In June 2022 we launched a long-term partnership with social enterprise and registered B Corp Giki. Giki works with companies to encourage their employees to get involved in promoting sustainability in their personal lives and actions.
In April 2024, WFW acted pro bono as the sole legal advisor for independent non-profit RMI and a working group of banks on the development and launch of the Pegasus Guidelines.
Named and established in honour of the firm’s greatly missed former Singapore Office Head, The Mei Lin Goh Study Abroad Scholarship was established with the University of Nottingham, where Mei was a School of Law alumna.
We Further Women, WFW’s global women’s initiative, is dedicated to furthering gender balance in our firm and the sectors in which we operate.
In recognition of this theme, MOSAIC, WFW’s Ethnic & Racial Diversity Network, marked the occasion by showcasing the stories of leading black women from the world of business and law.
Visible and active allyship can have a transformative affect on LGBT+ people at work, which is why it is a key area of focus for PROUD. Since launching their ‘How to be an effective LGBT+ Ally’ guide in 2021, the network has organised a range of activities to help colleagues learn from the experiences of LGBT+ people and share simple steps that people can take to show their support.
In this article we consider the benefits of a diverse workforce and how the construction industry can plug the diversity gap.
We want to develop an environment where working parents can develop their career and also feel supported in balancing their role with family commitments.
Proactively taking steps to widen the pool of talent from which we recruit is a key focus of our D&I Strategy.
October marks Black History Month in the UK. This is a time to celebrate all those who have achieved great things and remember the progress that has been made, but it can be more than a retrospective of the past. It is also about looking to the future and reminding ourselves of the work still left to do.