
Key points
- Pitcher Partners Melbourne has finalised its 2024 Sustainability Report, measuring its ESG performance
- The report details several achievements for the year across environmental, social and governance pillars
- The report was prepared with acknowledgement of the recently enacted AASB sustainability reporting guidelines and in recognition of the role we can play in supporting others on their transition to a sustainable future
Pitcher Partners Melbourne is pleased to share its 2024 Sustainability Report – covering all aspects of our environmental, social and governance (ESG) progress and performance for the 2024 calendar year. Building on the inaugural report in 2023, this year’s report continues to measure the firm’s ESG performance as part of our annual reporting, helping us to understand our impacts and identify ways to work towards a more sustainable future.
Our values of energy, care, courage, honesty and one firm guide the way we work every day. They shape how we engage with clients, our people, our corporate partners and our suppliers. And are central to our approach to sustainability, underpinning our commitment to making a positive contribution to the environment, the community and the broader economic landscape.
2024 sustainability achievements
Some of our sustainability achievements for the year include:
- Launching our framework for client service excellence, which formalised and set clear standards for delivering advice, service and experiences to our clients.
- Updating our Parental Leave Policy, increasing primary carer’s leave to 20 and secondary carer’s leave to eight weeks. Enabling secondary carers who become primary carers to use the remaining 12 weeks of leave. And increasing flexibility for primary carer’s leave to be taken within the first 24 months after birth or placement of the child.
- Achieving recognition as a “Tier 2 Advanced Workplace” in the Mental Health First Aid Workplace Recognition Program.
- Implementing an updated Respectful Workplace Relationships Policy and Psychosocial Risk Prevention Plan with comprehensive training.
- Contributing over $1.5m to charities and good causes through donations, pro-bono and low-bono professional advice and volunteer time.
- Identifying the Scope 3 emissions categories relevant to our firm and extending our climate reporting to include selected Scope 3 emissions.
- Laying the foundations of our Climate Transition Action Plan, to drive progress on emissions reductions.
What’s next?
In 2025, we will work towards embedding sustainability governance across the firm, developing our Climate Transition Action plan, improving our green house gas emissions data collection practices and identifying further initiatives to reduce our impact. We have committed to this journey because we believe it is important and recognise our role in supporting others on their journey to transition to a sustainable future.
Explore the in-depth report to unpack our full range of ESG initiatives.