DLA Piper has signed a corporate power purchase agreement with NextEnergy Group for solar power from a new build solar farm in the UK
According to DLA Piper, this is the first time a law firm anywhere in the world will sign such a PPA, which is directly aligned with the company’s decarbonisation goal to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
The 13MW solar farm, to be built in Somerset, UK, covers 46 hectares and will supply DLA Piper’s 15 European and UK offices that are taking part in the project.
Environmental credits generated by the project, that exceed the direct power requirements of DLA Piper, will be used to decarbonise the law firm’s value chain.
Natasha Luther-Jones, DLA Piper’s International Head of Sustainability and ESG and Global Co-Chair Energy and Natural Resources, said: “We are the first law firm to enter into a corporate PPA so this project is a true statement of our ambition to be one of the most impactful business law firms for sustainability…”
Ross Grier, UK Managing Director of NextEnergy Capital, added: “The corporate PPA market continues to strengthen. Corporate PPAs will form an important component of the way companies seek to decarbonise over the next decade and it’s a pleasure being at the forefront of this with DLA Piper in the legal sector…”
