Firm has accepted fourth Toitū Carbon Reduce Certification in a row
Lane Neave has announced that it has attained a milestone on its quest for sustainability through receiving its fourth consecutive Toitū Carbon Reduce Certification, given its annual 41 percent reduction in carbon emissions from year to year.
In a news release, the firm said the reduction highlights the effects of its staff initiatives aimed at mitigating environmental impacts, as well as shows its efforts to take climate action and adopt responsible business practices.
Lane Neave added that the certification reflects the firm’s active support of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives.
“Our sustainability credentials help clients demonstrate supply chain responsibility, meet reporting requirements and align with global best practice – all while we continue to deliver exceptional legal services,” the firm said in its news release.
Lane Neave explained that the certification serves as one of the pillars of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) framework, which seeks to strike a balance between the firm’s financial targets and its efforts in terms of environmental stewardship, community well-being, and ethics.
In 2020, the firm assigned its Corporate Social Responsibility Committee to establish a ground-up CSR program. The committee decided to focus on the following values anchoring the firm’s advocacy efforts:
In an announcement last December, Lane Neave shared that over 1,000 seedlings have started growing at a new native plant nursery at the first-of-its-kind Climate Action Campus in Christchurch.
The Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ), a not-for-profit organisation that the firm has supported for nearly four years, established the nursery.
According to the firm’s news release, its support includes furnishing CVNZ with funding and pro bono legal advice. The firm also intends to attend volunteer planting days in Christchurch and Auckland on a regular basis.
Hamish Fairbairn, CVNZ regional manager, explained that participating volunteers aim to:
“By starting to grow our own seedlings, we’re creating a new way to connect with the community,” Fairbairn said. “It’s also a nice circular loop – sourcing plants from the city’s red zone, growing them into seedlings and then planting them back along the river corridor.”
