Corporate social responsibility programs among the international law firms in Singapore originally involved simply writing checks to support local charities, but that’s changing. International law firms are facing pressure to expand CSR programs to Southeast Asia as clients, regulators and recruits demand genuine attention to their social impact globally.
While CSR is standard policy in the U.K., the U.S. and Australia, the regional Asian offices of international law firms have been playing catch up. Singapore is seeing some of the most marked efforts to fill the gap.
