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Recognising that a stable climate and healthy natural systems underpin resilient communities, economies and legal services, we are taking action to reduce emissions and waste to align with climate science and contribute to the protection of biodiversity.
Championing climate and nature
Reducing emissions, consumption and waste across our value chain is a critical goal for our Growth, for good sustainability strategy. Through our 2030 targets and initiatives we are limiting our demands on the finite resources we all rely on to take positive action on climate and biodiversity impacts.
2030 Targets
Renewable electricity
100% maintained through FY30
Reduced carbon emissions
68% reduction against FY21 baseline
Procurement spend
90% screened for sustainability criteria
Supplier emissions
80% priority suppliers reporting emissions data
Less waste
70% operational waste diverted from landfill
Net-zero emissions by 2038
Reducing emissions, consumption and waste across our value chain is a critical goal for our Growth, for good sustainability strategy. Through our 2030 targets and initiatives we are limiting our demands on the finite resources we all rely on to take positive action on climate and biodiversity impacts.
Championing climate and nature: our action plan
with guidance on managing impacts where high-emission choices cannot be avoided.
enabling our people to make choices in purchasing, client engagement and leadership and more to achieve our commitments.
that make a greater contribution to our environmental footprint and agree practical and effective solutions to reduce impact.
for purchases across whole-of-life, to achieve better outcomes for total cost and environmental impact.
that keep materials in use for longer through reuse, repair, refurbishment, recycled content and take-back schemes.
Improve quality and visibility across all data to support accurate reporting for our firm and our clients and better decision making.
How we compare
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1st
Australian law firm to commit to a board endorsed net-zero science-based target
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~1/3
Carbon emissions compared with sector average* *2025 AusLSA Annual Sustainability Update Report
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>0.5
Paper consumption compared with sector average* *2025 AusLSA Annual Sustainability Update Report
