Sustainability
We are committed to improving the sustainability of our environment, and believe that green initiatives are as much a part of our social responsibility as pro bono or community involvement. To this end, we provide funding and volunteer assistance to the Shakti Rising Garden Project, an “edible classroom” that teaches gardening, nutrition and business planning to disempowered women. We also participate in several major recycling programs, including the recycling of outdated computers and other electronic items, and follow the sustainability guidelines posted by the American Bar Association:
- Encourage lawyers and staff to reduce paper use through double-sided copying standards
- Use paper that contains at least 30% post-consumer recycled content
- Recycle discarded mixed-use office paper
- Scan and e-mail documents rather than providing printed versions when possible
- Turn off lights when areas are not in use
- Replace worn-out office equipment with more energy-efficient ENERGY STAR labeled equipment
- Turn off computers, copiers, printers and other equipment when not in use
- Replace incandescent or halogen lamps with compact fluorescents (CFLs)
- Enable power-down management software on networked computers
