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Model Sustainability and Green Building Initiatives for a More Verdant City and Town

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A package of local government bills introduced on January 29th aim to ensure that Montgomery County, Maryland remains at the sustainability forefront. Bill 6-14 would create an Office of Sustainability. Bill 7-14 would create a preference for a certified green business in the County''s procurement of goods and services.

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SEC to Update Required Climate Related Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

Securities and Exchange Commission Allison Herren Lee, offered insight into the future direction of mandatory climate change disclosures and new ESG regulation, when she directed the Division of Corporation Finance to enhance its focus on climate related disclosure in public company filings. On February 24, acting chair of the U.S.

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FTC Regulates What You can Say about Your Solar Panels

Green Building Law Update

The Federal Trade Commissions has prescribed that such would be deceptive. That guidance from the FTC is not new, but as both onsite and offsite renewable energy has become a national holy grail, increasingly businesses are communicating to others about their green power, including as part of ESG disclosures.

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Good ESG Guidance Available in a Matter of Days

Green Building Law Update

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) plans to publish guidance for raters of corporate ESG performance in July. Alongside enhanced definitions, the EU is in the process of adopting standardized processes through its Non-Financial Reporting Directive and Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

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GRESB Purchased from GBCI in advance of ESG Breakout

Green Building Law Update

GRESB was established in 2009 as the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark by three pension funds who wanted to assess and benchmark the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and other related performance of real assets, providing standardized data to capital markets. at odds with reality.”

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Green.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. July 21, 2009.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

The new laws compiled below add to that already very green environmental regulatory scheme. Additionally, the bill establishes a Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings charged with developing a plan to achieve the State’s carbon mitigation goals.

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