Sustainability

Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Doing Real Estate Business with the Federal Government in These Challenging Economic Times

by Caitlin Beer, David Ehrenwerth | K&L Gates LLP on 5/15/2013

The Federal Government is one of the largest real estate players in the United States, owning or leasing a huge portfolio of office buildings and other real estate assets across the country. The Public Building Service...more

Global Sourcing Group -- Spring 2013

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/1/2013

Every year, we survey Morrison & Foerster’s Global Sourcing Group lawyers around the world to create a snapshot of the current state of the global outsourcing market and to identify emerging trends that are likely to shape...more

Health Reform + Related Health Policy News Update - April 2013

by Jane Arnold, Anika Clifton, Thomas Donohoe, Colleen M. Faddick, Matthew Murer, Alan K. Parver, Emily Wey | Polsinelli on 4/17/2013

In this Issue: - Top News ..Large Hospital Systems Settles for $25.5 Million for False Claims Act Allegations ..Catholics’ Challenge to Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Dismissed As Not Ripe - States...more

Using Your EMS to Advance Sustainability Objectives

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/8/2013

Following the 1992 Rio Summit on the Environment, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems to advance organizational commitment to environmental...more

Episode 92 – Ditto Sustainable Brands Reinvents the Hanger

by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 3/25/2013

In Episode 92 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on March 16, 2013, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Dick Lyons, co-founder of Wendel Rosen’s sustainable business practice group, welcomes Gary Barker, founder and CEO...more

Sustainability Claims Warrant Extra Caution

by Albert Cohen | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/12/2013

Originally published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on February 28, 2013. National Public Radio recently ran a series on "sustainable" seafood claims which raised concern regarding the validity of certain...more

District of Columbia Mayor Gray Announces Release of New Sustainable DC Plan to Implement Sustainability Initiative

by Amy L. Edwards | Holland & Knight LLP on 3/8/2013

The release of a new plan to implement the District of Columbia's "Sustainable DC" Initiative was announced by Mayor Vincent Gray on February 20, 3013. The Sustainable DC Plan builds on 15 months of planning and public...more

Green Building Update -- February 21, 2013

by Bryan C. Jackson, Andrew Ouvrier | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: Green Building Focus - GSA may abandon LEED certification; Green roof on California university dorm; CA nonresidential energy use disclosure rules take effect; Boston Properties acquires 535 Mission...more

Energy And Environment Update -- February 17, 2013

by David Leiter, Sarah Litke | Mintz Levin - Environmental Law on 2/20/2013

In This Issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Department of Defense; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Government Accountability...more

Episode 90 – Nikhil Arora Discusses Connecting Families to Food

by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 2/15/2013

In Episode 90 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on February 9, 2013, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Bill Acevedo, chair of Wendel Rosen’s sustainable business practice group, welcomes Nikhil Arora, co-founder of...more

Green Building Newsletter -- February 6, 2013

by Bryan C. Jackson, Andrew Ouvrier | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 2/8/2013

In This Issue: Green Building Focus - California adopts new building standards; Brookfield's LEED Gold Manhattan West development; What can we learn from D.C.'s green building law?; The EPA's Greening America's Capitals...more

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