also has a positive impact on the bottom line.
Regulation - both national laws that are legally binding on companies and international guidelines on corporate sustainability - determines the framework, themes, requirements and expectations of corporate sustainability and sustainable business. Regulation also determines the responsibility of organisations and public sector actors.
Opinio Juris provides support to understand the significance of regulation for the sustainable operations of various actors and what concrete actions are needed to realise the benefits of sustainability.
Opinio Juris Ltd is a Finnish Expert Company Specialising in Sustainability and Sustainable Business
We help accelerate sustainable operations in both early-stage and more advanced companies and organisations. At the core of our expertise is an understanding of the broad national and international regulatory landscape that defines sustainability and responsibility. We are a pioneering expert in social responsibility and human rights responsibility that underpins it.
Why sustainability and responsibility?
Sustainable operations and responsibility strengthen the attraction and retention factors of skilled workforce, improve coping and well-being at work and work motivation, reduce financing costs and strengthen customer and investor confidence. All of this has positive effects that are reflected positively on profitability, productivity, competitiveness, results and overall revenue.
Read more about the benefits of corporate responsibility here
Why Opinio Juris?
Since sustainability and responsibility are defined within the framework determined by regulation, understanding relevant regulation is the starting point and foundation for realising benefits. The founder of Opinio Juris, lawyer and doctor of laws Merja Pentikäinen, is a pioneering expert in sustainability regulation, and Opinio Juris is the first law firm in Finland specialising in sustainability issues. Opinio Juris is able to offer its clients the best possible sustainability expertise determined by regulation.
How can we help?
We help our clients understand the sustainability regulations that are relevant to them and how to rely on them to realise the benefits of sustainability and strengthen sustainable operations.
Our concrete assistance is consulting, sparring, coaching, surveys and assessments, from which the most suitable method is selected for the client's needs.
Corporate sustainability involves adhering to national laws and engaging in business practices that go beyond legally binding requirements, benefiting society and protecting the environment and people.
(Pentikäinen: Yritys menestyy arvostamalla ihmisiä - ihmisoikeudet yritysvastuun ytimessä, 2018)