Environment

We want to contribute positively to our environment. We are always looking for new ways to reduce our carbon footprint. We provide information and assistance to the firm as a whole to encourage best practice and look at ways to promote a sustainable way of working.

Bristows has undertaken a number of initiatives to improve our impact on the environment, some examples below:

The firm champions eco-friendly commuting by offering all staff the opportunity to buy a bike tax free through our cycle scheme.

As part of our commitment to the Greener Litigation Pledge, our litigation team actively pursue sustainability initiatives in relation to paper use and printing.

We are also aware of the current decline in the bee population. Having been proud sponsors of a beehive on top of The Royal Festival Hall, we continue to promote awareness internally and encourage the creation of nectar and pollen rich environments – for example, we hold an annual seed giveaway competition where we hand out a selection of bee-friendly seeds to all employees and select a winner after a summer of growth.

Our Green A-Z is available to all employees and sets out the individual and firm-wide actions we can take to “green” our business. Ideas are contributed by people across the firm and remind us of ways in which we can collectively make a difference, for example, by recycling office and home items, switching off lights and monitors and minimising our paper usage. We also encourage recycling of work clothes to support charities to provide interview clothes for those who are out of work.