Green Ambassadors: Europe 2026

Co-heading the ESG team at SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH, Irene Meingast is a leading authority on sustainability issues within the real estate sector. Alongside advising on sustainable development projects, Meingast is also regularly entrusted by clients to assist in the implementation of the CSRD.

A key client is Raiffeisen Landesbank Steiermark, whom Meingast advised on the structure and implementation of renewable energy communities across Styria.

Meingast is a regular thought leader on green transition topics and authored publications on ESG and corporate sustainability reporting requirements. Meingast also led the firm’s events on pink- and greenwashing as well as supply chain due diligence.