b'2023 AusLSAOUR PEOPLE OUR ENVIRONMENT OUR COMMUNITY OUR GOVERNANCESUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS: SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS: SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS: SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS:PROFILE The Lantern Legal Group is very aware that our daily operationsWe are committed to change and ensuring that we have a positiveAll Principals, senior management team members and affect the environment. Where possible we continue to reduce ourimpact on the environment and the communities in which we workleaders within the firm are responsible for assisting the firm energy usage and water usage. We have a firm-wide target set toand live. to meet its community, social and environmental goals. We reduce our electricity usage, this is monitored on-line through theWe see it as our responsibility to use our knowledge and expertise towill continue to advance community, social and Power Cor website and in Excel spreadsheets. All our offices havebetter the community, which is why we provide substantial pro bonoenvironmental consciousness across the firm. water saving devices. We have recycling procedures in place forservices to charities and not for profits. Our people actively give backThis will include: cardboard, paper, polystyrene, batteries and Nescafe pods as wellby participating as members of boards and committees in theContinuing our pro bono programas other commingled rubbish. The confidential documentnot-for-profit sector, allowing them to grow professionally andProviding our talents and services to community destruction service shreds then pulps the paper for recycling. personally while making a real difference where it is needed most. organisations by sitting on their boards of management E waste goes to a local not for profit group where their teamsand/or committees. dismantle electronic equipment for recycling. There is an ongoingWe invest in meaningful partnerships that better the community in aPromoting our corporate social responsibility and operational need to use paper, but this does not mean that werange of sectors including childrens health, disability, business, sportenvironmental policies across the firm.cant reduce the amount of printing that we do. Our printers haveand tourism. We believe collaboration is key to enhancing theBenchmarking our resource and energy use through a default setting for double sided printing, unless the user makescommunity, and are proud to work with our partners to help themAusLSA or similar organisations. the conscious decision for single sided. Printers also default toachieve their desired outcomes. Community starts in your own black and white. We receive invoices electronically instead ofbackyard, which is why we strive to build a positive workplace whereIn particular, our pro bono program and commitment to using the AusPost service where possible. Our staff who regularlyour people can flourish and achieve their full potential.community organisations will seek to benefit disadvantaged commute between our 2 main offices in Geelong or Melbourne,sectors of the communities in which the firm practices. The use V-Line public transport in preference to driving theirBoard will oversee the implementation of this aspect of our own or company vehicles.strategy across the firm, including by incorporating as appropriate review in principal, senior management team and lawyer performance reviews. To the extent possible, we will attempt to measure the outcomes both for the firm and the community of our engagement. This may include seeking feedback from our employees and the community regarding our community, social and environmental performance.CLIMATEINDIGENOUSCODE OF CONDUCT ACTIONRECONCILIATION /RISK MANAGEMENTINITIATIVES:TelecommutingEnergy efficient refits undertakenTeleconferencingINITIATIVES: facilities and trainingEnd of trip facilitiesEfficient building and lighting Pro bono supportautomationGROSS EMISSIONS NON LEGAL 121t - 1.2t per employee VOLUNTEERING % SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY 0% 0.31%CHAIN MANAGEMENT110t INITIATIVES: 91%NFP BoardsOrganised staff volunteeringPaid volunteer timeStudent tutoring and mentoringCommunity volunteeringArts support4.0% 0.50% 10.7t CHARITABLE 0 0 8.8%GIVING %. 0 5t/e e . 0 0 6t/e e eplo y e m lo ym p SUPPLIER STANDARDS COVER:Environmental impactsCommunity developmentGender equality0% 0% INITIATIVES: Diversity and Inclusion Firm donation programCharitable foundationWorkplace givingMatched fundingfor employee donationsInternal appeals and collectionsNET EMISSIONS LEGAL 121t - 1.2t per employeePRO BONOThese icons provide limited information about the ENVIRONMENTALfirms legal pro bono commitment. More extensiveMANAGEMENT information is reported by the Australian Pro Bono Centre and on individual firms websites.Click for further information from AusLSA:RECYCLING100% 100% % 100% OFFICESPAPER2,818 100% USAGE 2 R7 e tmploy e e ccont e nk g/e ycledINITIATIVES:Follow me printingPAPER CERTIFICATION:NCOS Certified Carbon Neutral119'