Debevoise is committed to Sustainability, which is driven by an internal and long-standing Green Committee that leads various initiatives at the firm.

• We apply environmentally sustainable practices throughout our offices, achieving substantial reductions in energy usage, waste streams, consumption of natural resources and overall carbon footprint.
• We participate in a global carbon offsetting program for the firm’s air and rail travel (see detail here).
• We are members of Vorgate, a technology company that promotes environmental sustainability practices in law firms.
• As part of Vorgate’s All Legal Industry Sustainability Standard (ALISS) initiative, we currently hold a Gold rating in recognition of firm-wide sustainability efforts.
• We participated in the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority’s Commercial Tenant Program for our new headquarters in New York. The program seeks to help tenants implement design changes and other improvements to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
• We work with suppliers to provide environmentally friendly products and to help us reduce our environmental footprint and employ sustainability practices used in other leading companies.
• We partner with the firm’s food services providers in London and New York to promote locally-sourced foods and to replace disposable plastic utensils with biodegradable products. We have also donated used cooking oil to produce around 2,000 gallons of carbon-neutral biodiesel fuel.
• We support cycle-to-work schemes in our three largest offices (New York, London, and Washington, D.C.)
• We undertake tailored, local initiatives in each of our offices around the world, engaging with local organizations to reduce our environmental impact in any given city. For example, in New York, we engage with Green Drop to keep millions of reusable items out of landfills. Our New York and Washington, D.C. offices also partner with City Harvest and Feeding America to donate a percentage of every meal order to help feed the hungry.