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Breathing New Life into Brownfields – The BUILD Act of 2013

On March 7, 2013, Senators Lautenberg, Inhofe, Crapo and Udall introduced the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013, which would amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...more

Episode 88 – John Knox Shares History & Projects of Earth Island Institute January 14, 2013

In Episode 88 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on January 12, 2013, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Bill Acevedo, chair of Wendel Rosen’s sustainable business practice group, welcomes John Knox, executive director...more

Rekabet Için Sürdürülebilirlik - Mersin Siyaset 23.1.2012

Rekabe Için Sürdürülebilirlik - Mersin Siyaset http://www.mersinsiyaset.net/haber/Rekabet-icin-surdururebilirlik--5378 Rotary 2420. Bölge’nin, Birlesmis Milletler Kalkinma Programi (UNDP) ile is birligi içinde yürüttügü...more

Federal Legislation Introduced to Support Nonprofit Organizations Improve Energy Efficiency

Legislation introduced in the United States Senate would establish a program offering as much as $50 million per year to assist nonprofit organizations wishing to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings....more

Anwältin in Istanbuls »Dorf des Richters: Ulya Selçuk - Expertin für deutsche Investitionen und türkische Frauenrechte

Anwältin in Istanbuls »Dorf des Richters: Ulya Selçuk - Expertin für deutsche Investitionen und türkische Frauenrechte Eine Reportage von Heinz Gstrein in Main-Echo...more

Episode 68 – Marin Energy Authority & Richmond Team Up for Clean Energy

In Episode 68 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on June 30, 2012, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Bill Acevedo, chair of Wendel Rosen’s sustainable business practice group, welcomes Councilmember Damon Connolly of...more

Cases Seek "Legal Personhood" for Animals

Published on the National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education (CLE) website as an installment in Michael Kaiser's Animal-Law blog. http://cleblog.nbi-sems.com/2012/07/legal-personhood-for-animals/ ...more

Lacey Act Compliance: Recent Developments

The recently released reports of two non-profit groups serve as reminders of how companies that trade in goods derived from certain plants, fish, and wildlife must ensure compliance with the Lacey Act. The Lacey Act...more

Washington State Passes Legislation Authorizing Social Purpose Corporations: Bill to Permit Corporations to Seek Social,...

Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law SHB 2239, a bill amending the Washington Business Corporation Act (“WBCA”) to authorize the use of social purpose corporations, effective June 7, 2012. Washington follows...more

Mediating Animal-Law Issues

Published on the National Business Institute (CLE) website on April 4, 2012, as part of Michael Kaiser's ongoing Animal-Law blog. http://cleblog.nbi-sems.com/2012/04/mediating-animal-law-issues/#more-8...more

Rotary KSS Semineri Düzenledi

Rotary tarafindan düzenlenen Anadolu’daki KOBI’lere Kurumsal Sosyal Sorumluluk (KSS) seminerine katilan Av. Ulya Selçuk, son yillarda iyilik yapan sirket veya ülkelerin kazanmaya basladigini söyledi....more

UNDP and ROTARY alongside SMES from Antalya

UNDP and ROTARY alongside SMES from Antalya - by Faik Uyanik http://www.undp.org.tr/Gozlem2.aspx?WebSayfaNo=3790 UNDP and Rotary’s “Corporate Responsibility for a Sustainably Competitive Turkey Project” seminars...more

KSS projeleriyle sirketlerin marka degeri artacak - Refleks (Adana) Sayi: 168 S. 9 26.12.2011-01.01.2012 S. 9

KSS projeleriyle sirketlerin marka degeri artacak - Sirketler artik günümüzde sadece sektöründe gösterdigi faaliyetlerle degil Kurumsal Sosyal Sorumluluk (KSS) Projeleri'yle de hem tüketicinin hem de yatirimcilarin dikkatini...more

Rotary organisiert Bildung zu unternehmerischer Sozialverantwortung für KMU - von Ulya Selçuk - Rechtsanwaeltin/ Istanbul

Am 17. September 2011 unterzeichnete der Gouveneur des Distrikts 2420 der Rotary International Organisation zusammen mit 80 Clubvorsitzenden den Global Compact der Vereinigten Nationen. In diesem Rahmen wurde in...more

NYSERDA is once again offering reduced rate energy efficiency financing

NYSERDA is once again offering reduced rate energy efficiency financing through the NYSERDA Green Job/Green New York(GJGNY) Loan Fund...more

Banning Ranch Conservancy v, Superior Court Of Orange County

Open-ended "framework" retainer agreements do NOT create an attorney-client relationship

Open-ended "framework" retainer agreements — which give attorneys and clients the option of working together on repeat occasions — do not necessarily create a current attorney-client relationship, a California appeals court...more

Steel Company to Pay $120,000 to Resolve Alleged Hazardous Chemical Reporting Violations

Article on the settlement of a federal enforcement action alleging hazardous chemical reporting violations against a Melrose Park steel company. This article was written by Dave Scriven-Young, an attorney with Peckar &...more