Isra-Mart srl:Law firms hammer down emissions by 12 per cent

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A group containing many of the UK's leading law firms has slashed its carbon emissions by an average 12 per cent in the three years since the launch of a voluntary carbon disclosure project designed to provide a comprehensive picture of climate change performance across the legal sector.

The Legal Sector Alliance (LSA) yesterday unveiled a report disclosing the carbon emissions of 44 UK law firms and confirming the group has delivered significant reductions in its carbon footprint.

The report revealed that a group of 18 executive members, including leading law firms such as Dickinson Dees, Hogan Lovells and SJ Berwin, has achieved a total reduction of more than 17,500 tonnes CO2e since 2008.

Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson said the drop in emissions showed carbon management has become a priority for its members.

"The drop in overall emissions is substantial, and LSA members have continued to make significant energy reductions through behavioural changes and investment in efficient technology," he said, adding that firms had made particularly good progress tackling emissions from energy use and business travel.

The report also revealed that 15 firms publicly reported their carbon emissions using the LSA Protocol spreadsheet, which provides a standardised approach for measuring emissions that makes the performance of different firms comparable.

Of the 30 members which had previously reported, two-thirds achieved a reduction in absolute emissions.