Doing well by doing good is no longer just an ethical choice.
For businesses, investors and those managing private wealth, navigating the risks and tapping into the opportunities created by environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is now key to financial performance, resilience and sustainable value creation.
As a firm we work with listed and privately owned businesses, investors, trusts and estates, individuals, families, charities, regulators and public bodies – helping them to navigate this rapidly evolving landscape of ESG, sustainability and responsible business, to think long term, to look beyond compliance to purpose and values and to advance on their own sustainability journey.
In this Sustainability Hub we share updates and insights on this important and wide-ranging topic - please contact us to discuss how these issues are most relevant to you.
Responsible Business Report 2021
Our annual report tracks our yearly progress and explains the targets and actions we've set ourselves to achieve positive social and environmental impact.
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Our thinking
Natalie Batra
ITV takes the plunge and “couples up” with Ebay to dress love island contestants in pre-loved clothing
Emily Sutton
Powers of persuasion: Adland guidance to greenwashing brands
Emily Sutton
Get real on net-zero - five takeaways from the IPCC report
Louise Paterson
Artnet quotes Louise Paterson on the Ivory Act
UK’s Ivory Act comes into force
Fiona Edmond
Mixed-use development and Sustainability is at the heart of Life Sciences Development
Robert Blower
Robert Blower quoted in The Law Society Gazette Private Client feature
Robert Blower quoted in The Law Society Gazette Private Client feature
Matthew Radcliffe
Matthew Radcliffe writes about ESG and trust investment for IFC Review
Matthew Radcliffe writes about ESG and trust investment for IFC Review
Jamie Cartwright
Jamie Cartwright comments on the potential impact of the plastic packaging tax
Jamie Cartwright comments on the potential impact of the plastic packaging tax
David Savage
Will construction see red or green today?
Kerry Stares
Charles Russell Speechlys joins Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers as a Founding Member
We are delighted to announce that the firm has joined the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) as a Founding Member.
Caroline Greenwell
Nowhere to hide for greenwashing brands
Charlotte Healy
Producer Responsibility: more onerous obligations on the horizon
Jodie Martyndale-Howard
From aluminium smelting by-product to making the desert green
Kelly Arnold
Green leases - a step in the right direction?
Jodie Dennis
Mandatory climate-related disclosures coming soon
On 28 October 2021, the government published its response to its consultation on mandatory climate-related disclosures.
Christopher Page
Sustainable Rural Estate Management: The Penpont Project
Listen for an insight into the thinking behind the Penpont Project.
David Savage
The road to net zero begins with data.
Rachael Davidson
Judicial Review Reform
Judicial review is a mechanism available to various interested parties to challenge the legality of decision made by a public body.
Kerry Stares
Sustainability Leaders: Colin le Duc, Generation Investment Management
What is the future for ESG?
Ingrid Saffin
Ingrid Saffin writes for Property Week on green leases and their role on the journey to reaching net zero
COP26 has brought into sharp focus the gap between promises to limit environmental damage and real action.