Sustainability initiative

Beyond altruism

Good CSR equals good business and links directly into DLA Piper’s vision and values of operating a responsible business. It goes to the heart of why we take on CSR projects. The impulse to get involved is more complicated and nuanced than altruism.

Our clients face many of the same issues we do and they want to work with an organization that understands the issues they face. Our people want to work in a place that shares and expresses their world view. Lawyers learn from projects that push them beyond the confines of their usual practice. Working with our clients on CSR and pro bono projects, we uncover new opportunities and develop stronger relationships.

Understanding the world and respecting its finite resources; anticipating the future and preparing for it; developing new sides of ourselves; and finding new opportunities to grow: in the end, we get more from engaging in these activities than we put into them. CSR is not peripheral: it’s good business. That’s why it’s central to our vision of being the world’s leading business law firm.