Addleshaw Goddard's Culture:
A Responsible Business


Organisations around the world choose us to help them find legal and commercial solutions to the opportunities and risks they face as they aim to grow, transition, and transform. We always seek do that in a responsible way, because we know we are all part of a bigger picture. Simply, we believe that responsible business is good business.

Addleshaw Goddard is committed to the ongoing journey of having as positive an impact as possible on the world around us – just as we are committed to helping our clients with their journeys. Below and throughout this website you will find examples of that commitment in action - for our communities, for our colleagues, and for our clients. While we are pleased with our progress so far, we know that there is more to be done, and so we are applying a 'responsible business lens' across our business operations to identify where we can do better.


OUR VALUES

From the work we do, to the culture we foster, and the partnerships we form, every last part of Addleshaw Goddard is driven by three core values: quality, imagination, and impact. We welcome everyone, support people to achieve their full potential, and always seek smart ways to have a positive impact – for our clients, colleagues, and communities around the world.



THE FIVE ELEMENTS OF OUR RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS

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40+

Global Compact Signatory

Employer for Women

Employer for Social Mobility

initiatives





We are a signatory to the UN Global Compact and align our work to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Named a Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality 15 times by The Times newspaper 

Named a Top 75 Employer for Social Mobility in the Social Mobility Foundation Employer Index (36th place in 2023)

We have run over 40 external initiatives focussed on Unlocking Young Potential

35%

350+

2018

700+

female board

women completed 'How to Flourish'

co-founded mental health initiative

participants in DEI networks





35% of our Board is female

For over 10 years, over 350 internal and external women have completed our 'How to Flourish' female development programme 

In 2018 we co-founded the Mindful Business Charter, an award-winning initiative to promote better mental health and wellbeing

Our thriving colleague networks have been instrumental in raising awareness and promoting inclusive behaviours across AG

Zero

£2m+

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Achieved net zero

pro bono work completed

15% - EcoVadis Ratings




AG has achieved carbon neutral certification in our UK operations – through reducing scope 1 & 2 emissions by 96.7% from a 2019 base year and purchasing neutralisation offsets for the remaining unabated/residual emissions

Over £2,000,000 worth of pro bono work completed in 2022-23 

Among the top 15% of over 130,000 companies assessed in the EcoVadis ratings. (Silver accreditation in 2024).

UN

Top

Global Compact Signatory

Employer for Women



We are a signatory to the UN Global Compact and align our work to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Named a Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality 15 times by The Times newspaper 

Top

40+

Employer for Social Mobility

initiatives



Named a Top 75 Employer for Social Mobility in the Social Mobility Foundation Employer Index (36th place in 2023)

We have run over 40 external initiatives focussed on Unlocking Young Potential

35%

350+

female board

women completed 'How to Flourish'



35% of our Board is female

For over 10 years, over 350 internal and external women have completed our 'How to Flourish' female development programme 

2018

700+

co-founded mental health initiative

participants in DEI networks



In 2018 we co-founded the Mindful Business Charter, an award-winning initiative to promote better mental health and wellbeing

Our thriving colleague networks have been instrumental in raising awareness and promoting inclusive behaviours across AG

Zero

£2m+

Achieved net zero

pro bono work completed



AG has achieved carbon neutral certification in our UK operations – through reducing scope 1 & 2 emissions by 96.7% from a 2019 base year and purchasing neutralisation offsets for the remaining unabated/residual emissions

Over £2,000,000 worth of pro bono work completed in 2022-23 

Top

15% - EcoVadis Ratings


Among the top 15% of over 130,000 companies assessed in the EcoVadis ratings. (Silver accreditation in 2024).

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