Sustainable procurement is becoming the law-firm Scope 3 operating system

The Legal Sustainability Alliance’s “Putting the Sustainable into Procurement” guide is described as a practical guide for law firms developed by more than 20 firms and focused on tendering, contracting and data collection. For operations leaders, this moves sustainability from carbon accounting into supplier governance, contract standards, purchasing behaviour and client-facing credibility.

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Source references

• European Commission: Commission seeks feedback on revised sustainability reporting standards
• Latham & Watkins: European Commission publishes revised ESRS for consultation
• Cleary Gottlieb: Climate and Energy EU Policy and Regulation Update, 20 May 2026
• OIRA: Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
• California Air Resources Board: Climate Disclosure Meetings and Workshops
• IFRS Foundation: ISSB agrees proposed way forward for nature-related disclosures
• Baker McKenzie and World Economic Forum: Climate Litigation report
• Ropes & Gray / JD Supra: Greenwashing Litigation Trends Update, May 2026
• FCA: Sustainability Disclosure Requirements labels, good and poor practice
• Linklaters: CSDDD impact on non-EU companies
• Public Safety Canada: Reporting obligations under the Supply Chains Act
• Simpson Thacher: Sustainability and ESG Regulatory Update, May 2026
• ESG Today: Four states launch lawsuits against proxy advisor ISS over ESG policies
• Gibson Dunn: DEI Task Force Update, May 6 2026
• Legal Futures: Big City law firms continuing to fuel the climate crisis
• Legal Sustainability Alliance