Energy management

policy statement
As a leading international law firm, we understand that we have a responsibility to protect the natural
environment for current and future generations. We take this responsibility very seriously as a business.
Our overall energy management objective is to contribute to environmental sustainability and the achievement
of global climate change targets by reducing the environmental impact of our energy consumption.

Our commitments Our impacts

We are committed to managing our energy consumption We have identified our most significant areas of energy
and continuously improving our energy management consumption as arising from:
performance by:
– mains electricity to provide building heating, lighting
– conforming with statutory and voluntary compliance obligations; and power to engineering infrastructure and IT systems;
– implementing energy management systems certified to – mains gas for building space and water heating;
ISO 50001 as appropriate;
– gas oil for back-up generation;
– setting and communicating ambitious objectives consistent
– road vehicle fuels, and;
with our commitment to reduce Scope 1,2 and 3 carbon
emissions by 2030 vs. our 2019 baseline for our significant – indirectly, aviation fuel for business travel.
energy consumption, including within our ISO 14001
certified environmental management systems;
– promoting the energy hierarchy, prioritising demand Information and arrangements
reduction, energy efficiency and renewable supply;
Further information is available from the global
– encouraging the procurement of energy-efficient environment intranet site or directly from your Health,
products and services, and design for energy Safety & Environment representative.
performance improvement;
– taking into account the views of our stakeholders in the
development of our energy policy, and communicating
its aims to them. Wim Dejonghe
Senior Partner
– regularly reviewing our energy policy and management system
November 2021
– reporting our energy performance internally and externally.

Allen & Overy means Allen & Overy LLP and/or its affiliated undertakings. Allen & Overy LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC306763. Allen & Overy
(Holdings) Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number 07462870. Allen & Overy LLP and Allen & Overy (Holdings) Limited are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors
Regulation Authority of England and Wales. The term partner is used to refer to a member of Allen & Overy LLP or a director of Allen & Overy (Holdings) Limited or, in either case, an employee or consultant with
equivalent standing and qualifications or an individual with equivalent status in one of Allen & Overy LLP’s affiliated undertakings. A list of the members of Allen & Overy LLP and of the non-members who are
designated as partners, and a list of the directors of Allen & Overy (Holdings) Limited, is open to inspection at our registered office at One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD.
© Allen & Overy LLP 2021. This document is for general information purposes only and is not intended to provide legal or other professional advice. UK
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