EINI’s CEO & CGO, Yeves Perez, and GM, Anthony Harris, were interviewed on February 11th, 2009 by Fox 5 San Diego reporter Brian Flores. The story was about the rise in the Green Economy, the increase in Green Building, the investment in Green projects (which Green Investors should pay attention to San Diego), and noting the many new Green Collar jobs that are being created in today’s recession. “Many high profile appointments have already been made”, says Perez. Mitsubishi has already announced that President and CEO, Ryoichi Ueda, has been appointed as Chief Sustainability Officer for the companys North American operations. According to the press release, the move signals the rise in importance of environmental considerations within the company. Several other corporations have made such appointments including, Georgia-Pacific naming Bill Frerking as its CSO, Polymer Group Inc (PGI), a producer of engineered materials named their chief marketing officer, John Heironimus, to be its first CSO, and even Law firm Nixon Peabody has appointed its Chief Sustainability Officer. The firm says it is the first in the legal industry to establish such a position. Although many law firms have separate practices that occasionally serve sustainable clients needs, at Nixon Peabody, we combine our legal experience, thought leadership, and good citizenship to serve our clients as very few other law firms can, said Harry P. Trueheart III, chairman and managing partner of Nixon Peabody. With …
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