1. First Annual Environmental Law Ski Trip - Friday, March 7, 2008

Photo from Loon Mountain in Lincoln, NH

First Annual Hiking Trip - Fall 2008

After a terrific First Annual Ski Trip to Loon Mountain, a group of Environmental Law Section members are planning a day or optional overnight hiking/backpacking trip in the White Mountains in the early fall.  If you are interested in getting in at the planning stage or would like to be on the e-mail distribution list for the trip, please contact Susan Crane at sjc@susancrane.com.

2. Current Issues in Environmental Legislation and Policy

Environmental Law Section

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 12:30 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

George Bachrach, President of the Environmental League of Massachusetts, will discuss ELM's current projects and policy priorities.

3. Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure

International Environmental Law Committee

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 12:30 pm
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Anne Kelly, Director of Governance Programs for CERES, will discuss sustainability reporting and disclosure, which is designed to provide information on an entity's environmental, social, and governance performance and impacts and their initiatives for improving their performance in these areas. Ms. Kelly will discuss the recent study of emerging market companies by the Social Investment Research Analyst Network (SIRAN), a working group of the Social Investment Forum (SIF), and by the independent investment research firm KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., that examined the state of sustainability reporting at 75 emerging market companies, focusing on disclosure of sustainability issues reference to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework, as well as sustainability goals and benchmarks.

4.BBA CLE: Charitable Board Service: What You Need to Know and How to Get Started

Boston Bar Association's Public Interest Leadership Program

Friday, April 18, 2008 - 7:30 a.m. Registration
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

Free Program!

Serving on a charitable Board is an opportunity to contribute to a worthy cause or mission, gain experience, broaden your career horizons, and use your skills to serve your community in an area of your interest. The Public Interest Leaders of the Boston Bar Association are proud to present this engaging program that will explain everything from how to land a position on a board to the skills you will need in order to be effective.
With a focus on critical issues for non-profit trustees, experts on corporate governance and non-profit law, non-profit accounting, tax-exemption and fundraising, will take you step-by-step through the components of Board service.

This program will be particularly valuable to lawyers who have little or no significant experience serving on charitable Boards but would like to. Lawyers and non-lawyers who are already serving on Boards and want to be more knowledgeable and effective will also find this program informative.
Specific topics will include:

• How to get started - the process of becoming a Board Member
• The role of trustees in nonprofit organizations
• Key legal issues in corporate governance
• Background on tax-exempt organization rules
• Financial skills (a.k.a. "how to read financial statements if you're not an expert")
• Fundraising Challenges
• Other strategic issues in which boards are engaged from our panel of expert trustees
• How to find nonprofit organizations in need of trustees

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5. Need Ethics Credits? Save the Date! BBA CLE - Ethical Issues Unique to Trial Lawyers

May 13, 2008 4:00pm - 7:00pm

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6. Save the Date! Justice is Sweet Benefit

Boston Bar Foundation

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 5:15 p.m.
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street

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