Sustainability Policy

Holland Beckett strives to be a leader in environmental sustainability and believes that protecting our environment is critical for our employees, clients and community.

We are committed to:

• Operating as a sustainable law firm, and always evolving efforts to become more sustainable
• Minimising the short and long-term impact of our activities on the environment and our local communities through responsible environmentally sustainable practices
• Promoting a positive culture through implementing initiatives that foster sustainable practices

This Policy will be updated as we continue to learn and develop our sustainability practices.

Below are just some of the sustainability initiatives that Holland Beckett operates:

Purchasing ‘Green’

Purchasing decisions are now made with an emphasis on sustainability. Wherever feasible, we seek to reduce plastic packaging and single use plastic items in favour of materials and supplies that are recyclable or biodegradable.

We have an EV vehicle for our team to use for work travel.

Waste

Holland Beckett is part of Tauranga City Council’s Resource Wise programme and has obtained Platinum Accreditation, we continue to work towards reducing our waste further. As part of our efforts, we have a comprehensive recycling system, which includes soft plastic, batteries and technology where possible.

We provide washable containers for staff that purchase sushi and salads from local food outlets and provide reusable coffee mugs to our staff to ensure they do not use takeaway cups from cafés. We continue to look for ways to reduce the waste.

Paper Reduction

Holland Beckett is currently in the process of phasing out paper files, in a step towards becoming a ‘paper free’ office. We discourage unnecessary printing and copying, encourage use of duplex copier settings, and we continue to work towards reducing paper in our offices.

Travel

We encourage the use of public transport and alternative means of transport to work. Initiatvies around this include:

• • ‘Septembus’ – each September staff are encouraged to use buses to get to work, with the cost of doing so covered by the firm
  • ‘BUSt a move’ – after moving to our Tauranga city centre office in October 2025, we provided Tauranga staff with free bus travel for 6 months to encourage behaviour change towards public transport
  • We offer our staff ‘WorkRide’ and ‘Wheel Deal’ to encourage the adoption of bikes, e-bikes and scooters at reduced costs through a Salary Sacrifice program
  • Our Tauranga office has excellent end of journey facilities for those who cycle, scooter walk or run to work
  • We encourage and help to facilitiate carpooling where possible
  • We also provide electric vehicle charging stations for both staff and clients, and safe bike storage

Educating Our People

As a firm, we regularly communicate with our team about the importance of operating as a sustainable business and how they can do their part. We often have specialists in different areas come in for lunchtime talks on how to live and work in more sustainable ways.

Northern Quarter

Holland Beckett moved it’s Tauranga team into the new Northern Quarter development in October 2025. This was a significant move for the firm, with many factors determining the move – one whoch was highly important was theat Northern Quarter was aiming for and has achieved a 6* Green Star rating. Green Star takes a holistic approach, considering not just direct environmental impacts like materials or water use, but broader transport, indoor environment quality, and management implications of a project.