Summary of our 2024 commitments
Our environment
- remain carbon neutral
- measure and reduce our carbon emissions in alignment with the Paris Agreement, including Scope 1, and join the SBTi
- replace gas boilers by 2030
- maintain carbon neutral or renewable tariffs for electricity
- implement and roll out the newly-developed sustainable procurement policy
- ensure any branded merchandise purchased is in accordance with our responsible procurement policy
- work towards achieving zero plastic waste by completing a firmwide audit by end June 2024
Our pursuit of justice
- maintain our commitment to legally aided work equating to 5% of our client work revenue in 2024
Our people
- further increase proportion of female partners by 2025
- meet the SRA London law firm average for workplace ethnic diversity by 2027
- explore ways to provide work experience opportunities to those who may have mental health or learning difficulties
- encourage improved data capture to assess social mobility performance and explore further measures to improve social mobility within the firm
- we will review the use of standardised structured interview questions with a view to potentially rolling these out across the firm to remove unconscious bias as far as possible
- continue to promote positive wellbeing amongst our staff through ongoing initiatives, projects and support services
Our communities
- complete a pilot volunteering scheme with a view to extending the scheme firmwide if it is successful
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