Taking the legal route to sustainability
Carolyn Kaplan -- the first full-time chief sustainability officer at law firm Nixon Peabody -- talks about how she's making real change, one lawyer at a time.
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Carolyn Kaplan -- the first full-time chief sustainability officer at law firm Nixon Peabody -- talks about how she's making real change, one lawyer at a time.
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