Features Environmental

When Mary Wheeler creates a report at Regions Bank, she goes beyond including all the necessary information. She ensures the reports, many of which are for the bank’s environmental, social and governance initiatives, are accessible to shareholders, customers, associates and the community at large. This means ensuring the language is clear, the reports are visually […]

Being an environmental fact-finder had its moments. It just wasn’t so rewarding in a tangible sense. So explains Lori E. Sanders, who spent most of her 20s gathering facts as an environmental scientist in Greater Philadelphia, often for lawyer clients who would apply her findings toward due diligence on property matters. Sometimes it was about […]

As the world moves away from fossil fuels, blending hydrogen with natural gas is a possible solution for countries, industries and individuals looking to reduce their carbon footprints—and Jason Dubchak is right in the thick of it as general counsel for Rockpoint Gas Storage. Recently, Dubchak and Rockpoint’s CEO, Toby McKenna, sat down with Vanguard […]

Prior to joining Canadian Solar, John Marner didn’t know much about solar energy. Despite this, he soon became the company’s first lawyer to oversee the development, construction and sale of solar farms. In the 11 years since then, he’s rolled out the solar farm business globally, which has allowed Canadian Solar’s manufacturing arm to grow […]

As he manages legal affairs at OMNI Environmental Solutions, Mark Stipe says his work is about more than just helping the company grow in the energy sector. Stipe wants the company to RISE, adhering to standards of respect, integrity, safety and excellence as OMNI provides waste and water management services to energy producers throughout the […]

It was an energizing experience, Siddhartha M. Venkatesan recalls with a good-natured laugh. After all, it’s a rare thing for a 40-something family man—already well accomplished and with a high-profile position at a demanding company—to enroll in an MBA program. But earlier this summer the now 42-year-old Venkatesan earned that honor from the prestigious Wharton […]

It’s not something many Americans have to worry about, putting plastic containers on rooftops to ensure a reliable and constant supply of water. But to Alvaro Gómez-Godoy, and many people in Mexico City and throughout Latin America, its commonplace. That’s what makes his work as general counsel and compliance officer at Mexico City-based Grupo Rotoplas—a […]

Out beyond the breakers, the 32 turbine towers will be sunk nearly 100 feet below the ocean floor and will rise above the water to the height of a 49-story building. The turbines and slow-spinning blades are part of the first Maryland Offshore Wind Project, built to power the state with renewable wind energy projected […]