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"Making the Case for Less Paper" Law Firm Event
Thank you for making our Resource Venture sustainability seminar for local law firms a huge success!A typical lawyer uses 20,000 to 100,000 sheets of paper per year, After hearing your colleagues make the case for paper waste reduction and give strategies for addressing climate change in your law office, we hope you are ready to take action. Take part in the Seattle Climate Partnership (agreement found here) and be recognized for your efforts. The seminar panel (agenda here) included representatives from: Read Marten Law Group's paper reduction and sustainability success story!
Founder and Managing Partner 206.292.2604
Legal Services Director and Chief Sustainability Officer 206.292.2611 Office Administrator 206.839.4800
Legal Secretary and Green Team Chair
Project Manager 206.449.1103
Business Outreach Specialist 206.449.1111
Policy Advisor 206.443.9570
Director of Seattle Climate Partnership 206.386.9748 For more background on the presenters and panel members, please read their short biographies. To access presentations given at the event, please click on the presenter name above. If you attended the seminar:Calculate usage Determine your firm's approximate annual paper usage, and we'll help you calculate how much you can save. Paper Pledge Take ONE paper reducing action this month:
Be Recognized If you take action, attend the seminar, and are successful in implementing one or more of these strategies, the City of Seattle will include your firm in a recognition ad in Washington Bar News. Please fill out the Paper Pledge form and fax to 206.343.9819, or email to help@resourceventure.org. Resources:Printer and paper hardware and software resources: Calculate the real cost of paper with this Resource Venture tool. A new suite of printing solutions from HP aims to reduce office paper waste, read about the new HP Eco Highlights label. PaperCut™ is an available software solution to monitor, quota and report network printing and internet use. PaperCut ChargeBack™ is designed specifically for the needs of engineering, graphic design, legal, and accounting firms. It allows businesses to track printing expenditure at the document level and recover costs from clients or projects. It also allows operators to place quotas on users, preventing abuse of printing services. Xerox offers a host of sustainably produced and efficient technology, software, and supplies. For a comprehensive plan for waste prevention, read Xerox's Business and the Environment: Solutions for a Changing World, Business Guide to Waste Reduction and Recycling (PDF, 600 kb). The Environmental Defense Fund has created a tool that will help you quantify the benefits of better paper choices. The Paper Calculator shows the environmental impacts of different papers across their full lifecycle. Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. has released the third edition of its renowned instructional how-to guide for creating more sustainable print materials. The guide represents information from choosing paper to recycling the finished piece, including paper types, paper contents, chemical labeling, sizing to reduce paper waste, inks, coatings, finishing techniques, binding, printing processes and the use of environmental logos. For more information on A Field Guide: Eco-Friendly, Efficient and Effective Print, visit Monadnock's website.
Sustainability program development resources: To help your firm launch a smart paper program, read the Natural Resource Defense Council's Smart Paper: A Guide for Businesses. Green is the New Black (PDF, 2 mb): Read how law firms around the United States impact the environment by taking part in the ABA-EPA challenge. The Center for Earth Leadership trains and motivates Northwest citizens to assume a leadership role in forging a sustainable culture.
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