Schettine & Nguyen PLC

Schettine & Nguyen believes in a triple bottom line:  People, Planet, Profit. 

Our business model incorporates and considers the needs of our clients, our employees, the community, and the world at large prior to making any business decision, both small and large.  Our clients, and thus our business, come from the community.  We believe that by re-investing in society, we not only help our neighbors but we also help our business.

Social Responsibility

Some of the social contributions and causes we support include:

• Massey Cancer Center – http://www.massey.vcu.edu/
• Central Virginia Foodbank – http://www.cvfb.org/
• Greater Richmond Bar Foundation – http://www.grbf.org/
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
• National Marrow Donor Program – http://www.marrow.org/
• Schettine & Nguyen scholarship at the University of Richmond School of Law
• Schettine & Nguyen Richmond Vietnamese Association Scholarship

Environmental Responsibility

Schettine & Nguyen is a green law firm.  All aspects of our business are analzyed and reviewed for its impact upon the environment.  From our new office, which was sustainably designed and constructed, to the type of paper we use in our copiers, our efforts are geared to minimizing our carbon footprint.                                                             

Our green initiatives include:                                                                           

• Recyling center
• Shredding and recycling all paper used in our office  (saved 21 trees in 2008; 38 trees in 2009; and 36 trees in 2010)
• Using only recycled 100% or 30% post-consumer content copy paper
• Using 100% recycled bathroom tissue and paper towel products
• Sponsor of a recycling center at various conferences attended by the attorneys of Schettine & Nguyen
• Using Compact Florescent Lightbulbs (CFLs) throughout our office
• Car pooling
• Employees walking to work

Our green office includes:

• Bamboo floors
• Tankless on-demand hot water heaters
• Energy efficient light fixtures and light-bulbs
• Paints with no/low volitile organic compounds (VOCs)
• Ceiling fans throughout the office to minimize air conditioner use
• Dual-flush toilets
• Bamboo bookshelves
• Natural wallpaper and adhesives
• Countertops made out of paper and natural resins (paperstone)
• Energy star appliances
• Living plants throughout our office to promote healthy indoor air quality
• Motion sensing lights
• Recycled glass tiles
• Open floor plan to reduce the use of construction materials
• Recyling of construction waste