The Sustainable Law Podcast
If you work in the legal sector and you have an interest in tackling the climate and biodiversity crises then this podcast is for you. How do these challenges affect law firms and what can lawyers to take positive action on climate change for their firms and their clients?
Episode 6 - An Insider’s Guide to…. CSRD
An Insider’s Guide to…. CSRD
In this episode of the Sustainable Law Podcast we unpack the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and its implications for law firms. As the EU’s ambitious ESG reporting framework reshapes compliance landscapes, we explore how law firms can support clients in navigating these changes and address the needs of their own practices. Join us for expert insights, practical advice and strategies to stay ahead.
With Rebecca Ward, Sustainability Strategist at Radley Yeldar, who has experience delivering CSRD-aligned double materiality assessments, as well as providing strategic advice on CSRD reports for organisations that will fall in scope of the first wave of CSRD reporting, and Maria Mana, a Sustainability Project Manager at Linklaters, who has over 15 years’ experience delivering projects and programmes and is currently laying the groundwork for Linklaters’ upcoming CSRD disclosures.
More about our guests:
Rebecca Ward
Rebecca is a Sustainability Strategist at Radley Yeldar (RY). Her role involves guiding and advising businesses on sustainability communications and strategy. With her clients, Rebecca has experience delivering CSRD-aligned double materiality assessments, as well as providing strategic advice on CSRD reports for organisations that will fall in scope of the first wave of CSRD reporting. Her personal superpower is translating complicated concepts into digestible information – whether that means explaining the theory of double materiality through a football analogy or untangling a complex value chain to tell a compelling sustainability story.
Maria Mana
Maria has over 15 years’ experience delivering projects and programmes and has worked for Linklaters for over 8 years. She has experience in the legal, as well as retail sector and has experience delivering big IT implementations. She has been focusing on sustainability projects at Linklaters for over 3 years. She set up the Carbon Reduction Programme to support the reduction of carbon emissions, in alignment with the Science Based Targets set to 2030 and worked to prepare the firm for its TFCD aligned disclosures. She is now focusing on preparing Linklaters for CSRD disclosures in 2026.
