Linklaters

Please visit the downloads and previous reports page to download a PDF of this year’s Executive Summary, office reports and previous years’ reports.

How we chose what to report on

This report focuses on the challenges we face in meeting our responsibilities to our people, our clients and markets, our communities and the environment. The stakeholder groups with the greatest direct impact on our ability to achieve our vision are our clients and our people. Last year we launched our first global engagement survey for our people, and have built programmes to address its findings, and this year we tested their success through our second annual survey. More information is available on the Stakeholder engagement page

What is in the report?

Our annual CR report comprises the following sections of this website, all of which have been assured:

• CR at Linklaters
• Clients and Markets
• People
• Community
• Environment
• Progress
• CR around the world
• Downloads

The sections above relate to our financial year ended April 2011 unless otherwise stated.

What key challenges are addressed in the report

The key issues this report is intended to address are as follows:

Clients and markets: consistent excellence 

How do we respond globally to the current needs of each client while considering what serves the long-term best interests of the firm and all our other clients, and the markets in which they do business?

People: engaging our people

How do we reconcile our responsibilities to our people with the demand for the highest quality and 24/7 client service?

Community investment: community relationships

How do we use our skills, time and money effectively to make the biggest difference in the societies in which we operate?

Environment: investing in efficiency

Reducing our use of resources saves money in the long term but requires significant upfront investment. How do we balance short-term financial pressures with long-term environmental issues?