responsiblebusiness.eversheds-sutherland.comHome - Eversheds Sutherland

Eversheds Sutherland Responsible Business Slide 1 Responsible Business Working together to drive positive global impact Slide 1 Responsible Business Building a sustainable future Slide 1 Responsible Business Bringing our purpose to life A message from our Co-Chief Executives Co-CEOs Lee Ranson and Mark Wasserman reflect on the past, present and future of our responsible business strategy Our approach We are committed to embedding responsible business practices throughout our global operations, working across four key areas of focus. People We empower our people by creating a values-led, diverse and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its heart and invest in everyone’s future through learning and development. Community We make a positive impact on the communities in which we live and work through our pro bono, volunteer and charitable activities, using our talents and time for the benefit of others. Environment We are committed to protecting our planet by reducing our environmental impact and promoting the conservation of natural resources. Governance & Ethics We safeguard the highest levels of professional standards and integrity through our governance structures and commitment to ethical business practices. Responsible Business Reports 2023 We are pleased to announce the launch of our Responsible Business Reports 2023. The reports celebrate our cumulative global impact and progress as a responsible business in integrating sustainable practices throughout our operations. Read more about our Responsible Business Reports 2023. Our global partnership with the International Rescue Committee Eversheds Sutherland is a proud global partner of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the global non-profit organization that helps people affected by humanitarian crises. Read more about our global partnership. Helping our clients, our people and our communities to thrive How we keep our purpose and values at the heart of our responsible business strategy. New initiatives and commitments Key global projects launching. People Launch a global inclusion week program Develop a global inclusion index target to measure our progress Monitor our ‘Say Gap’ through a formal program to address any gender or ethnicity imbalances in our external spokespeople Create a formal wellbeing principles program to guide our interactions with our clients, our people and our communities Community Develop a globally aligned character statement of intent for supporting our communities Increase our globally aligned pro bono projects and investments in access to justice Form a five-year global charity partnership aligned with our purpose and values Launch a global employee engagement platform where all of our people can participate in and act on social impact activities, access grants and charitable giving, and monitor their environmental impact Environment Develop further our greenhouse gas reduction plan to achieve Net Zero by 2050 or sooner Host a Green Summit to engage, empower and educate our people Explore opportunities to protect, preserve and promote biodiversity Create alliances to collaborate and share ideas around climate change mitigation Governance & Ethics Develop a Global Ethical Code of Conduct, articulating the high-level principles that guide the behavior of our people globally Align global policies where possible, addressing anti-money laundering, sanctions compliance and anti-bribery and corruption among others Align and develop global risk training where possible, based on the themes included in the Ethical Code of Conduct Our responsible business journey: key dates and milestones 2017 Eversheds Sutherland goes live February saw the launch of Eversheds Sutherland, created by the combination of Eversheds and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, a top 10 firm in the UK rankings and top 40 in the US. Reaction to the announcement by clients, our people and the media was overwhelmingly positive about the bright future ahead for the firm. Celebrated International Women’s Day for the first time as Eversheds Sutherland One month into the combination, we celebrated International Women’s Day with the publication of our ‘Be Bold For Change’ magazine profiling female colleagues from across the firm. We have celebrated International Women’s Day together each year since. 2020 strategy is launched Our Co-CEOs launched the firm’s new strategy at the Partner Conference in London in June, with a vision to be a leading global law firm by 2020 with a focus on the quality of our clients, the work that we do and our people. Global coverage, smart growth, client experience, quality and innovation and, in particular, the need to protect and nurture our culture were announced as the key pillars of the strategy. Firm governance We established the Global Board and the Global Executive Management Team to oversee and implement the firm’s global strategy. A global conflicts process and protocols were established, along with a single conflicts system and Global Conflicts Committee. A global framework to support client engagements across multiple jurisdictions was rolled out and a Global Risk Committee was established to drive the firm’s governance, compliance and ethics agenda forward. 2018 Launched ‘Making a Difference’ video to celebrate our pro bono, community and volunteering programs One year into the combination we celebrated our fantastic pro bono and community work across the firm with our ‘Making a difference’ video . The video was debuted at the Partner Conference in New York and received a standing ovation! Celebrated Global Running Day in support of WaterAid In June, 822 people across the firm put on their Eversheds Sutherland apparel and ran/walked/biked/wheeled a total of 5,218km to raise vital funds for WaterAid, including our Co-CEOs who ran with the Moscow office team during a visit to Russia. Global Running Day is now a firm fixture in our calendar, raising money for WaterAid to help fund access to clean water, reliable toilets and good hygiene for living a dignified and healthy life. Take a trip down memory lane with our video highlights. Launched Development Plus Development Plus is a global program designed to bring together our female talent in all locations, with the intention to provide support, networking opportunities, professional developmental interventions and group coaching with senior female leaders from across our business. 2019 Purpose and values launched Helping our people, our clients and our communities to thrive – in February we launched our global purpose and values and celebrated across all our worldwide offices. We asked our people across the world what our purpose and values meant to them and created a video of their thoughts, making a short film to bring it to life. Global Amicus pro bono project launched We are incredibly proud to partner with Amicus, the Florida International University (FIU) Law Clinic and the Florida Center for Capital Representation (FCCR) to monitor death penalty activity in Florida’s 11th and 4th circuits to better support capital defenders. This project involves more than 120 of our colleagues from the US, UK, Middle East, and Germany. In addition, our innovation and knowledge services professionals worked with partners at Fastcase and Georgia State University to develop a new technology tool to better search and analyze court records. Celebrated International Men’s Day In November we supported International Men’s Day #BalanceForBetter campaign with a focus on highlighting the need for a gender balanced world, the importance of all genders working together to achieve gender equality, and to shine a light on men’s health and wellbeing. International Men’s Day is now part of our global annual calendar of significant dates to mark. 2020 Strategy 2023 launched Powered by our purpose. Guided by our vision. Driven by change – building on the ambition to be a leading global law firm by 2020, our 2023 vision puts our purpose and values at...