BLG initiates a supplier ESG screening program
The firm wins GTA Top Employer for the second year
Wins Canada’s Best Diversity Employer for the first time
Wins an award for innovative workplace collaboration space
Signs the BlackNorth Initiative Law Firm pledge
2010 - 2018
Establishes a mandatory firm-wide anti-racism training program
Founds the annual “Firm Hop” for LGBTQ+ law students, which is now held in cities across Canada
The firm begins producing quarterly employee wellness and community involvement reports for select clients
BLG hires a consultant to complete a carbon baseline assessment using 2019 data
Is named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for the second year
Approves diversity guidelines and targets based on the Mansfield Rule
2021
2019
2020
The firm wins GTA Top Employer for the first time
2017
Approves a national transgender accommodation policy
Becomes the first Canadian law firm to obtain ISO information security certification
Joins the 30% Club
2016
Becomes the first law firm in Canada to establish a full-time role dedicated to DEI
Is awarded Pro Bono Firm of the Year by Benchmark for the second time
2015
Becomes a signatory to the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles
Wins GTA Top Employer for the third year
BLG publishes an ESG web page describing the ESG work we do for clients
2020
BLG initiates a supplier ESG screening program
The firm wins GTA Top Employer for the second year
Wins Canada’s Best Diversity Employer for the first time
Is awarded Pro Bono Firm of the Year by Benchmark Canada for the first time
2019
BLG conducts its first firm-wide demographic survey
2014
Wins Canada’s Best Diversity Employer for the first time
Establishes a mandatory firm-wide anti-racism training program
BLG hires a consultant to complete a carbon baseline assessment using 2019 data