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ESG Hub
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria is becoming increasingly important for businesses, particularly in measuring their sustainability practices, demonstrating their ethics, and in creating opportunities for a competitive advantage. Our ESG Hub provides access to our experienced legal professionals, the latest legal and regulatory updates, and legal insights within the sector, to help you navigate opportunities and challenges.
Cleaver Fulton Rankin's ESG Hub
Our ESG Hub is designed to help your business meet your Environmental, Social and Governance targets through providing tailored, expert legal advice and services. With a wealth of experience advising on ESG projects and a depth of industry knowledge, Cleaver Fulton Rankin provides an expert multidisciplinary approach to advising on sustainable business solutions, such as energy & renewables, banking & finance, planning and environment, corporate & commercial, housing and real estate, employment, public procurement, and other general matters.
Expert ESG Support
Our legal experts deliver commercially-focused advice and support, providing responsible solutions to support our clients in meeting the challenges and opportunities arising from the ESG agenda. This ranges from sustainable investment and green business loans, to responsible procurement and social housing matters, to the use of renewable energy, environmentally-friendly strategies and guidance on fair, people-focused employment policies. With a leading Energy & Renewables team, we provide integrated support to clients, helping them meet their sustainable goals, including stakeholder expectations and regulations.
Why ESG is important for your business
Environmental, Social and Governance is a set of corporate responsibility standards that many businesses are keen to embed in their company values and culture. Having an ESG strategy and responsible business targets, demonstrates to your stakeholders that you have strong ethic values and are placing sustainable practices at the forefront of your business, which can enhance the reputation of your brand.
Areas of Expertise
Our experienced team of legal professionals provide expert advice and support on the full range of ESG matters, such as:
How can we help you?
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Key Contacts
What is ESG?
Environmental
Measures a business takes to become aware of their environmental impact and to minimise any damage to the environment through their business operations...
Environmental factors for businesses to be aware of include climate change, deforestation, pollution, waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
Social
The impact of business operations on people, which includes a positive approach to fair working practices, providing fair and equal pay with a commitment to supporting the...
Living Wage, ensuring a safe working environment, measures to tackle inequality and improve diversity, and commitment to looking after mental health and wellbeing of employees. Organisations must also be aware of wider stakeholders in the supply chain, who could be impacted by their business (such as employees of third parties) as well as local communities.
Governance
Addresses responsible business management. Businesses with good governance will conduct ethical investments, financial practices and tax duties...
Well governed businesses will also take measures to avoid corruption, manage risk, and have a diverse and responsible board structure. Other factors such as executive pay, procurement practices, political lobbying and company culture come into effect when considering governance.
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Our commitment to ESG
As a leading commercial law firm, we have a responsible business strategy in place, outlining our commitment to embedding responsible environmental, social and governance standards within our business operations. With key responsible business targets driving forward our activities, we aim to positively impact our environment, our clients, our people, and our community.
Examples of our responsible business initiatives are included below.
We are committed to becoming the most inclusive company we can be, and have been awarded the Bronze Diversity Charter Mark, with three key targets driving forward our diversity and inclusion agenda.
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We are a member of Business in the Community NI, and are actively taking steps to make a positive impact in the environment in which we operate. We participate in training sessions, volunteering opportunities, partnerships and other key environmental initiatives.
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Our team are offered a ‘CSR Day’ to support local charities or causes of their choice. We also regularly support local charities through donation and fundraising initiatives.
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We have signed the Climate Action Pledge and are actively taking steps to reduce our carbon footprint.
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We produce an annual Responsible Business report to communicate and report on our commitments and activities.
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