Green Practice

The transition to a low carbon economy is creating vast new challenges for our clients, dramatically impacting how companies and other organizations make decisions and conduct their operations. Aligning sustainability with business strategies and establishing aggressive sustainability goals that satisfy internal and external stakeholders add a new layer of complexity to conducting business in the 21st century. Law firms that can provide innovative ways of delivering legal services put clients in the best position to meet these challenges.

At Nixon Peabody, our deep bench strength across legal disciplines enables us to identify opportunities, minimize risks, and address the full array of business issues encountered by clients as they seek to develop innovative and sustainable technologies, processes, products, and solutions. Across practices and industries, we work with our clients to:

Develop and implement socially responsible investment strategies
Finance sustainable developments and infrastructure using government incentives and other creative financing vehicles
Address legal issues associated with green building design and construction
Navigate the wide array of rapidly evolving environmental, health, and safety regulations
Minimize, manage, and disclose the risks associated with climate change
Respond effectively to stakeholder pressure regarding sustainability matters
Reduce emissions, waste, and operating costs
Catalyze new markets with innovative and sustainable solutions
Build and enhance their brand without greenwashing.

Nixon Peabody has helped incorporate sustainability into the organizational DNA of clients located around the globe. Regardless of size, geography, or industry, we can assist organizations with their efforts to transform operations and create new products, solutions, and long-term value that achieve their business goals.

Green Practice Leadership Responsibility	Green Practice The transition to a low carbon economy is creating vast new challenges for our clients, dramatically impacting how companies and other organizations make decisions and conduct their operations. Aligning sustainability with business strategies and establishing aggressive sustainability goals that satisfy internal and external stakeholders add a new layer of complexity to conducting business in the 21st century. Law firms that can provide innovative ways of delivering legal services put clients in the best position to meet these challenges. At Nixon Peabody, our deep bench strength across legal disciplines enables us to identify opportunities, minimize risks, and address the full array of business issues encountered by clients as they seek to develop innovative and sustainable technologies, processes, products, and solutions. Across practices and industries, we work with our clients to: Develop and implement socially responsible investment strategies Finance sustainable developments and infrastructure using government incentives and other creative financing vehicles Address legal issues associated with green building design and construction Navigate the wide array of rapidly evolving environmental, health, and safety regulations Minimize, manage, and disclose the risks associated with climate change Respond effectively to stakeholder pressure regarding sustainability matters Reduce emissions, waste, and operating costs Catalyze new markets with innovative and sustainable solutions Build and enhance their brand without greenwashing. Nixon Peabody has helped incorporate sustainability into the organizational DNA of clients located around the globe. Regardless of size, geography, or industry, we can assist organizations with their efforts to transform operations and create new products, solutions, and long-term value that achieve their business goals.	Services Cleantech Climate Change Environmental Renewable Energy Syndication See Our Legally Green® Brochure Contact Carolyn S. Kaplan, Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer 617-345-1345 ckaplan@nixonpeabody.com ‘USGBC’ and related logo is a trademark owned by the U.S. Green Building Council and is used by permission.
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