These include expanding our carbon footprint reporting across our European network, launching new inclusion, equity and diversity initiatives, and making decisive moves on sustainable premises and energy efficiencies.

One of the key things I've come to appreciate during my stewardship of our ESG programme is the importance of partnerships. Whether that's joint social mobility initiatives with clients and universities, or our work with sustainability organisations such as the

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Pitchandikulam Forest and Planet Mark, these play a key role in helping us refine and achieve our ESG objectives.

We've also seen what we can do when we work together as a whole firm. One Firm Action was an incredible achievement from all our people, across all our offices. We raised over £500,000 for good causes, both local to our office locations but also global causes.

We also provided over £1 million-worth of pro bono hours across the firm to support issues our people care about.

It's difficult to wake up every morning and switch on the news without feeling a desire to change things for the better.

Our thinking on ESG has developed significantly since I became Managing Partner two years ago. Last year, I outlined some of our core ESG principles and areas of focus, and I am pleased to say we upheld and made progress against all of these in 2023.