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Key Practice Area - Sustainability
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How do you take sustainability from aspiration to operation? In this section, you will find resources, case studies and other tools to help you build a sustainability strategy, and create value through sustainability initiatives.
July 31- August 1, 2018
Are you responsible for implementing sustainability efforts, or tracking and reporting their results? Is the scope of your sustainability program expanding in all directions? This conference will offer insights that will help you improve your company’s performance internally and more effectively manage your sustainability data at both ends of the supply chain.
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- Agenda
- Speaker Bios
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Learn about building a sustainability strategy from a conversation between a current and former employee of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
January 9, 2018
This webinar will show you how your peers are charting their sustainability strategy and setting their priorities.
Oct. 25-27, 2017
Sessions in this track will focus on the key steps and considerations leaders must take to ensure that their sustainability efforts are organized around a clear strategy, generating business value, and communicated effectively. As companies identify that many of their material EHS and sustainability impacts and opportunities are outside of their immediate operations, this track will also offer a focus on partnering with stakeholders and along the supply chain.
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- Presentations
- Agenda
- Speaker Bios
August 1-2, 2017
Are you responsible for implementing sustainability efforts, or tracking and reporting their results? Is the scope of your sustainability program expanding in all directions? This conference will offer insights that will help you improve your company’s performance internally and more effectively manage your sustainability data at both ends of the supply chain.
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- Presentations
- Agenda
- Speaker Bios
July 31, 2017
Preceding its 2017 Annual Sustainability Conference, NAEM convened ½ day workshop to help members better understand trends in sustainability reporting. Gain insights and ask questions about how reporting frameworks are evolving.
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- Speaker Bios
August 2, 2017
Couldn't make it to NAEM's Sustainability Management conference? Watch two of the sessions from the comfort of your own home or office.
July 25, 2017
This webinar will point companies on the right path and paint a cohesive picture of strategies available to them in the renewable procurement space.
December 13, 2016
See how organizations are using such tools and concepts as Life Cycle Assessment, Materials Marketplace, Green Chemistry, and Material Alternative Assessments, to improve the sustainability of their product and services and move towards a circular economy.
Oct. 26-28, 2016
Each session was led by a knowledgeable facilitator(s) and include some content presentation, with the bulk of the time focused on discussion and audience dialogue. Audiences came ready with questions that kept them up at night and shared their strategies for addressing challenges. Sometimes group discussions are the best way to learn, benchmark and connect with your peers. This track features several sessions that are interactive and informative. They focus on discussion and dialogue from audience members with some content presentation. The sessions will cover a range of issues that EHS&S professionals face on a daily basis. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions and share strategies for addressing challenges.
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- Presentations
- Agenda
- Speaker Bios
Oct. 26-28, 2016
Sessions in this track will focus on the key steps and considerations leaders must take to ensure that their sustainability efforts are organized around a clear strategy, generating business value, and communicated effectively. As companies identify that many of their material EHS and sustainability impacts are happening outside of their immediate operations, this track will also offer a focus on sustainable supply chains and products.
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- Presentations
- Agenda
- Speaker Bios
October 6, 2016
Learn how incorporating sustainable and green strategies can significantly reduce the timeline to final operation and maintenance (O&M) site closure, reduce ongoing costs for long term operation and maintenance, destroy contaminants on-site, eliminate off-site disposal and reduce legacy environmental risks.
Aug. 2-3, 2016
Are you responsible for implementing sustainability efforts, or tracking and reporting their results? Is the scope of your sustainability program expanding in all directions? This conference will offer insights that will help you improve your company’s performance internally as well as having better control of your sustainability data at both ends of the supply chain.
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- Presentations
- Agenda
- Speaker Bios
Nov. 17, 2015
Learn management best practices for a global enterprise, the importance of training and communication and how software and technology can play an integral role in your sustainability strategy and data management, tracking of projects, and pursuing zero-waste to landfill goals.
Oct. 14-15, 2015
Whether you're talking about the physical environment or the business environment, both are changing. Sessions in this track will examine how EHS&S leaders are preparing their businesses for issues like climate change and water scarcity, as well as and how they are continuing to drive sustainability performance in an ever-changing global business climate by leveraging partnerships and internal resources.
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Aug. 4-5, 2015
Learn how to further integrate sustainability into your business operations from fellow corporate EHS and sustainability leaders. Through a mix of peer-led case studies and benchmarking dialogues, NAEM's annual sustainability conference is a unique opportunity to gain actionable insights you can use to immediately improve performance, identify opportunities for your business and set better sustainability goals.
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- Presentations
- Agenda
- Speaker Bios
- Blog
June 16, 2015
Learn how to expand recycling, reduce trash, and achieve Zero Waste to Landfill, while increasing profits at the same time.
June 12, 2014
Walk away with an understanding of the value of Intelligent Water Management, how to use water audits effectively to reduce water consumption and operating costs, and the Best Management Practices (BMPs) for water use and several case studies.
Feb. 5, 2015
Expert corporate sustainability advisor Andrew Winston shares highlights from his latest book 'The Big Pivot', about how to profitably do business in a world shaped by climate change, natural resource scarcity and radical transparency.
Oct. 22-24, 2014
It is imperative that EHS Leaders create and implement plans that demonstrate business value while reducing regulatory and other related risks. With continuous pressure on budgets, leaders must prioritize their resources to achieve results. Sessions in this track will focus on how companies have successfully aligned resources with business objectives and the processes they have used to most effectively prioritize risk.
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Oct. 22-24, 2014
Sustainability practices continue to evolve and offer transformational pathways and opportunities for companies. Learn how common operational risks and challenges across the supply chain are being proactively addressed to better protect companies and position them as industry leaders.
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- Speaker Bios
June 12, 2014
Walk away with an understanding of the value of Intelligent Water Management, how to use water audits effectively to reduce water consumption and operating costs, and the Best Management Practices (BMPs) for water use and several case studies.
Oct. 23-25, 2013
Companies today are being challenged to look for opportunities that positively impact their business while also improving their sustainability performance or the performance of others. Also, they are tasked with implementing innovative ways to measure, manage and monetize key EHS and Sustainability risk to better align efforts with core business objectives.
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March 2013
Get an understanding of the gap between well-established financial reporting and sustainability reporting and gain the basics of integrated reporting as it continues to grow and develop.
March 2013
Benchmark your sustainability program with other leaders in corporate sustainability. Learn how your peers are identifying material metrics, improving supply chain transparency and reporting sustainability results externally.
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- Overview
- Article
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- Speaker Bios
- Presentations
- Sponsors
Oct. 20, 2012
The role of the EHS manager has evolved to include strategic and technical leadership for embedding the principles of a company’s environmental commitments into its business operations. Learn how to master the challenges of today and understand the emerging issues you’ll likely tackle in the decades to come.
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- Overview
- Agenda
- Speaker Bios
- Presentations
- Sponsors
April 2012
Get a look behind the scenes at how leading companies have built successful enterprise-wide sustainability programs. Whether your program is in its early stages, or you’ve been at it for years, this section offers practical insights that will help you improve your corporate sustainability efforts.
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- Overview
- Agenda
- Videos
- Speaker Bios
- Presentations
May 2012
The demand for corporate transparency continues to grow, yet there is a need for greater alignment between the data used to evaluate a company’s sustainability performance, and the metrics companies track internally. Learn who the key research players are, what firms track internally and why, and recommendations for the external research process going forward.
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- Overview
- Background
- Research Timeline
- Reports
Feb. 2012
What are some of the core sustainability challenges leading companies are tackling today? Learn about the emerging issues and gain strategies for integrating the concepts of sustainability into your business operations.
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- Overview
- Videos
- Agenda
- Speaker Bios
- Presentations
Dec. 2011
Southern Company’s environmental stewardship program is a model of corporate conservation. Learn how the company structured, built and funded their landmark program.
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- Overview
- Case Study
- Video
- Press Release
- Resources
Oct. 2011
Experts from Trucost and Jantzi-Sustainalytics, the companies that produced the rankings for Newsweek, explain how they assessed the companies in Newsweek's Green 100 Rankings.
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- Overview
- Speaker Bios
- Q and A
- Webinar
Dec. 2011
Companies today are increasingly expected to manage the environment, health and safety impacts of their products and supply chains. Gain strategies for meeting the growing demand for full life cycle management.
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- Overview
- Agenda
- Speaker Bios
- Videos
- Q & A
- Presentations
Nov. 2011
In July 2010, the Conflict Minerals rule went into effect, creating new reporting requirements for products containing tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold. Learn what this rule means for companies and how to manage these materials in your supply chain.
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- Overview
- Speaker Bios
- Video
- Resources
- Webinar
Sept. 2011
Strategic approaches to energy management can create savings not only for an industry but for society as a whole. Learn about state and federal incentive programs to encourage energy efficiency and increase its use of renewable energy.
Sept. 2011
Over the past few years, ISO has published new standards for non-financial risk areas. Learn more about ISO 31000 and ISO 26000, and their potential impact on traditional EHS and sustainability risk management systems.
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- Overview
- Blog
- Speaker Bios
- Webinar
July 2011
With water use coming under increasing scrutiny, it’s an increasingly important issue for virtually every business. Learn about water scarcity and gain insights into how to understand, quantify and mitigate your company’s risks.
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- Overview
- Webinar
June 2011
From manufacturing by-products, to waste water, “zero waste” goals are popping up all over business. But how are companies actually meeting these goals? Learn from leading companies who are working toward or have achieved zero waste goals.
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- Overview
- Blog
- Tips
- Video
- Webinar
June 2011
How do you prioritize the growing number of information requests from environmental, social and governance (ESG) researchers? Learn more about the business value of responding to research surveys and gain strategies for optimizing your efforts.
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- Overview
- Agenda
- Blogs
- Article
- Conference Report
- Presentations
These interviews with experts and corporate decision-makers provide an overview of sustainability, including how it’s changing business today.
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- Overview
- FAQ
- Interview
- Career Profile
Feb. 2011
Rally your co-workers around your company’s sustainability efforts with NAEM’s Green Tips Guide, a free employee engagement handbook. The guide includes tips for greening your life at home and at work.
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- Download
- Website
Jan. 2011
Learn best practices from industry leaders on how to start and manage a corporate sustainability program.
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- Overview
- Presentations
- White Paper
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NAEM Updates
The National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) will host its inaugural Excellence Awards on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the 26th Annual EHS & Sustainability Management Forum. During this award program's first year, NAEM will be presenting a Lifetime Achievement Award and six NexGen Leader Awards, thanks to supporting sponsorship by AECOM. The NAEM Excellence Awards exist to recognize and elevate leaders in the corporate EHS&S community as well as showcase best practices of EHS&S management in corporations.
NAEM Executive Director, Carol Singer Neuvelt, will present research insights and emerging trends during an upcoming webinar with Arcadis on May 30 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m (ET). The free, Arcadis-hosted presentation, "Use Your EHS Data for Smarter, Better, Faster Decision Making" will identify opportunities for environment, health, safety and sustainability (EHS&S) leaders to leverage predictive analytics and data management systems to better manage risk. Arcadis is the leading global design and consulting firm for natural and built assets.
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