2025 Impact Report
Welcome
A message from our senior partner and managing partner.
2025 passed with astonishing speed, and it is right to pause, to celebrate and to recognise the challenges we are all experiencing.
In some ways, 2025 wasn’t an easy year. Politically driven criticism of sustainability and ESG reduced confidence and clarity around genuine climate solutions and social impact. Despite the negative noise, businesses continue to listen to their people and clients who see the importance of responsible and sustainable practices as essential to resilience and success.
Fulfilling our purpose to “be the difference” at Cripps, relies on long-term, joined-up thinking and we remain committed to striking the right balance by delivering the highest quality service, creating the best environment for talent to thrive and fulfilling our ambitions as a B Corp business that cares. In this way, we will have a genuine impact on our clients, our people, our communities and our planet.
Looking ahead, we must keep asking ourselves the right questions. Whatever the political mood, we are here to make a positive difference to people’s lives and businesses. Financial performance is essential, but so is the preservation of our culture and our values. We continue to strive for both, as we continue to grow a resilient, responsible business for now and the future.
In 2025, we have:
- Kept our focus on championing clients’ ambitions with many noting our ability to solve problems and show genuine care.
- Celebrated our first solicitor apprentices achieving their law degrees and continued with our commitment to apprenticeships and mentoring.
- Committed to validating net zero targets with the Science-based target initiative (SBTi) following best practice and helping raise the bar across the legal sector.
- Directed the equivalent of 2% of our profit to community partnerships recognising our business as interdependent with those around us.
- Started preparing to recertify on new B Corp standards with a roadmap to strengthen our social and environmental performance while supporting sustainable, profitable growth.
