ALG commits to reduce carbon footprint by 50%

These targets are a key element of ALG’s responsible business strategy called ‘Our future with purpose – ALG’s commitment to sustainability’.

As a signatory of Business in the Community’s Low Carbon Pledge, ALG submitted proposed emissions reduction targets to the SBTi earlier this year – these have now been approved. The targets, which use 2019 as the base-year, commit to:

• reducing scope 1 and 2 emissions by 66% by 2030
• reducing scope 3 emissions by 46% by 2030
• using 100% renewable energy for its Dublin, Belfast and London offices by 2030
• ensuring 83% of its suppliers commit to science-based targets to reduce emission by 2028

To achieve these targets, ALG’s carbon reduction programme will focus on reducing its use of gas for heating, reducing its use of paper, reducing waste, using more sustainable transport for commuting, reducing business travel and using wholly renewable energy, such as solar or wind, to power its offices.

Next year, ALG will return to its new HQ building in Dublin which will be Ireland’s first net-zero carbon office building currently being developed by IPUT. It will be a low-energy building using 100% renewable energy. Our ultimate goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by at the latest 2050, and these targets are the first step towards that.

Commenting on the emissions targets, David Widger, ALG Managing Partner, said: “Committing to reduce our carbon footprint by 50% is a significant milestone in our strategy to limit the impact we have on our planet. Through the Low Carbon Pledge and science-based targets, we will report on and be held accountable for our progress up to 2030 and beyond. It’s right for our business, it’s right for our people and it’s right for our environment.”

About ALG

Headquartered in Dublin, ALG is one of Ireland's leading independent law firms and provides a full range of Irish corporate legal services to domestic and international clients. ALG has over 1,000 people with 430 lawyers, including 116 partners, working across six office locations: Dublin, Belfast, London, New York, San Francisco and Palo Alto.

ALG has a three-year Responsible Business Strategy for 2022-2024 called: Our future with purpose – ALG's commitment to sustainability. The strategy places ESG at the heart of its business with the ambition to have a more positive impact on society and the planet. You can read more about it here. Responsible Business | Corporate Law Firm | A&L Goodbody LLP | A&L Goodbody LLP (algoodbody.com)