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Executive Brief - August 16, 2018 - Managing Compliance in an Era of Shifting EPA Priorities
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"… In the end, it matters less that you can fight. What you fight for is the real test."
- John McCain (1936 – 2018),
American Politician (Arizona) and Military Officer (The United States Navy)
Walmart Aims For 'Zero Waste' To Landfills By 2025
Walmart's sustainability efforts are unique in that the company seeks to leverage more than its own footprint. The company has been clear that its goals extend throughout its supply chain and, as the largest retailer in the world, creates the potential to be a global leader. Read more…
Waste Dive
EPA Launches New E-Manifest System for Hazardous Waste Data
The Environmental Protection Agency recently launched its new Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System, “e-Manifest,” a national paperless method for tracking waste shipments. The new system is promoted as providing various benefits, including: cost savings, timely information on shipments, and increased effectiveness of compliance monitoring by regulators. Find out how it affects you. Read more…
Sponsored by Trihydro Corp.
Sustainability Target Setting: What’s Happening Out There?
With stakeholders ramping up their demands for companies to get serious in cutting GHGs, more and more organisations have been revising their reduction goals with science in mind. So far, 350 companies have committed to science-based targets which, if met, will keep the world within the 2 degree limit. Honda, Dell, C&A, BT and Danone are among the companies that are taking action to establish such targets, using the UN Science Based Targets initiative as a framework. Read more…
Sponsored by UL EHS
How to Collaborate Effectively If Your Team Is Remote
The challenges of working across distances will never fully go away, but here are some rules of thumb for keeping everyone engaged and on the same page. Read more…
Harvard Business Review
OSHA Compliance Assistance Resources for Silica Standard
OSHA has released new compliance assistance resources for limiting worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica. OSHA’s silica standard for general industry and maritime went into effect June 23. Resources include customizable materials, short videos and FAQs. Read more…
Safety and Health Magazine
NSC Estimates there will be 420 Motor Vehicle Deaths Over Labor Day Weekend
Don’t let the last weekend of the summer be your – or your coworkers – last weekend ever. Read more…
EHS Today
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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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