Southampton’s Womble Bond Dickinson celebrates double win at Planet Mark Awards
Womble Bond Dickinson, a Southampton-based international law firm, has picked up two wins at the Planet Mark Awards 2022.
The sustainability-themed event celebrates organisations and individuals which have made a notable impact in the measurement, engagement and communication of carbon reduction and sustainability.
In recognition of its work managing, collecting and reporting the carbon emissions from its seven offices across the UK, achieving a data quality score of 95 per cent, WBD won the Data Quality and Collection Award.
It also picked up The Planet Mark’s Milestone Award for reaching five consecutive years of certification with The Planet Mark, which is based on continual commitment to sustainability improvement and engagement with stakeholders across its operations to reduce emissions.
The awards are testament to the firm’s focus on reducing emissions, which saw it becoming one of the first in the UK legal profession to commit to achieving net zero emissions by 2030. Four of its UK offices procure energy from renewable sources, with almost 80 per cent of the electricity used coming from them.
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It was also a founding member of the Legal Sustainability Alliance, received a gold rating from business sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis and was also included in the inaugural Legal 500 Green Guide.
Martin Hall, Head of Facilities Management at WBD, said: "With seven offices across the UK, many multi-tenanted buildings, recording quality and reliable emissions data can be a logistical feat.
“Being recognised by The Planet Mark and achieving such a high data quality score is an exceptional result – a tribute to all our people and sustainability representatives across the UK and also to The Planet Mark for providing us with the right recording tools and guidance.
"WBD is a socially aware and ethical business, and this includes minimising the negative impact of our firm on the environment.
“We work collaboratively with our people, clients, suppliers and other organisations to take positive action on climate change, aligning our environmental strategies for maximum impact and encouraging third parties to adopt similar environmentally sustainable practices."
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