David Frydlinger

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About David Frydlinger

Stronger Partnerships – Smarter Contracts – Greater Impact Sustainability professionals, procurement leaders, infrastructure developers, impact investors, and impact-driven companies share a common challenge: achieving economic, environmental, and social sustainability through strong, well-structured business relationships. Yet traditional contracts often create friction instead of fostering collaboration. That’s where I come in. With over 20 years of experience as a business lawyer at Cirio, I help companies and investors build stronger, more sustainable businesses by structuring strategic partnerships, optimizing commercial agreements, and aligning financial success with long-term impact. For procurement leaders & infrastructure developers – I design partnership-based contracts that strengthen supplier relationships, drive innovation, and integrate sustainability across the supply chain. I also advise on compliance with EU sustainability laws, ensuring procurement strategies support long-term value creation. For impact investors – Together with my skilled colleagues, I ensure investments are structured to align long-term incentives between investors and portfolio companies, integrating ESG criteria, ensuring regulatory compliance, and embedding sustainability into governance frameworks. For impact-driven companies – I provide strategic advisory services on customer and supplier agreements, offtake agreements, financing strategies, and governance models—helping them attract the right investors, scale sustainably, and build long-term business success. I have authored seven books and contributed to Harvard Business Review on how well-structured business relationships create both impact and commercial success. Let’s connect if you want to build stronger partnerships, smarter contracts, and a more sustainable business. Keywords: Relational contracting, collaborative contracting, sustainability law, ESG, impact investing, procurement, infrastructure, supply chain sustainability, investor relations, offtake agreements, EU sustainability laws.