Sustainability

In the light of the climate emergency, Wiggin’s sustainability strategy has largely focused on reducing our carbon footprint. We’ve achieved this by a combination of firmwide carbon reduction actions and carbon offsetting. Wiggin’s carbon emissions from 2019 onwards have been off-set (Scope 1 & 2 emissions), and from 2023 onwards we have extended our off-setting commitment to cover Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions. We will continue to look at ways of reducing our emissions too.

We’re also supporting Carbon Footprint’s Freedom Flight Prize, a competition open to manufacturers, researchers and inventors to design and create the world’s first zero carbon emission commercially-viable transatlantic flight.

In addition to structural actions taken by the firm, we have a sustainability group made up of volunteers that actively engages with staff throughout the year – from beach clean-up days with the Marine Conservation Society, to running book and clothes swap events in our offices to encourage the reduction and reuse of items.

Wiggin also looks for opportunities to promote and advocate for sustainability issues externally and has been a Legal Sustainability Alliance (LSA) member firm since 2016.