Social Impact Law SA 2024 Annual Report – SDG-aligned community initiatives Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa's Social Impact Law department published its 2024 annual report documenting pro bono legal services, community outreach, and CSI activities aligned with multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals including SDGs 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16.
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Primary: Office electricity decarbonisation via green tariffs and certified buildings Scope 2 market-based emissions fell 91% from 2019 (4,334 tCO2e) to 2024 (393 tCO2e), driven by 85.3% of EMEA electricity on 100% renewable green tariffs and occupancy of LEED Platinum/Gold and BREEAM Excellent rated buildings.
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Primary: Cloud migration of data centres (IT decarbonisation) Multi-year cloud strategy migrated email, voice, collaboration to Microsoft 365, document management to iManage cloud, and on-premise infrastructure to Microsoft Azure. Achieved 93% reduction in emissions (equivalent to 328 MtCO2e per year) by using Microsoft's hosting versus own data centres, and decommissioned 326 pieces of physical hardware (servers, switches, firewalls).
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Dependent: Supplier engagement on science-based targets 31% of the top 200 suppliers (by spend) had already set or committed to setting targets with the SBTi as of 2025. The firm aims to move towards supplier-specific method for Purchased Goods & Services and Capital Goods Scope 3 categories to improve data quality.
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Primary: Circular packaging and single-use waste reduction in offices London office partnered with CauliBox in August 2024, a reusable food container system. ~85% of takeaway meals now served in a reusable container; 36,915 disposable cups and containers saved as of February 2025. Each CauliBox use saves an estimated 237.5g CO2.
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Primary: Sustainable hardware procurement and reuse Procured over 2,000 new Dell laptops shipped with 50% recycled cobalt batteries, recycled aluminium/magnesium/glass, EPEAT Gold Climate+ registered, and 100% recyclable packaging. Two-thirds of EMEA estate replaced; remaining laptops in good condition rebuilt to Windows 11 to extend life. Old equipment donated to local schools and charities (SeniorApp Foundation, North East Law Centre).
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Move from GHG Protocol Scope 3 Evaluator factors GHG Protocol Scope 3 Evaluator emission factors used for spend-based Purchased Goods & Services and Capital Goods have been decommissioned; firm plans to move to new methodology from 2024 onwards and may recalculate baseline.
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Primary: Business travel reduction via new travel policy Scope 3 business travel is a focus area. Travel Manager Sarah Scanes is working with the Sustainability Core team to introduce a travel policy that focuses on financial and traveller wellbeing as well as the planet, aiming to reduce unnecessary carbon emissions through travel services.
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Primary: Scope 3 data quality improvement (purchased goods & capital goods) The firm aims to move from GHG Protocol Scope 3 Evaluator spend-based factors (now decommissioned) towards the supplier-specific method for Purchased Goods & Services and Capital Goods categories, improving primary data and completeness for the dominant Scope 3 categories.
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SBTi-validated near and long-term net-zero targets approved Norton Rose Fulbright LLP has approved near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets with the SBTi. Net-zero by 2040 across value chain. Near-term: reduce absolute scope 1&2 GHG emissions 75% by 2030 from 2019 base year; reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 46.2% by 2030. Long-term: 90% reduction in scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 2040.
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