OUR HEADLINE ACHIEVEMENTS

Our key highlights and achievements from our financial year 2025/26

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INTRODUCED 'RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS HOURS'

and achieved over 10,000 hours across the business in year 1

BECAME A SIGNATORY TO THE UN GLOBAL COMPACT

bringing focus to how our work not only delivers local good but contributes to global priorities

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ACHIEVED 'GREAT PLACE TO WORK' CERTIFICATION

demonstrating a strong workplace culture

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GENERATED £3M OF SOCIAL VALUE

from our core activities

ENHANCED OUR CARBON ACCOUNTING

and developed targets for submission to the Science Based Targets initiative

ACHIEVED ISO 45001

occupational health and safety for the first time

of our people took a wellbeing day

ACHIEVED GOLD IN ECOVADIS

ranking us in the top 3% of companies reporting globally

Looking forward - FY 2026/27 

Priority projects for the year ahead are:

The launch of a firmwide mentoring scheme

Rolling out a firmwide climate literacy programme

Supporting access to justice through a material growth in pro bono hours

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OUR HEADLINE ACHIEVEMENTS

OUR HEADLINE ACHIEVEMENTS

Some of our key highlights and achievements from our Financial Year (FY) 2024/25 include:

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Introduced Responsible Business Hours and achieved over 10,000 hours across the business in year 1

UN GLOBAL COMPACT SIGNATORIES

Became signatories to the UN Global Compact - bringing focus to how our work not only delivers local good but contributes to global priorities

GREAT PLACE TO WORK CERTIFICATION

Achieved Great Place to Work certification demonstrating a strong workplace culture

Generated over £2.9M of social value from our core activities

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ENHANCED CARBON ACCOUNTING

Enhanced our carbon accounting and developed targets for submission to the Science Based Targets initiative

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ACHIEVED ISO 45001

occupational health and safety for the first time

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of our people took a wellbeing day

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ACHIEVED GOLD ECOVADIS

ranking us in the top 3% of companies reporting globally

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