Coral Gable's Barakat Law A Certified Green Business

From the City of Coral Gables:

Barakat Law, a paperless law firm located in Coral Gables, has been certified as a Coral Gables Green Business. Founded in 2006 and located at 2701 Ponce De Leon, Barakat Law focuses on legal business matters. As part of their company’s core values they look at different ways to reduce their operational impact on the environment including looking at waste minimization such as recycling, eliminating single use items in the office and are committed to energy conservation. They also encourage employees to use alternative transportation such as telecommuting, biking to work, using ride share services or carpooling.

The Coral Gables Green Business Program was created in collaboration with the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce and the City’s Sustainability Advisory Board. The program aligns with the City’s sustainability goals of reducing energy, water, fuel consumption, and waste while increasing recycling efforts, alternative transportation and sustainability education and outreach. The goal of the program is to recognize and reward our local businesses for all their sustainability efforts while also educating them on additional actions they can implement. Together, the City of Coral Gables and our local businesses are creating a more resilient and sustainable Coral Gables for current and future generations.

For more information please visit www.coralgables.com/greenbusiness

This press release was produced by the City of Coral Gables. The views expressed here are the author’s own.