Green Options » eco friendly attorney http://greenoptions.com/tag/eco-friendly-attorney Posts tagged 'eco friendly attorney' Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:29:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en How To Green Your Law Firm http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/06/03/how-to-green-your-law-firm/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/06/03/how-to-green-your-law-firm/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:29:19 +0000 mcmilker http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/06/03/how-to-green-your-law-firm/ lawyer.jpgKnown for generating and then carrying about huge reams of papers, lawyers are increasingly looking for ways to go green. Now there is some help available.The Meritas Leadership institute just released the Green Guide For Lawyers, a best practices handbook that similar to those offered by the American Bar Association-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (ABA-EPA) Law Office Climate Change Challenge.

This best practices handbook from the Meritas Leadership Institute was designed was a roadmap to help attorneys become more environmentally conscious. The guide is divided into three tiers of initiatives: Sustainability Advocate, Partner and Leader. Each tier contains initiatives that fall into the Triple Bottom Line categories of people, profit and planet.

As more and more companies large and small takes steps to make their businesses greener, they look more toward working with green partners. Lawyers, an integral part of any business team, are following in their footsteps. Some say it is vital to do so.

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