Sustainability experts across the legal profession recognise Shoosmiths’ leadership in advancing sustainable, ethical and well-governed legal practice.
Published: 10 July 2025
London, 8 July 2025 — Shoosmiths is proud to announce that it has been named the winner of the “Law Firm Internal Operations ESG Award” at the Legal ESG Awards UK 2025, presented by Inside Practice at Addleshaw Goddard’s London offices. The awards celebrate excellence, innovation and leadership in environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance across the UK legal profession.
Under the leadership of Senior Sustainability Manager Max Finney, Shoosmiths has transformed the approach to sustainability within the firm through its new Sustainability Strategy, maturing in approach from a corporate responsibility programme that focused on the firm’s own impact, to a new strategy to embed environmental and social risks holistically across the firm’s value chain.
Key developments to around the impact of Shoosmiths sustainability initiatives have included:
- installing Solar PV at our Northampton Office to source 98% of our electricity from renewable sources, with an SBTi target for 100% for 2025-2030
- charging an internal carbon price on flights, with the proceeds used to fund carbon reduction activity across the business
- providing grants through the Shoosmiths Foundation to charities that act on social mobility, net zero and access to justice – including EveryYouth, The Chancery Lane Project and Energy Sparks
- reducing our emissions by 19% since 2019, in line with our Science-Based Targets
The strategy is designed to halve emissions by 2030 and support clients and our supply chain in their own decarbonisation efforts. Our Sustainability Vision is to become a low-carbon law firm, delivering for our clients and communities to enable a sustainable future. Sustainability underpins Shoosmiths 2030 strategy by enabling our clients, empowering our people, and operating efficiently.