b'2023 AusLSAOUR PEOPLE OUR ENVIRONMENT OUR COMMUNITY OUR GOVERNANCESUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS: SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS: SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS: SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS:PROFILE FB Rice has for some years measured its environmentalFB Rice has an online portal to manage the various staff requests toThe FB Rice group is formally governed by the Executive footprint. Measurement includes working with our partner,support local charities received each year. This is called Catalyser.Board consisting of the Managing Partner and three other Pangolin Associates, to determine the greenhouse gas (GHG)The portal assists with coordinating FB Rices pro bono and charitableelected Partners operating under formally delegated emissions and other impacts from our business operations,giving programmes that are growing year on year. The firm has aauthority. The Firm has a documented Corporate including cooling and heating our offices, business travel andcalendar of community days which are recognised through staffGovernance Policy that details Governance and leadership electricity used for our computers. FB Rice has moved toevents and by the Partners matching staff financial donations.roles.E-files rather than paper based files which has lead to aExamples include The Biggest Morning Tea andNAIDOC Week.As part of their induction, all new employees are taken dramatic reduction in paper usage. FB Rice offsets its carbonFB Rice staff and their families are involved in communitythrough the values and code of conduct for FB Rice. This is footprint. volunteering programs and the staff have one day per year of paidfurther instilled through the formal Continuing Professional community volunteering leave. One recent example is the So TheyEducation program. Can annual dinner volunteering opportunity which was advertised on our intranet. So They Can have received financial support from FB Rice for a number of years and they spoke about their work at a whole firm event in 2021. CLIMATEINDIGENOUSCODE OF CONDUCT ACTIONRECONCILIATION /RISK MANAGEMENTINITIATIVES:INITIATIVES:Green Star rated buildings 4-6 starEarth HourRide to Work Day Reconciliation Action PlanCultural awareness trainingNAIDOC Week End of trip facilitiesEfficient building and lighting automation Funding and donationsVoluntary Carbon OffsetsGROSS EMISSIONS NON LEGAL% SUSTAINABILITY 462t - 2.4t per employee VOLUNTEERINGREPORTING0% 0.35% 128t INITIATIVES: 28%NFP BoardsOrganised staff volunteeringPaid volunteer timeStudent tutoring and mentoringCommunity volunteering71% 1.1% 333t CHARITABLE 0 72%GIVING %1 .7t/e e e . 0 3t/e e em yploy m lop0% 100% INITIATIVES:Firm donation programWorkplace givingMatched fundingfor employee donationsInternal appeals and collectionsNET EMISSIONS LEGAL 0t - 0t per employeePRO BONOThese icons provide limited information about the ENVIRONMENTALfirms legal pro bono commitment. More extensiveMANAGEMENT information is reported by the Australian Pro Bono Centre and on individual firms websites.INITIATIVES:Click for furtherWorld Environment Day information from AusLSA:RECYCLING100% 100% 100% 100% OFFICESPAPER177 88% USAGE 0 R. 9 3 kg/empl e e e c cled con ntoy y t eINITIATIVES:Paperlite office programGreen accredited paper purchase specificationFollow me printingPAPER CERTIFICATION:PEFC Australian Forestry standard101'