We recognize our obligation to our employees, communities, clients and the environment to operate sustainably. Our goal is to align our purpose and our values with positive social, environmental and economic benefits.
Cadwalader is committed to an environmental sustainability program within our offices and has undertaken a number of initiatives to reduce resource consumption and our carbon footprint. Cadwalader is a participant in the Law Firm Sustainability Network (LFSN), whose members seek to enhance their environmental efforts through cooperation and sharing of ideas, and to raise awareness of sustainability issues within the law firm community.
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The firm advises clients on a range of matters featuring environmental, social, and governance (ESG) components and sustainability-related issues. Our work includes representing:
In support of the Earth Day movement, the Firm hosts several awareness-raising initiatives across all offices. Our Earth Day programming includes an annual photo contest open to all employees and immediate family members, and sharing tips on how we can all help to restore the earth. Programming has also included presentations on how race determines a community’s disproportionate exposure to toxic emissions and pollution, the urgency for infrastructure work for the Catawba River – the Charlotte area’s sole source of drinking water, and the different types of greenhouse gas emissions.
We are proud to have received the All Legal Sustainability Standard (ALISS) certification in recognition of assessing our sustainability program and taking measures to reduce our environmental impact.
The Legacy Union building is an 18-story office tower that houses our Charlotte office. The LEED Gold-certified building is designed to improve environmental and human health performance with a state of the art HVAC system.
Our New York offices are located at 200 Liberty Street, the center of downtown Manhattan. The building has a LEED Gold certification for its sustainability achievement and is Energy Star certified.
Our Washington, D.C. offices are located in a LEED-Gold building that is green because it has 19 green activities that achieved outcomes of energy efficient operations, water use reduction, sustainable site selection and development, responsible materials selection and waste management, enhanced indoor environmental quality, and energy performance disclosure.
The firm's London offices are located at 100 Bishopsgate, a building with a BREEAM rating of "Excellent" based on its environmentally conscious systems and materials aimed at maximizing sustainability and reducing carbon footprint.
Our attorneys, such as Bill White who serves on the Board of Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, are working together with local nonprofits to learn and share best practices to ensure the greatest environmental, economic and social impact.
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