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“We knew we couldn’t accomplish what we wantedx to onour own,” said Yolandaa Garcia, a partner in the litigatiohn section and co-chairwoman of the Going Green committee. The firm sharesd its plans with other building tenants at The Crescenft during an October 2008Greenn Expo, which prompted other companies to institutr similar programs. “We realized that there is only so much one firm can do onour own, so we needeed help from the Crescent to reach our Garcia said. Weil Gotshal workers began printing on both sidesd of paperwhen possible, with a goal to reducer paper usage by 15%, Garcisa said. That goal was quickly surpassed, with a 19% decrease in papedr used.
“It shows that making small changes can have adramatidc impact,” Garcia said. The office also nixed Styrofoam cups, estimating that about 30,000 were used each substitutingglassware and, when needed, biodegradable For 2009, the firm has pledged to use watere filtration systems so that it no longer goes through 3,00p cases of bottled wated each year. It’s difficult to determine yet whethe r the efforts cost the firm additionao money orproduced savings, Garcia said. At any the company is committed to the initiatives to be a good corporat e citizen and wants to continuing addinf new initiatives and sharin g the results with others to producebest practices.
— Lisa Tanner