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Starting your sustainability journey: Practical support for law firms

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Location & Date
Location: Law Society of Scotland
Atria One
144 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EX
Date: 7th November 2024
Time: 11:30 - 13:00
Training Details
CPD Hours: 1.5
Register & Details
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Event is free

Join us for a collaborative workshop with the Legal Sustainability Alliance, designed for small and medium sized firms who are either starting out on their sustainability journey or who want some support and advice on overcoming barriers to embedding sustainable practices.

Key themes:

  • Making the business case – understanding how climate impacts law firms & their clients
  • Introduction to Scopes 1, 2 & 3 and the Legal Sustainability Alliance free to use online carbon emissions calculator
  • Introduction to Net Zero and target setting – the role of offsetting
  • Learning from others – guest speakers share their experiences
  • Embedding sustainability and overcoming barriers – tips for bringing colleagues with you

Following the workshop, lunch will be provided with table top discussion topics and opportunities to network with colleagues.

To register for a place or if you have any questions, please email us at sustainability@lawscot.org.uk.

Meet your Speakers

Amanda Carpenter
Amanda Carpenter
Director
Achill Legal
Camilla Haycock
Camilla Haycock
Project Manager
Achill Legal
Lindsay Wallace
Lindsay Wallace
Head of Sustainability & Knowledge Management
Burness Paull
Maggie Stewart
Maggie Stewart
Sustainability Manager
Burness Paull
Michael Watson
Michael Watson
Partner
Head of Climate and Sustainability Advisory, Pinsent Masons

Programme Details

11.15 - 11.30 : gather and coffee
11.30 - 13.00 : The carbon counting journey – short presentations, words from the speakers, roundtable discussions
13.00 - 13.30 : lunch with table top discussion and networking
13.30 - 13.45 : feedback and depart

The LSA - Working together to get to net zero faster

Ahead of the workshop with the Legal Sustainability Alliance (LSA), the LSA shares the main functions of the organisation, who it works with and how it can help firms of all sizes be climate conscious.

Read more about The LSA - Working together to get to net zero faster
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Legal Sustainability Alliance

Legal Sustainability Alliance
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Achill Legal

By providing secretariat support to networks, Achill Legal supercharges sustainability across the legal profession. They bring together leaders from academia, business and professional services to collaborate and find solutions to the complex problems that climate change presents.

Achill Legal hosts the secretariat for Legal Sustainability Alliance, One Million Hours, The Legal Charter 1.5, Bar Sustainability Network and The Greener Litigation Pledge.

Read more about Achill Legal
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