Legal Cheek reports
The Law Society has joined a growing list of legal organisations looking to reduce its carbon emissions.
The Chancery Lane body has committed to being net zero by 2030, following similar moves by the likes of Osborne Clarke, TLT, Pinsent Masons, Eversheds Sutherland and Burges Salmon.
The commitment comes after the Law Society published guidance on the impact of climate change on solicitors in April this year. The guidance, among other things, advises that law firms may be able to refuse to act for clients whose business contradicts net zero targets or the firm’s own stance on climate change.
Law Society president Nick Emmerson, who spoke about the guidance at the annual conference of the International Bar Association this week, said:
“It is important that as well as providing guidance for the profession, the Law Society demonstrates what we are doing to reduce carbon emissions in our own operations. We are setting this ambitious net zero target despite Chancery Lane being a listed building.”
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