The Legal 500 Green Guide: Green Guide - United Kingdom - 2024

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ESG in the DNA – embedding green purpose in law firm business |

2024 marks the third year The Legal 500 will be researching firms’ dedication to sustainability matters and contributions to a green transition. With preparations for the next round of Green Guide editions underway, the depth of information gathered to date presents a unique opportunity to look back, review the results of our efforts, and examine …

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The Bar holds a unique position in the fight against climate change, biodiversity loss, and in driving the green transition. Barristers’ specialist legal knowledge and their physical presence in the courtroom empower them to advocate for cross-sectoral change required to deal with these multifaceted issues. The following feature outlines some key trends when considering the …

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Climate emergency, ESG, sustainable investment, green transition – these terms have become buzzwords across many industries, not least the legal sector. As has been recognised by The Law Society, which in April 2023 released its guidance on the impact of climate change on solicitors, the legal profession can play a crucial role in mitigating the …

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The increasingly global nature of business and cross-border regulatory compliance means that companies across the world are coalescing around the Environmental Social Governance (ESG) agenda. But in the US, ESG finds itself caught in the firing line between Republican culture wars and has become the focus of intense scepticism and scrutiny. From South Africa to …

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Investigations by the Guardian and SourceMaterial brought damning and destabilising indictments of the carbon offset market; harnessing academic conclusions, the reports echoed that leading certifier Verra has approved carbon credits which either do not match the carbon claimed to be reduced or removed from the atmosphere, or which have no genuine carbon reduction. The legal …

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