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Participate in New Survey Feature on PracticalESG

Dec 6 2021 #esg

We are getting closer to releasing our new membership services on PracticalESG. One of these services is real-time surveys to gauge how companies and practitioners are implementing ESG programs. In preparing for the launch, we opened two surveys, with results to made available when we go live with the full website (very soon!).

We invite you to offer input into one or both of these surveys. They should each take less than 30 seconds to complete and are anonymous.

ESG Data Collection

Approach to ESG Oversight

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Lawrence Heim has been practicing in the field of ESG management for almost 40 years. He began his career as a legal assistant in the Environmental Practice of Vinson & Elkins working for a partner who is nationally recognized and an adjunct professor of environmental law at the University of Texas Law School. He moved into technical environmental consulting with ENSR Consulting & Engineering at the height of environmental regulatory development, working across a range of disciplines. He was one… View Profile

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