Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate & Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy
We have a socially responsible approach to our people, our clients, professional contacts and suppliers. Please read on to see what we understand CSR to mean and the actions we are taking to be a sustainable business.
What is CSR?
CSR is about how we consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of our activities on clients, other people in the firm, communities and the environment in all aspects of our operations. We work together to manage our business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society.
What do we do?
The firm has now rationalised its approach to all these matters and adopted a structured CSR policy under four main headings:
Clients
Our People
Community
Environmental
Clients
= we obtain feedback from clients on what they want from our services
= providing information to clients in electronic form
= sharing our environmental law knowledge with our clients and suppliers
= Lexcel accreditation since 1999
Our People
- = we maintain best practice in our HR and Health & Safety policies and procedures
- = we have a Give as You Earn payroll giving scheme
- = raising the awareness of our people and to environmental impacts and ensure the effectiveness of our environmental policy and to make our contractors and suppliers aware of it
- = travel policies which encourage the use of public transport, particularly for longer journeys. The firm's offices are located close to mainline stations.
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Community
- = we provide pro bono support to local Citizens Advice Bureaux and co-ordinate the rota of local firms
- = community fund raising - this year our chosen charity is Kent Wildlife Trust
- = we have a fund to support charitable to causes which are of importance to our people and clients
- = we maintain a budget to sponsor arts projects
- = we provide or subsidise a range of sports and social activities and encourage participation by all staff
- = our people serve on the boards of various organisations and bodies on a voluntary basis
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Environmental
= complying with all relevant environmental legislation
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firm-wide 'switch off' policy
= using energy efficient technology
= being a "less paper office", reducing the amount of paper that we use and recycling where possible
= reducing the consumption of materials and promoting the re-use of materials and using recycled materials
= recycling of other waste in place of disposal where possible (toner cartridges, light tubes, etc.)
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