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SEC Charges Mining Company with Misleading Investors in its ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group of attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new law consulting firm. We recommend best practices to our clients cognizant that this SEC enforcement action can only be seen as a harbinger of things to come.

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You can Participate in our Survey of ESG Activity in the Marketplace

Green Building Law Update

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “ESG an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Does your company engage outside consultants for compliance with ESG matters? yes, this blog will continue).

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The Lien Zone Podcast Provides Impactful, Easy to Digest Construction Legal Advice

Construction Junkie

I now create a weekly podcast, having learned to streamline each presentation to just a few minutes, summarizing a specific issue or concept of construction law which may have practical significance to those in the construction industry,” Barthet explained to me, “Though we are a law firm, we work hard to communicate in non-legalese.”

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Surcharges for Unvaccinated Workers Gain Momentum

Pro Builder

What are the practical and legal considerations for surcharging unvaccinated employees? It also may be an alternative to a vaccination mandate, says Wade Symons, partner at Mercer, an HR consulting firm. "My Surcharges for Unvaccinated Workers Gain Momentum. Mon, 08/30/2021 - 11:19. Workplace safety is also a consideration.

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ESG is Not Just for Public Companies

Green Building Law Update

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. yes, this blog will continue).

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Water is the Most Important ESG Factor

Green Building Law Update

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “ESG an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. Potable water use reduction may be the most important ESG factor.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

Numbers are hard to come by and made even more difficult during the pandemic, but a recent presentation to the World Bank estimated more than 2 Billion tonnes of solid waste (. a lot less than zero risk) as a level of exposure that would cause no more than 1 extra case of cancer in 100,000 people over a 70 year lifetime.

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