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The Sustainable Law Podcast

The Sustainable Law Podcast

Beth PALMER

If you work in the legal sector and you are interested in the climate then the Sustainable Law Podcast is for you. Through thoughtful conversations with industry leaders, academics, activists, policy makers, as well as those working within the sector, we seek to inform, equip and empower listeners to address climate change - not only exploring how the climate and nature crises are affecting the legal sector as a whole, but asking how listeners can have an impact both on a personal level and through their practice.


The Sustainable Law Podcast is brought to you by the LSA, the only not-for-profit sustainability network run by law firms for law firms.


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The Sustainable Law Podcast - The Burning Question - Should Law Firms Act for Fossil Fuels?
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04/17/24 • 31 min

Leading UK and international law firms continue to earn millions from fossil fuel related transactions. Meanwhile law students are calling for action– will the student spotlight cause firms to think again or is it hopelessly naive to think anything will change? Do firms care? Episode 3 of the Sustainable Law Podcast explores the tricky issue of law firms who work with the fossil fuel industry and how that is affecting student recruitment and retention. We spoke to Sophia Adams Bhatti, Head of Purpose and Impact at global law firm Simmons and Simmons and Haley Czarnek, National Director of Law Students for Climate Accountability.

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The Sustainable Law Podcast - Greenwashing - A Dirty Business

Greenwashing - A Dirty Business

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03/05/24 • 32 min

Banks that ‘care about the climate’ but finance fossil fuel, fashion houses and supermarkets who shout about sustainability while the food and plastic waste piles up. Are we drowning in a tidal wave of greenwashing and does it matter? We talked to two experts to help us navigate the murky waters of greenwashing. Tom Parsons is Director of Sales and Origination at Good Energy and George Harding Rolls, Director of Policy & Advocacy for Eco-Age.

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The Sustainable Law Podcast - An Insider's Guide to... ISO Certification
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06/20/24 • 25 min

In this series the Sustainable Law Podcast explores the frameworks and reporting systems that law firms will be considering on their journey to net zero. This episode explores the nuts and bolts of ISO certification; the internationally agreed standards that set out the requirements for an environmental management system. What are ISO14001 and ISO50001? How and when do you make a start? What challenges might you face? How can you engage the firm with the process? What will you gain? Our experts answer all this and more.

Amanda Carpenter spoke to Stan Rayfield, Sustainability Consultant, Paul Mullis, Workplace Compliance Manager at Travers Smith and Tom Coulter, a partner in Travers Smith’s Corporate M&A and ECM Group.


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The Sustainable Law Podcast - COP28 - A Young Lawyers Perspective

COP28 - A Young Lawyers Perspective

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02/07/24 • 31 min

The first episode of the Sustainable Law Podcast explores what it is like to be facing twinned climate and nature crises as a young corporate lawyer. What did it feel like to be a young professional at COP28? Was it a game changer? Or a fudge hijacked by fossil fuels?


COP28 attracted over 97,000 people, including nearly 2,500 fossil-fuel lobbyists who out-numbered nearly all individual country delegations. Can meaningful change be accomplished in such an environment or is the COP process broken? Is COP finally taking the youth voice seriously? Do young people need to be more radical?


With Sarah Hill Smith – Associate, Clyde & Co specialising in complex international arbitration and commercial litigation, with a strong interest in climate law and Charlie Bevis – Trainee Solicitor at Norton Rose Fulbright, G20 (Youth) UK Head Delegate & Climate Delegate, COP26 ’27 ’28 Delegate, Stop Ecocide UK Ambassador.


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The Sustainable Law Podcast - An Insider's Guide to... TCFD

An Insider's Guide to... TCFD

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07/09/24 • 27 min

TCFD offers a multi-layered framework of climate-related disclosures - governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets. How do you start? Why start now if it is not mandatory for your firm? What benefits might the process bring? We talked to Independent Consultant Stephen Farrant and Becky Clissmann, an Environmental Lawyer who specialises in ESG and transition to net zero at Ashurst about their experience with TCFD and why making a start now might evoke the change in mindset needed to thrive in an uncertain and evolving climate.

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The Sustainable Law Podcast - An Insider's Guide to... CSRD

An Insider's Guide to... CSRD

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12/09/24 • 27 min

In this episode of the Sustainable Law Podcast we unpack the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and its implications for law firms. As the EU's ambitious ESG reporting framework reshapes compliance landscapes, we explore how law firms can support clients in navigating these changes and address the needs of their own practices. Join us for expert insights, practical advice and strategies to stay ahead. With Rebecca Ward, Sustainability Strategist at Radley Yeldar, who has experience delivering CSRD-aligned double materiality assessments, as well as providing strategic advice on CSRD reports for organisations that will fall in scope of the first wave of CSRD reporting, and Maria Mana, a Sustainability Project Manager at Linklaters, who has over 15 years’ experience delivering projects and programmes and is currently laying the groundwork for Linklaters' upcoming CSRD report.

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How many episodes does The Sustainable Law Podcast have?

The Sustainable Law Podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

What topics does The Sustainable Law Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Non-Profit, Lawyer, Law, Nature, Podcasts, Science, Business and Sustainability.

What is the most popular episode on The Sustainable Law Podcast?

The episode title 'An Insider's Guide to... ISO Certification' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Sustainable Law Podcast?

The average episode length on The Sustainable Law Podcast is 29 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Sustainable Law Podcast released?

Episodes of The Sustainable Law Podcast are typically released every 43 days, 3 hours.

When was the first episode of The Sustainable Law Podcast?

The first episode of The Sustainable Law Podcast was released on Feb 7, 2024.

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