Frequently Asked Questions
The Legal Sector Alliance is an inclusive movement of law firms and organisations committed to working collaboratively to take action on climate change by reducing their carbon footprint and adopting environmentally sustainable practices.
There are many potential business benefits of adopting environmentally sustainable practices including reduced costs and an enhanced reputation which can often be achieved by simple changes to business behaviour for little or no cost. There is also very strong scientific evidence to suggest that without urgent action, climate change will devastate life on earth. For more details, please see the business case and the scientific case for taking action on climate change.
Through a year long programme of work, the Legal Sector Alliance will develop a set of principles focusing on key impact areas of the legal sector, for adoption by firms in December 2008. To ensure that these principles are appropriate and applicable to firms of all sizes, locations and practice areas, consultation will be taking with the profession online and through focus groups.
The founding members are leading the work of the Alliance by committing finances, time and expertise to research and develop principles which through wide scale adoption will enable the legal sector to collectively respond to climate change. Click here to see who is involved.
All firms are welcome to become members of the Legal Sector Alliance by contributing to the consultation process online, and by adopting the finalised principles in December 2008.
There are lots of things that can be quickly implemented for little or no cost to start responding to climate change. See our quick wins for ideas of actions that can be taken immediately.
You can learn from the experiences of other firms that have already taken action on climate change by viewing case studies.