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Triple success for Weightmans’ ESG leadership

Leading report positions Weightmans as the second-best performing law firm for GHG emissions in 2024, the firm is included in the 2025 Legal 500 Green Guide, and Simon Colvin is named in The Legal 500’s exclusive new Green Ambassadors list.

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Mishcon de Reya explores the Earth Commission’s ground-breaking report

Alex Rhodes and Dan Gray of Mishcon de Reya explore the Earth Commission's ground-breaking report highlighting the jeopardy for those failing to take sustainable transformation seriously.

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Fragomen UK’s podcast on how to create a Green Team

A podcast with members of Fragomen’s Green Team exploring how even a small group of employees can drive big changes within their workplace’s sustainability practices.

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Achieving more for nature’s recovery

Mills & Reeve and client Albanwise Environment have embarked on the first step in an innovative, first of its kind partnership to transform a difficult to cultivate area of floodplain into a biodiverse wetland.

The Green Brief

A recording of the LSA's event The Global Goals in Action, the first in the Green Brief series of practical guides for law firms. Join Matt Sparkes and Mike Harvey as they explore the Global Goals and their potential to inspire firm-wide engagement with your sustainability agenda.

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP targets validated by the SBTi

Congratulations to Norton Rose Fulbright on their ambitious targets and publication of their responsible business report

Award success for Shoosmiths

Shoosmiths is delighted to have won People in Law’s ‘Best Environmental, Social and Governance Initiative’

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer release the Sustainability Regulatory Horizon

The latest edition of the global guide to the regulatory frameworks governing business, is now live.

Cornerstone Climate Month

Training and Insights on Climate for the Legal Profession

Shoosmiths switches off for Earth Hour

The firm also encouraged colleagues to use the time to give an hour to Earth, spending 60 minutes doing something – anything – positive for the planet

Capsticks LLP achieves ISO 14001

Specialist healthcare lawyer and LSA member Capsticks LLP has reached the next milestone on it’s sustainability journey

Mewburn Ellis awarded the prestigious silver medal by EcoVadis

We asked Eleanor Maciver, Partner and Sustainability Champion at IP firm Mewburn Ellis about the secret to the firm’s sustainability successes

Weightmans shortlisted in at Legal 500 ESG Awards 2024

The firm has been shortlisted in six categories at the inaugural Legal 500 ESG Awards

Womble Bond Dickenson shortlisted at The Legal 500 ESG UK Awards

The awards celebrate the very best ESG initiatives across the UK legal market. WBD shortlisted in eight categories.

Clyde & Co adopt a third beehive in the UAE

The firm is already home to 80,000 bees in two hives on the rooftop of their London office

Recovery of nature needs to move up the boardroom agenda

Dr. Tony Juniper CBE speaks at autumn biodiversity fair hosted by Osborne Clarke in Bristol

Travers Smith LLP cuts emissions by shutting office for Christmas

Travers reduced carbon emissions by over 10 tonnes CO2e in the first few months of implementing ISO 50001.

Three vacancies to join the Law Society’s climate change working group

More details and apply here

Watson Farley Williams finalises ISO 14001 plan

The firm have embarked on the next stage of their sustainability journey.

Open to UK projects that advance a carbon net zero UK aligned with a just transition

The Foundation will distribute grants of between £25,000 and £50,000 to the successful applicants.

Burges Salmon produces new podcast series Environment Matters

Listen to the first episode on greenwashing

An official partner of COP28

Al Tamimi & Company has been selected as Official Legal Advisor to COP28 Committee

A Whitepaper on Measuring Advised Emissions

Oxygen House publish framework for assessing the carbon footprint of a law firm’s advice

CRS hosts an LSA Offsetting Event

Developing a strategic approach to offsetting for the legal sector

Travers Smith achieves ISO 50001

A significant milestone reached this month with the achievement of ISO 50001 – the international standard for energy management.

5 years of collaboration for Burges Salmon and the Lawrence Weston Community Farm

Burges Salmon employees are engaging in volunteering activities around biodiversity

Understanding ESG Performance

Shoosmiths launches ESG 360 compliance audit tool

Charles Russell Speechlys achieves ISO 14001

The auditor noted that the environmental system had been well implemented and that operational controls over the firm’s emissions were well maintained.