Colorado Offices of Hogan & Hartson Launch Pilot Program Combining Environmental...

Colorado Offices of Hogan & Hartson Launch Pilot Program Combining Environmental and Employee Wellness

DENVER--(Business Wire)--Hogan & Hartson LLP has launched a unique pilot program in its
Colorado offices designed to simultaneously promote "green" business
practices while improving the health of its 175 Colorado employees.
The firm will use its experience in Colorado to determine the
direction of its efforts in the firm's other offices around the world.

The firm's new "EarthWell" initiative puts in place standards and
policies to reduce energy use and minimize waste at the firm's offices
in Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. At the same time, the firm
is enhancing its employee wellness program by offering information,
services, and incentives for participation. "We see a direct
relationship between protecting the environment and helping to ensure
the long-term health and wellness of our people," said Warren Gorrell,
Chairman of Hogan & Hartson.

"We're asking everyone here to consider the impact their work has
on our planet, and to help make sustainability an even stronger part
of the firm's culture," said Cole Finegan, managing partner of Hogan &
Hartson's Denver office. "We also recognize that we've got a stake in
the health and welfare of our employees in what may sometimes be a
high-stress business environment."

As part of its EarthWell initiative, Hogan & Hartson announced a
commitment to purchase wind power credits for its Denver office, and
has set a goal to reduce office waste in all Colorado offices. The
firm is installing energy-efficient office equipment, eliminating
paper dishware, buying "green" office supplies, and has adopted a
double-sided printing policy.

In addition, the Denver and Boulder offices have joined the
American Bar Association's Environmental Protection Agency Law Office
Climate Challenge, which promotes sustainability among law firms and
their vendors.

As part of the employee wellness component of the firm's EarthWell
initiative, Hogan & Hartson recently hosted its first "health month,"
which included complimentary health screenings, educational
programming, and a fitness challenge with prizes to employees that
excelled at meeting personal goals. Employees were given stainless
steel water bottles and pedometers, to help meet a firm challenge for
employees to walk between 5,000 and 10,000 steps each day.

To build awareness, the firm will provide regularly scheduled
programs on both environmental and health topics, in addition to
making a wide range of informational materials available.

"Individually, these are all small steps," said Finegan. "But
taken together across all of our three Colorado offices, and
potentially our worldwide operations, it's a big step for our
employees and the communities we serve."

About Hogan & Hartson

Hogan & Hartson is an international law firm founded in
Washington, D.C. with more than 1,100 lawyers in 22 offices worldwide.
The firm has a broad-based national and international practice that
cuts across virtually all legal disciplines and industries.

Hogan & Hartson has offices in Baltimore, Beijing, Berlin,
Boulder, Brussels, Caracas, Colorado Springs, Denver, Geneva, Hong
Kong, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Moscow, Munich, New York, Northern
Virginia, Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo, Warsaw, and Washington, D.C.

For more information about the firm, visit www.hhlaw.com.

Hogan & Hartson
Koree Khongphand-Buckman, 303-454-2581

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