Investing in our communities
Investing in our communities
Supporting meaningful causes through volunteering and charitable giving
Through volunteering, our people worldwide engage in valuable projects for a wide range of causes. Our charitable giving supports pro bono partner organizations, legal education programs and charity partners.
Our Responsible Business campaign, Elevate, unifies Firmwide efforts
In 2023, White & Case launched its inaugural Responsible Business campaign under the banner "Elevate: investing in the next generation." This campaign unifies and concentrates the Firm's Responsible Business initiatives on educating, employing and empowering young people, thus amplifying the impact of our significant global work to date.
Protecting the environment
Every year, our people organize volunteering and charitable giving activities that support the environment. Recent initiatives include a park cleanup in Tampa, an educational event on living a low-carbon lifestyle in Beijing, an e-bike tour in Brussels, and a Firmwide trivia quiz to support reforestation in Ghana. Long-standing office highlights include a tree planting campaign in Beijing that started in 2009 and a decade-long collaboration with ZSL (the Zoological Society of London).
Teaching professional skills to the next generation
Urban debate leagues in the US provide underserved students with critical skills and positive outcomes, such as increased high school graduation and college acceptance rates. All of our US offices support local leagues through judging, coaching and hosting events. The Firm sponsors the National Association of Urban Debate Leagues and its White & Case NAUDL Alumni Fellows Program through weekly career-readiness roundtable discussions throughout the summer.
By launching our global Elevate campaign, we hope to inspire and unite our people so that, collectively as One Firm, we can make a difference and tangibly see the impact of what we’re doing.
700+
bicycles built for children of US military families
376
charitable organizations received financial support in 2023
10,000+
trees planted by our people in China, Ghana, Malawi, the Philippines and Rwanda
Our role in the global community
Educating future leaders
Operating responsibly
Photo by Gustavo Oliveira © WBR Photo
The Street Child United Brazil playground in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.