Rimon Law Group Inc.
Case Study

The Scene

• The firm operates out of several locations.
• The operations of the firm are decentralized, including the purchase of paper. 
• The firm had taken the first step of administering a sustainability survey to examine each locations resource usage and practices. The survey was completed to develop metrics for improvement.
• The firm’s sustainability activities were fragmented across the firm.

Objective

• Calculate the carbon footprint of the firm.
• Identify opportunities for carbon footprint reduction.
• Determine if an industry average CO2 per lawyer exists.

Process and Achievements

• Review the existing sustainability survey and incorporate any gathered data into a new data collection initiative.
• Gather consumption data on paper usage, business travel, employee commuting and power utilities to calculate the carbon footprint.
• Utilized the ecoAnalyze ed3 carbon footprint tool to measure Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3
  emissions.
• Develop benchmarks and metrics for improvement in areas of sustainability.
• Conduct extensive research to ascertain a legal industry CO2 per lawyer statistic for benchmarking purposes.

 Next Steps

 Branding and Communications

• Develop communications strategy to announce the calculation of the firm's carbon footprint.
• Enhance existing website to demonstrate Rimon’s commitment and transparency to its sustainability program.

 GRI Compliant CSR Report

• Collaborate to explore the development of a comprehensive GRI compliant CSR Report for submission to the Global Reporting Initiative.