Hogan Lovells' staff carried out 15% fewer pro bono hours in 2011 than the previous calendar year, according to the firm's most recent Citizenship Report, an annual briefing detailing corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

The report shows that during 2011, the firm, which employed 5,069 full-time equivalent staff in 2011, recorded a total of 104,047 pro bono hours across 40 of its 43 offices wordwide, compared with 122,935 hours across the same amount of offices in 2010.

The pro bono client base included 612 not-for-profit organisations and governments around the world.

Charitable initiatives detailed in the report include a campaign which saw Hogan Lovells encourage more than 50 law firms to donate dormant client funds to a charity providing access to justice for low-income individuals. The "It's not Peanuts" campaign resulted in firms pledging or donating £76,000 in its first week.

rapinet-crispin-lovellsPro bono partner Crispin Rapinet (pictured) commented: "We have always placed greater emphasis on the impact of our pro bono efforts on the people and communities with whom we work, rather than simply looking at the number of hours recorded by our lawyers around the world.

"The impact of our pro bono efforts has been recognised by several external bodies in the last year – we were very proud to be one of the first 50 businesses in the UK to achieve Business in the Community's coveted CommunityMark for our work with London communities in need of support and assistance."

As a part of the report, Hogan Lovells recorded its diversity statistics across the firm. The figures show that in 2011 just over one fifth of the firm's 799 partners were female (21%), static on 2010.

Women made up 42% of Hogan Lovells' of counsel ranks at the firm, while the equivalent percentage for the associate and trainee ranks stood at 52%. More than three-quarters of support staff were female (76%).

Other details contained in the report include carbon emission data, which shows the London office was responsible for 8,406 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions – a drop of 6%. The carbon emissions attributable to each individual London employee, meanwhile, dropped by 7% to 5.15 metric tonnes per person.

Individuals charged with overseeing the firm's CRS initiatives include London board member Emily Reid and Washington DC-based general counsel Patricia Brannan – who chair the citizenship panel – as well as chief operating officer Nick Cray and Asia and Middle East managing partner Crispin Rapinet.