Sustainability Report 2025

Opening statement from our Managing Partner

I am pleased to present this year’s Sustainability Report, which highlights both what we have achieved to date and our plan to respond to the challenges ahead.

Geopolitical and technological changes continue to transform the global economy and society at pace. As a leading international law firm working with high-profile global clients, the impact of these changes is at the forefront of the advice we provide and how we run our business. I am proud to be part of a firm that has a reputation for excellence when it comes to the advice and support we provide to our clients. We have trained, and will continue to train, generations of lawyers working within the legal system to create value for business and society. Our success as a firm is built on longterm investment, cultivating relationships that last and being adaptable to change around us.

As part of this legacy and approach, we have been on a journey to be responsive to change, by factoring in a wider set of stakeholders when considering how we should operate.

Some of the highlights from the past year include exceeding our ethnicity target by doubling the representation of partners from ethnic minority backgrounds in our London and Brussels offices over the past five years, welcoming our first solicitor apprentices, recycling or responsibly disposing of 97% of construction waste as part of the refurbishment of our office in London and working with clients on innovative energy transition matters.

In this report, you will also find examples of how we harness our expertise, skills and networks to find solutions to address challenges faced by the business community and society at large. To help us do this, we work with a range of collaborators including our clients, peers, governments, non-profit organisations, businesses, communities and experts.

The aim of this report is to be clear and transparent about our work and demonstrate the progress that we have made and areas where we still have work to do. I hope that you find it interesting to read.

Explore each section below to jump to the relevant page in the report:

Introduction

People

Planet

Social impact

Governance

Client advice

Data scorecard

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