Blake Morgan has achieved an EcoVadis Committed badge following its latest sustainability assessment, recognising the firm’s ongoing commitment to responsible and sustainable business practices.
The leading UK law firm achieved an overall EcoVadis score of 65/100, improving for a second year running, placing it in the 63rd percentile. Its strongest assessment area was Environment, where Blake Morgan scored 78/100.
The environmental assessment recognised a range of strengths in Blake Morgan’s approach. The firm achieved 100/100 for its environmental policies, with EcoVadis highlighting formal mechanisms for reviewing and amending its environmental policy, dedicated responsibility for the policy, commitments covering waste, and quantitative targets relating to energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Blake Morgan also scored 100/100 for environmental certifications, with the assessment recognising the firm’s ISO 14001 certification. Its environmental measures received 75/100, with strengths including the purchase and/or generation of renewable energy, energy and/or carbon auditing, reducing energy consumption from lighting, managing waste and reusing, recovering or repurposing materials.
Liz Bryne, HR and Development Director at Blake Morgan, said:
Achieving the EcoVadis Committed badge is an important recognition of the work taking place across Blake Morgan to operate as a responsible and sustainable business.
We are particularly pleased to see the strength of our environmental policies and measures reflected in the assessment. We know that sustainability requires continued focus and improvement, and the EcoVadis assessment gives us a valuable benchmark as we continue developing our approach and looking for opportunities to reduce our environmental impact.
Alongside Environment, EcoVadis assessed Blake Morgan in three further areas: Labour & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement – adding to the Committed status. The assessment identified both existing strengths and opportunities for further improvement across the firm’s sustainability practices.
The EcoVadis assessment provides Blake Morgan with an independent framework against which to review its sustainability management and identify areas for future development.
