You can read about our efforts to minimise our impact on climate change in our latest international corporate social responsibility (CSR) report at www.freshfields.com/csr.

Climate change and the environment: recent highlights

  • From 2005/06-2007/08 we reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 4.6 per cent per person who works at the firm.
  • We have reduced our electricity use across the firm by over 2m kilowatts in the past year.
  • Since 2004, 85 per cent of our electricity supply in London has come from renewable sources.
  • Our offices in Brussels, Milan and Rome switched to low-carbon energy supplies in 2008.
  • We are certified CarbonNeutral® by The CarbonNeutral Company across our firm.
  • Since 2005/06 we have shared our experience of collecting international data on our greenhouse gas emissions with other members of the Legal Sector Alliance, helping to develop a carbon footprinting tool for the legal sector in the UK.
  • Our Frankfurt office is part of a working group focusing on environmental responsibilities.
  • We have established a carbon economy team to help businesses prepare for a low-carbon international economy.
  • Over 2,200 of our people selected WaterAid as our first firmwide charity of the year. Our donation is helping to provide a supply of safe water, effective sanitation and hygiene education to communities in Mozambique, where over 60 per cent of people do not have safe water to drink.
  • In 2008 our Italian, London, Paris, Spanish and US offices supported UN Environment Day with a variety of initiatives designed to involve people in our environmental activities.
  • Our continued financial support for the Carbon Capture Legal programme at University College London’s Centre for Law and the Environment. The programme provides information on carbon capture and storage (identified as potentially playing a significant role in tackling climate change by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases associated with the use of fossil fuels).
  • Successive Clean City Awards for the London office.

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Awards

Acquisition of the Year 2009 - The acquisition of Gatwick Airport - IJ Awards (2009)

APAC Infrastructure Deal of the Year 2009 - Project Finance Magazine (2009)

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