Over the past two years there has been a substantial shift in how many corporations, across all sectors, think about the impact they are having on the environment. Certainly an increasing consumer and employee awareness regarding the topic of climate change has catalysed this shift, which, when combined with pressures coming from investors and governments, has driven increasing climate ambition and action from business leaders. And the legal sector is no different. Legal firms that have previously engaged with climate change mitigation mainly in the context of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are now beginning to see it as the 'business-critical issue' that it really is. So much so, in fact, that robust and transparent environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies that go beyond 'do no harm' are no longer just nice to have; they are now fundamental to a legal firm's success long term.
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