Environmental tax and regulation

The business world is taking its environmental responsibilities increasingly seriously as the environment becomes an issue upon which reputations may be built or broken.

While consumers and the media look to companies to prove their green credentials, the Government has put in place a host of strategies designed to encourage the business world to operate in a more environmentally sound manner.

Potential issues

Environmental regulation is evolving rapidly. PricewaterhouseCoopers' environmental tax and regulation network helps businesses navigate the wealth of risk and opportunity available within the environmental economy. The network has developed strong relationships with legislators, and is well placed to feed the concerns of our clients through to key decisions makers within Government.

Our specialists work with UK industry leaders to understand the impact that environmental policy and economic instruments have on businesses. This impact can be financial as well as reputational, and at PwC we are poised to help businesses respond to both.

Our commitment is to work with companies to cut through the complexity and guide our clients through the fiscal maze that accompanies environmental assessment and planning. By uncovering areas of opportunity and risk we help to coordinate company efforts into a coherent strategy that manages both the financial aspects of these taxes and regulations, and the corporate responsibility pressures that businesses face.

How we can support you

• Consultancy on formulating and monitoring environmental tax strategy and effectiveness
• Environmental tax compliance and impact assessment reviews
• Consultancy on environment related incentives and exemptions from the charge to tax
• Compliance with taxes and regulations in areas of energy and waste disposal incentives
• Environmental tax dispute resolution and litigation support
• Lobbying and shaping policy
• Deal related advice.

Related PwC services

• Integration of climate change risk and opportunities into all aspects of business
• Transaction support and due diligence of environmental risks
• Tax optimisation of supply chain and infrastructure
• Legal guidance around environmental policy: litigation, legal and regulatory support
• Advice and litigation support on environmental permits/compliance
• Environmental impact assessments
• Review of EHS (environmental health systems) risks
• Tax and accounting for emissions trading
• Carbon finance and transactions
• Carbon risk management and health check
• Financial modelling of environment related work
• Environment management systems
• Waste management reviews
• Flexible benefit schemes that optimise environmentally beneficial opportunities
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy and environmental behaviour.