Inside Arbitration: Towards Greener Arbitrations Achieving Greater Environmental Sustainability In The Way We Conduct Arbitrations: An Update (Podcast)

BACKGROUND

Around the globe, tackling climate change has now undisputedly become a political priority and an environmental necessity. This priority is reflected in the corporate world, where environmental sustainability now regularly features as a pillar for strategic growth for most multinational corporations, who are facing unprecedented pressure to react to calls for increased climate change mitigation action. As a result, a common response has been to set stringent environmental sustainability targets, with many major corporations having recently pledged to become carbon-neutral.¹

The arbitration world has not been immune to this trend. Naturally, law firms have been setting their own sustainability targets, with Herbert Smith Freehills recently pledging to reach net-zero by 2030.² Collaborative legal initiatives, such as the Chancery Lane Project,³ have sprung up from the ground to create practical legal solutions to help businesses and communities