Environmental management
We are committed to strong environmental management and to reducing our environmental impact and associated footprint. We achieve this by engaging with our people, suppliers, and clients to drive collective action for a more sustainable future.
We are committed to strong environmental management and to reducing our environmental impact and associated footprint. We achieve this by engaging with our people, suppliers, and clients to drive collective action for a more sustainable future.
Our approach
At Linklaters, we recognise the urgency and importance of strong environmental action and have taken many steps to reduce negative impacts and make positive contributions. We pursue further opportunities to reduce our impacts and associated emissions, including through energy and resource efficiency, waste prevention, by promoting conscious travel, circular economy principles, responsible sourcing and supply chain engagement.
Already leaders in our sector – both in operations and client advice – we know there is more to do and we are fully committed to playing our part.
Leadership and commitment
Linklaters is committed to achieving net zero by 2050 from our 2018/19 baseline, with approved Science-based Targets in place for 2030. These were approved in June 2021 by the Science-based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and require firmwide reductions by April 2030 of:
- Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 70% and
- Scope 3 emissions by 50%.
Our verified progress against these targets to April 2024 can be seen below. Please note:
- Following a rebaselining exercise of our FY19 carbon footprint in 2024, our baseline year emissions decreased from 89,650 tCO2e to 81,299 tCO2e.
- Since FY19, we have reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 54.2% and Scope 3 by 1.7%.
- Emissions per person (market based) reduced from 12.3 tCO2e to 10.8 tCO2e between FY19 and FY24.
- We continue to focus transitioning to a lower carbon way of working and doing business.
