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1 SUSTAINABILITY AT LARGE GLOBAL LAW FIRMS 7 March 2013 Michael Voros, Special Counsel, , michael.voros@hsf.com

2 OUTLINE The trend Us Our stats & progress To go 2

3 THE TREND: GOING GLOBAL Allen & Overy Allens Linklaters Ashurst Baker & McKenzie Clifford Chance King & Wood Mallesons etc. 3

4 WHO WE ARE 24 GLOBAL REACH BIGGEST ASIA-PACIFIC LEADER 1ST M&A 2ND PROJECTS 24 offices (including associated offices) across Asia-Pacific, EMEA and North America. The largest fully integrated practice in Asia-Pacific. 1st in Asia-Pacific, 3rd in Europe and 12th globally.* 2nd in Asia-Pacific; 5th in EMEA; and 8th globally.** 2,800 DEPTH OF TALENT 2,800 lawyers, including 240 partners * Mergermarket by value, ** Dealogic by value, *** Latest editions of Chambers and/or Legal 500 IMPACT CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY Best Corporate Responsibility Initiative, The Lawyer HR Awards 2011; Australia Business Arts Foundation Toyota Community Award ST CLIENT SERVICE 1st for Assurance and Reliability, NISUS survey of leading law firms; Best firm rated by the manufacturing, wholesaling and retail sector, BRW Client Choice Awards 2012 LEADING DISPUTE RESOLUTION, PROJECTS AND TRANSACTIONS Tier 1 rankings in: dispute resolution in the UK and Australia and the only firm with Tier 1 ranking for both litigation and international arbitration in the Asia-Pacific region; in projects and energy in Australia and across global and African markets; an in banking and finance an in corporate M&A in Australia.*** 4

5 WHERE WE ARE Moscow Singapore Beijing Bangkok Tokyo Jakarta Shanghai Hong Kong London Brussels Belfast Paris Madrid New York Herbert Smith Freehills office Associated office Doha Dubai Jeddah Dammam Abu Dhabi Riyadh Perth Melbourne Sydney Brisbane 5

6 REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT We are committed to reducing our environmental impact. This includes targets for reducing energy and carbon, food waste and increasing recycling in our offices around the world as well as encouraging more environmentally friendly travel options. 6

7 AUSTRALIA Brisbane 19 Partners 150 Legal staff Central Plaza 1, 345 Queen St Sydney 81 Partners 350 Legal staff MLC Centre Perth 25 Partners 120 Legal staff QV1 Building Melbourne 60 Partners 300 Legal staff 101 Collins St 7

8 OUR ENVIRONMENT FOOTPRINT (AUSTRALIA) Paper Waste CO2 Electricity Flights 8

OUR FOOTPRINT - PAPER Sheet of Paper Monthly

2,000,000 1,000,000 0 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

per head 2500 2000 1500 1000 2010/11 2011/12

9 OUR FOOTPRINT - PAPER Sheet of Paper Monthly Paper Usage 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000, / / /13 Pages Average monthly sheet of paper usage per head / / /13 (trend) Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth 9

OUR FOOTPRINT - WASTE Stopped using disposable cutlery. Saving 22,800 teaspoons and >41,000 pieces per 6 months. Stopped using plastic water bottles.

10 OUR FOOTPRINT - WASTE Stopped using disposable cutlery. Saving 22,800 teaspoons and >41,000 pieces per 6 months. Stopped using plastic water bottles. Saving 110,000 plastic water bottles pa. Recycling office products. Pen amnesty boxes. Approx 28,000 pens $56k pa. Melbourne recycling program. Recyclables to landfill 42% 14%. Paper to landfill 20% 5%. Recycling rate of 71%. 10

OUR FOOTPRINT - CO2 & ELECTRICITY Total CO2 Emission (tonnes)

000 2.000 1.000 0.167 0.257 0.240 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 0.

head 400.00 350.00 300.00 250.00 200.00 150.00 100.00 50.00 0.

11 OUR FOOTPRINT - CO2 & ELECTRICITY Total CO2 Emission (tonnes) per Head & SQM E per Head E per SQM Average monthly KW/hrs usage per head Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth 2010/ / /13 (trend) 11

12 OUR FOOTPRINT - FLIGHTS KM's travelled (flights) 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000, / / /13 1,000,

13 OUR FOOTPRINT CO Total CO 2 Emission (tonnes) per month 2000 Tonnes CO / / / July August September October November December January February March April May June 13

14 TO GO Sustainability not core business. Business is core business. HSF sustainability structure. Drive can only come from staff, locally & globally. For: costs/efficiency clients staff engagement 14

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