Tag: Sustainability

UK law firms declare ambitious net zero commitments

Competition announced for law firm employees to win chance to build sustainability skills with top training course

Oct 27 2023 11:22am

Lights, camera, carbon: The legal state of celebrity carbon footprints

KCL law student Ana Palade explores how celebrities can be held more accountable for their carbon-intensive activities

Oct 23 2023 8:16am
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The latest law firm must-have — sustainable office space

Living walls, solar panels, bug hotels and more

May 26 2023 9:30am

Free law firm merch is losing its appeal among students, report finds

One in two say it makes them less likely to apply

May 9 2023 8:42am
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Sidley Austin launches sustainability apprenticeship

The new scheme could attract those looking for a pathway into the emergent ESG sector

Jan 4 2023 11:15am

My life as a green finance lawyer

Hogan Lovells' Andrew Carey maps out his career, ahead of tomorrow's virtual student event

Oct 18 2022 11:54am

Meet the sustainability manager helping one global law firm go green

Bird & Bird’s Lauren Nethercleft on her newly created role of sustainability manager and the firm’s drive to meet their net zero ambitions

Oct 13 2022 10:25am

The business of sustainability

Brunel University LLM student Ece Gorgun Balci discusses some of the regulations related to business sustainability, including mandatory reporting, directors’ duties and efforts to curb greenwashing

Oct 11 2022 10:18am
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Lawyers’ role in the race to net zero

Burges Salmon Director Ellen Williams on helping clients become greener and the satisfaction of seeing construction plans become reality

Oct 3 2022 8:20am

TLT sets science-based 2040 net-zero target

New green goals 'in recognition of the urgency of the global climate crisis'

Sep 13 2022 9:51am

Burges Salmon targets 50% emissions cut by 2030

Latest firm to set green goals 🌳

Aug 19 2022 11:24am
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Travers tackles food waste with its free canteen

Office café to provide three meals a day from September

Jun 20 2022 11:09am
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Reed Smith counts ‘sustainability hours’ towards billing targets

New 25-hour policy considered to be 'industry-first'

May 23 2022 9:34am

Slaughters targets 90% emissions reduction by 2040

Joins growing number of City firms implementing green goals 🌍

May 16 2022 8:56am

Is it all over for law firm freebies?

17 law firms pledge greener trainee recruitment practices, possibly spelling end for law student-coveted merch

Nov 9 2021 10:16am

Global law firms unite to support net zero transition

Net Zero Lawyers Alliance's 22 founding members include Clifford Chance, Slaughters and HSF

Jul 1 2021 9:20am

Linklaters looks to slash emissions by up to 70%

Magic circle player latest to up its green efforts 🍃

Jun 7 2021 11:44am

Sustainability or spin? Greenwashing and the law

LSE law graduate and future trainee Matthew Unsworth takes a look at how competition authorities are responding to misleading eco claims

Mar 19 2021 11:08am