We are pleased to share Allens' FY25 Impact Report. This report details our environmental, social, and governance targets and commitments, and shares our efforts to meet these commitments through various of programs and initiatives.
About Allens
We are a leading Australian law firm with a team of more than 1,700 people across our offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam. Through our global alliance with Linklaters, we offer clients a network of 40 offices in 25 countries.
Shaping the future is in our DNA. We help clients anticipate opportunities, foster growth for our people, and support sustainable and inclusive communities. Learn more about us.
What we are reporting on and why
In our second year of reporting on our impact, we continue to focus on the areas that matter most to us as a law firm. These topics reflect our values, responsibilities and the ways we contribute to a more just, inclusive and sustainable society.
- Access to justice: Through our pro bono work, we support disadvantaged people and NGOs with legal issues, promoting justice and human rights.
- Climate action: we are working towards our goal of halving our gross GHG emissions by FY30, (from an FY19 baseline) to contribute to the global challenge of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
- Diversity and inclusion: inclusion and diversity are important enablers of our firm strategy and our ability to deliver on key priorities.
- Ethics and governance: our lawyers uphold high professional standards and their obligations to the courts. We are committed to ethical conduct and strong governance role-modelled by our leadership team.
- Responsible sourcing: our sourcing program promotes ethical, environmentally-friendly procurement.
We report on these areas under the categories of environment, social, and governance (ESG), guided by UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Global Compact.
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Environment
Learn about our commitment to minimising our environmental impacts and how we are working to do that.
Social
Discover our commitment to promoting access to justice, protecting human rights, and fostering an inclusive and respectful culture.
Governance
Find out how our operations are governed and how we set clear expectations for our people's role in maintaining our governance structure.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The SDGs are a call to action to 'develop innovative solutions to some of the world's most complex societal and environmental challenges'. More information about the SDGs can be found on the United Nations website. The actions of businesses are crucial to reaching these goals and we recognise that we have a role to play.
The SDGs are interconnected – progress on one goal can have a significant impact on progress in meeting others. To monitor our contribution, throughout the report we have mapped our activity and initiatives back to the SDGs we believe to be relevant to Allens.
The United Nations Global Compact
The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) – to which Allens has been a signatory since its creation in 2001 – is also closely linked to the SDGs. It serves as a voluntary initiative to encourage businesses and organisations to adopt sustainable and socially responsible practices across the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
Read more about our commitment to the UNGC.