Wragge & Co LLP has maintained its Big Tick status in Business in the Community's annual Awards for Excellence.

The firm joins 3M UK PLC, Adnams, Boots UK Ltd, Diageo, Marshalls, Nestle UK and United Utilities in receiving a re-accreditation for taking a strategic, comprehensive and innovative approach to reducing natural resource and waste.

Lorna Gavin said: "Securing this recognition for the second year running is a fantastic achievement. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact, whether it's through replacing plastic spoons and cups with sustainable alternatives or introducing a wholesale recycling programme throughout our business. Raising awareness among our people and empowering them to take action is helping us make a difference."

Awards for Excellence identify and celebrate companies which have a positive impact on the community, environment, marketplace and workplace. They are decided by an independent panel of experts.

Business in the Community is a charity that mobilises business for good. With more than 850 members, it represents one in five of the UK private sector workforce. Wragge & Co is part of Business in the Community's May Day network - the UK's largest collection of businesses committed to tackling climate change.

Wragge & Co is a top 25 UK commercial law firm advising international blue-chip companies and major public sector organisations on a full range of legal issues. The firm uses energy from renewable sources and recycled stocks of paper and other stationery. It bottles its own water, re-using bottles and eliminating the emissions from delivering bottled water. Plastic, glass, tins, paper, toner, batteries and mobile phones are all recycled.

This year, the firm unveiled its first corporate responsibility report. Entitled 'The Naked Truth', it presents corporate responsibility achievements for the 2007/08 financial year. With data and case studies on diversity, pro bono, charity, volunteers and environment, the report is a comprehensive overview of corporate responsibility at Wragge & Co.

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