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Take Action for the Environment! Facing Global Sustainability Challenges, Can Law Firms Lead the Way?
In the Summer 2009 edition of The American Trial Lawyer, ICF International’s Micah Brill advocates that law firms become leaders in the movement toward environmental sustainability among professional services firms. Not only can the law firms themselves become more sustainable enterprises, but lawyers can introduce sustainability to their clients, creating a ripple effect of companies working together to lessen their environmental impact.

The Costs of Going Green
Published in the June 2009 issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly by Steven Fine and Elliot Roseman of ICF International. How will CO₂ legislation affect power generation choices and consumers’ cost of power? As Congress considers sweeping energy legislation, this article addresses these critical questions. ICF divides the market into groups, and shows that carbon prices have to be substantial before changing the dispatch of existing plants.

Strategies for Decreasing the Carbon Footprint of Chinese Companies and Meeting Global Sustainability Challenges
Published in the China Environment Series 10 (2008/2009), a publication of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, pp. 120-123, by David Hathaway of ICF International. As China becomes a dominant force on the world stage, Chinese corporations have the opportunity to adopt proactive environmental sustainability plans and lead the evolution to a more environmentally responsible business climate.

Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC): Background, Insights, and Implications
The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is the United Kingdom’s first mandatory emissions trading scheme to promote energy efficiency and help reduce carbon emissions. It will take effect in April 2010, and the legislation will affect more than 5,000 public and private sector entities in the U.K. This presentation provides an overview of the CRC, helps explain CRC requirements and implications; provides recommendations to become CRC compliant, and offers insights on how ICF can support your CRC needs.

Green Quadrant™ Climate Change Business Consulting: ICF International Profile
July 2008. Verdantix, a UK-based research firm published its recent Green Quadrant™ report, "to assist climate change leaders in their selection of an external adviser." The Green Quadrant report compares 16 consulting firms against 74 criteria. In the independent research report, "ICF International stands out as the leader in climate change business consulting services." Read more.

Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach
Climate change, including temperature increases, sea level rise, and changes in the intensity and frequency of hurricanes and other extreme events, may negatively impact the future cost and profitability of doing business. This new report by ICF International for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change outlines a practical business approach to analyzing and adapting to the risks of climate change.

It's Not That Hard Being Green
This June 2008 Guest Column for the Web site WFC Resources was written by Margery Leveen Sher of ICF International and discusses the bottom-line benefits of companies becoming green and the importance of this issue to millennial-generation recruits to the workforce.

Green Financial Products and Services: Current Trends and Future Opportunities in North America
Prepared by ICF International for the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) American Task Force, this report is the most comprehensive study to date on green financial products and services. It examines best practices around the globe and covers a number of financial sectors, including retail, corporate and investment banking, asset management, project finance, and insurance.
Building San Francisco's Cleantech Economy: Analysis and Strategy Options
ICF International conducted an analysis to develop a Clean Technology cluster strategy for the San Francisco Bay area. The analysis focused on the potential for clean technology industry and green businesses in the City of San Francisco compared to the broader San Francisco Bay Area by identifying competitive challenges facing different segments of the industry, specific actions to enhance cluster development, and initial specifications for a clean technology partnership to implement priority actions.

CanaccordAdams Virtual Roundtable Presentation
Don Anderson, ICF International
From Plant to Plate: A Dynamic Program to Reduce Our Carbon Foot-Print by Rating Restaurants' Green-ness