Executive Brief • May 15, 2025
NAEM
“The future depends on what you do today.”
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer
Robots and Workers: Redefining Safety
Robots and humans are starting to work together to enhance workplace safety through AI-driven solutions and human expertise.
OHS Online

How Compliance Becomes a Strategic Engine
In the past, environmental compliance was a back-office function—reactive, procedural, and largely invisible to the boardroom. That’s changing.
NAEM's GreenTie Blog, sponsored by Encamp

Facing Lawsuit, USDA Says It Will Restore Climate Change-Related Webpages
The lawsuit, brought on behalf of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Environmental Working Group, argued that the deletions violated rules around citizens’ access to government information.
Associated Press

How Two Technical Attributes Can “Future Proof” Your EHS&S Software
Learn which technical attributes to look for when choosing EHS&S software and how they enable organizations to flex to unforeseen growth and uncertain regulatory demands.
NAEM's GreenTie Blog, sponsored by Locus Technologies

19 States and D.C. Sue Trump Administration Over Mass HHS Layoffs
Over a dozen states sued the Trump administration for laying off thousands of Health and Human Services staffers, urging a court to reverse job cuts that they argue brought work at large swaths of the Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-led health agency to a "sudden halt."
CBS News

Aligning Business & Digital Strategies to Drive EHS&S Performance Excellence in an Age of Emerging AI Technology
Ensuring compliance, improving performance, minimizing risk, and creating value through your EHS&S program are all achievable goals with the right approach and tools.
NAEM's GreenTie Blog, sponsored by TRC Companies
NAEM Research
EHS & Sustainability Staffing, Structure & Budget Report
EHS & Sustainability Staffing, Structure & Budget Report

Looking to benchmark your EHS and Sustainability function? This report offers an analysis of the organizational design, reporting structure, staffing levels, and budgets of the EHS and Sustainability functions from nearly 150 companies across different industry sectors.
 
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NAEM Webinars
Setting Up a GHG Quantification Program
Setting Up a GHG Quantification Program
May 27, 2025 / 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Growing investor and customer expectations around climate transparency are driving companies to rethink how they measure and manage GHG emissions. In response, many organizations are moving beyond ad hoc data collection to build structured, transparent GHG programs. Join this webinar to learn how to develop a fit-for-purpose GHG solution—starting with the fundamentals of an Inventory Management Plan (IMP).
 
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Waste Management: How Marriott Achieves Cost-Savings & Sustainability Goals
Waste Management: How Marriott Achieves Cost-Savings & Sustainability Goals
June 10, 2025 / 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Hear how Marriott reduced its waste costs and achieved its sustainability goals through data-driven decision-making about waste management.
 
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NAEM Conferences
IMPACT25 | Advancing Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives
IMPACT25 | Advancing Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives
May 28, 2025 / 1:00-3:15 PM ET
Virtual Event

Supply chains have become increasingly complex and so has their impact on the environment. Join this virtual event to learn how to increase transparency and sustainable practices in your supply chain and improve the collection and quality of supplier sustainability data.
 
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FORUM25 | EHS & Sustainability Management Forum
FORUM25 | EHS & Sustainability Management Forum
October 21-23, 2025
Tucson, AZ

In an era marked by unstable geopolitics, rapidly changing regulations, and an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, FORUM25 is focused on the critical challenges our organizations are facing globally and how our profession is adapting.
 
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EHS&S Job Opportunities
Director, Sustainability Disclosure and Ratings
Western Digital
San Jose, California

Project Safety Manager
Harder Mechanical Contractors
The Dalles, Oregon

EHS Manager
Nebraska Corn Processing, LLC
Cambridge, Nebraska

Manager, Environmental Affairs, Environmental Health & Safety
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada