Corporate Social Responsibility

People First. We are committed to being a socially responsible firm. We believe that a fundamental part of measuring our success is the difference we make to the lives of the people in our community - internally and externally - and beyond. We focus on the areas of:

  • charity
  • pro bono
  • diversity
  • the arts
  • environment

Charity

Taylor Wessing's charitable policy is based around three main objectives. We aim to:

  • promote education and opportunity in our local community;
  • encourage the involvement of Taylor Wessing employees in community and charitable activities and organisations; and
  • provide funds and support for ordinary people doing extraordinary things, rather than projects already receiving general public support or funding.

Our charity and outreach partners are selected with a view to meeting these objectives.  

We believe we can Make a Difference

In a time of austerity, many professional services firms recognise the important financial role that private sector businesses play in their local communities. What fewer recognise or address is the difference the time of their employees through volunteer work can make to those communities.

Taylor Wessing runs a Make a Difference Scheme to afford our employees the opportunity and the time to make a difference to our local community. We work alongside our four charity partners to provide a programme of regular volunteer opportunities throughout the year.  

Taylor Wessing's charity partners:

Pro Bono

Every week we hold a legal advice clinic as part of the LawWorks Clinics Network.

Diversity

  • Diversity at Taylor Wessing means valuing everyone as an individual.
  • The remit of the firm’s Diversity Group is to ensure our recruitment, retention and employee engagement strategies help us remain an inclusive place to work.
  • We actively encourage more candidates from a broader range of backgrounds to apply to our graduate recruitment programme.

The Arts 

  • National Portrait Gallery Photographic Portrait Prize
  • Young Vic: Taylor Wessing is pleased to be able to support outreach programmes with Young Vic and KidsCompany.
  • Taylor Wessing Photopgraphy competition: each year Taylor Wessing staff are invited to submit photographs they have taken for selection in the Taylor Wessing desk calendar, which is sold to raise funds for our charity partner.

Environment

We have a strong environmental commitment and have set ourselves strict targets to reduce our firm-wide carbon footprint. Read about the steps we’ve taken.