About this report
As global corporate sustainability reporting requirements continue to evolve, we have been working to improve our systems and processes to support the preparation and presentation of our material information. This includes onboarding an AI powered software solution designed to automate and streamline the completion of due diligence questionnaires, requests for information, and voluntary disclosures.
The contents of this report are guided by our most recent double materiality assessment which identified the topics most important to our stakeholders and to our success as a business.
This report covers Hogan Lovells* legal practice and operations during 2024 (1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024) and aggregated performance metrics. It is prepared with reference to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and has been reviewed by the Deputy CEO under delegated authority from the International Management Committee and by our General Counsels' office.
* "Hogan Lovells" or the “firm” refers to the international legal practice that comprises Hogan Lovells International LLP, Hogan Lovells US LLP and their affiliated businesses, each of which is a separate legal entity.
Materiality and stakeholder engagement
Double materiality assessment
Materiality assessments are an important part of sustainability reporting and are required when reporting using the GRI Standards. They help organizations to identify and disclose the most relevant and significant sustainability issues for their business and stakeholders. Ultimately, a materiality assessment should drive change within the business, creating value for the company and for the environment and wider society.
Working with ERM, we conducted our first double materiality assessment in 2023. The concept known as "double materiality" identifies the two approaches through which to view the corporate sustainability impacts of an organization: i) how these topics impact a company's financial performance and long-term enterprise value, and ii) how a company’s actions on these topics impact society and the environment. Given the nature of our business, we asked stakeholders to consider our direct operational impact as well as the impact we might indirectly have through our legal services.
The project was conducted in three phases.
- Identifying material topics
We undertook a comprehensive review of our corporate sustainability strategy and the related policies we have in place, as well as a peer and industry trends analysis to create a long list of potentially material topics.
- Stakeholder engagement
We engaged with internal and external stakeholders through interviews, workshops, and surveys, revealing insights about the topics they deemed most important to the firm. Internal stakeholders included members of the International Committee and Board, lawyers at all levels across a range of practice areas, and subject matter experts from our Business Team. External stakeholders included clients from a range of sectors. We used this qualitative and quantitative data to refine the material topics list.
- Scoring and evaluation
The stakeholder perspectives were analyzed to produce a finalized material topic list. This list was agreed upon and validated by the Materiality Assessment Working Group, which included senior partners and senior Business Team colleagues. In addition to the priority topics list, key strategic implications were identified as well as geographic and stakeholder variances in the importance of material topics.
In 2025-2026, we aim to update our double materiality assessment (in line with the requirements of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) to better understand our impacts, risks, and opportunities across our value chain and to integrate those findings into our management approach.
Material topics
The assessment identified ten material topics: Strong governance, integrity and ethical conduct; ESG risk management and internal control; Employee attraction, development and retention; Inclusion; Data privacy; Health and wellbeing; Climate: net zero transition; Pro bono & community investment; Global supply chain ESG performance; and Other environmental impacts.
Performance metrics
GRI index
Statement of use
Hogan Lovells has reported the information citied in this GRI content index for our financial year 2024 from 1 January 2024 to 31 January 2024 with reference to the GRI Standards.
GRI used
GRI 1: Foundation 2021
