• Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility

Responsibility and sustainability are at the heart of how we operate as a business.

Our people, our clients and wider society have growing expectations of our firm and expect us to make the right choices. Whether directly through operations or, more significantly, indirectly through advice to clients, we know that we are in a position to make a real and lasting difference, whether close to our offices or much further afield. Accountability and transparency underpin this work, using key external benchmarks and standards to demonstrate our commitment.

Key dimensions

1 Environmental impact
We understand the importance of the changing climate and strong environmental management. We continue to look for opportunities to reduce our impacts and associated emissions, including through energy and resource efficiency, waste prevention, sustainable travel and supply chain engagement. We are proud to have adopted sector-leading science-based targets, committing to reducing our carbon emissions by at least 50% by 2030.

2 How we work
We are proud of our purpose and our values which ensure that we approach and undertake our work with integrity. Our Ethical Code underlines this commitment. Our market-leading ESG practice seeks to advise clients on a range of environmental, social and governance issues and we are conscious of the need to follow our own advice in our own operations.

3 Our people
We want to be known as the ‘best in class’ firm for diversity & inclusion. Our people should feel safe at work, be fairly-rewarded and see their health and wellbeing properly addressed. As a responsible business, it is important that we create an inclusive culture in which everyone – regardless of background, identity and circumstance – can reach their full potential.

4 Social Impact
We are driven to make a difference, to our clients and to the world we live in. Our social impact work is about empowering people around the world and helping them to transform their lives. We seek to achieve this by drawing on all our skills and capabilities, investing millions in time and money every year across hundreds of causes and locations globally.

We act with integrity, not just doing things right but doing the right thing.