b'BACK TO NAVIGATIONABOUT THE AUSTRALIANAusLSAs Executive members 2022 LEGAL SECTOR ALLIANCE This year AusLSA welcomed new Executive Members, Gilbert +Since its establishment in 2010 AusLSAs Executive Members Tobin and Lander & Rogers as new Executive Members.have been instrumental in providing leadership, strategic, AusLSA is indebted to the commitment and support of its sixlogistical and financial support: Executive Members and Ernst & Young. AusLSA is assisted by Ernst & Young who provide executivesustainability was increasing among all their stakeholders administrative and office support.In addition, AusLSA greatlyincluding the executive team, employees, and clients Our benefits from the specialist expertise Ernst & Young providesmembers valued the tools and resources provided by AusLSA through its board appointment. Ernst & Young is the largestand were committed to the annual collection and public and most experienced sustainability consultancy in Australiareporting of their sustainability data.operating in business advisory and assurance. We learned that law firms had strengthened their internal capacity and connections with program providers across manyFocus and Directionof the sustainability issues included in the AusLSA sustainability framework. In many of these areas firms were confident that This year we have seen our members commitment totheir programs were well-informed, resourced, and managed sustainability and social impact continue to grow against aand that planned progress was being achieved.backdrop of some of the most disruptive and challenging times faced by Australian business as a result of the COVID pandemic.Our members told us that actions to address climate change and their broader environmental management were growing As we emerge there will be the opportunity and expectation tofocus areas. Members were making plans to increase refine and improve the AusLSA sustainability framework and tocommitments and undertake additional actions. They would broaden the support available to ensure that AusLSA continuesneed additional support and collaboration to achieve progress to evolve and enhance its member services so that Australianon their climate and environmental objectives.law firms can remain as a global example of leading practice for corporate purpose and responsibility. AusLSAs Sustainable Reporting and Analysis tool.We have commenced the expansion of AusLSAs member Our members, sustainability thought leaders and legal servicereporting and benchmarking tool to record and benchmark more customers guide AusLSA on the importance of a moreinformation about climate action and to provide benchmarking to complete sustainability view and approach and AusLSA isbetter assist with internal planning and reporting. We are continuing to build new capacity to help members keep pacecurrently speaking with our members and tool developers to with these developments and increased market expectations. gather a greater range and depth of information to support their transition from carbon-based energy and supply chains.Priorities for 2023Climate Change Action In 2021 the AusLSA board completed a review and rest of itsAusLSA will ensure members have access to new resources and 5-year strategic plan.tools that support them to increase their commitments and accelerate their climate action. AusLSA will provide up-to-date The focus of our previous plan, developed in 2016, was toinformation to allow firms to develop and adapt their programs complete an evolution of AusLSAs program from a simplerso that they continue to meet stakeholder expectations and environmental focus to a broader more consistent sustainabilityemerging opportunities.framework The new framework aligned closely with the CorporateAusLSA EMSSocial Responsibility or Environmental Social GovernanceThe AusLSA Environmental Management System online tool will approaches that most businesses are transitioning to. continue to be provided to AusLSA members as part of their In preparation for AusLSAs current strategic plan, we spoke toannual membership. Packages of additional support will be the AusLSA members and thought leaders about themade available to firms for implementation support including 3-4 sustainability challenges at a law firm level and at a national anddays of facilitation. The benefits of the AusLSA EMS program will global level. We learned that interest and expectations inbe promoted to both AusLSA members and their clients.7'