Mexico is replacing its environmental law for the first time since 1988. Foreign companies operating in Jalisco and the Bajío face direct criminal liability risks under the new framework. GEA Legal explains what to do before it passes.

Environmental crimes are now the world's third most lucrative criminal activity. In Mexico, that criminality operates inside active concession territories, supply chains, and investment project zones. What was once a reputational issue is now a material liability that conventional due diligence processes are not capturing.