2023 saw a flurry of activity in the sphere of advised emissions, culminating in a set of draft guidelines being published by the United Nations Race to Zero campaign. In the legal sector, these greenhouse gas emissions are specifically those resulting from or associated with the advice given by lawyers, which fall outside of the traditional reporting scopes. Any firm that is contemplating a Net Zero commitment must also consider its approach to advised emissions.
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Kidd Aitken ESG were lucky enough to exhibit at the Paris IBA (International Bar Association) this year. Here are some of the trends we noticed regarding law firms and their ESG strategies from all over the world.
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In an era where environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are taking centre stage across all industries, law firms are finding that they are not immune to demands to take action on their own impacts. Learn more about these five ESG issues facing law firms and gain valuable insight into how to tackle them.
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The 2023 State of Nature report paints a stark picture for the future of the environment. We explain what this will mean for all companies, especially law firms.
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Matt Cripsey explains what 'advised emissions' are and how they are affected by the advice given by law firms.
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Through our sister company, we've helped many law firms with their submissions for the Legal 500 'Green Guide'. Here are 5 key lessons from that work that could also help in planning your wider ESG strategy.
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Meet Matt Cripsey, Director and Sustainability Consultant at Kidd Aitken ESG. Among other things, Matt explains his academic studies, how he is putting them to use within Kidd Aitken ESG and how he is looking to help law firms.
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We explain how our experience of working with law firms around the world and the increased focus on ESG across all industry sectors, led us to create a specialist ESG service focused on the legal sector.
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ESG shouldn't just be seen as a duty that law firms will comply with when they absolutely have to. Running a successful law firm needn't conflict with implementing a clear ESG strategy and there are very clear business benefits for firms that choose to act promptly.
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We introduce and explain the basic concept of ESG, what it could mean for law firms and why it's being discussed so widely in the legal sector.
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We wanted to report our emissions with greater accuracy, and we wanted to understand as fully as possible the actions that might allow us to make meaningful reductions.
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Law firms are increasingly under scrutiny in respect of their ESG positioning.
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