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The Evolution of EHS and Sustainability Metrics
ArticleThe landscape of EHS and sustainability metrics is changing as technology continues to change how businesses use metrics to improve their programs. -
Preparing for the New GHG Emissions Reporting Protocols
ArticleAs we get ready for what some call “Reporting Season,” the World Resources Institute (WRI) has provided us with a new way to report Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling. In January 2015, they published the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, an amendment to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard. The revised guidance applies to data going forward from 2015, and will be required by CDP in responding to their 2016 questionnaire. Therefore, it is important to consider how to meet the requirements for the first time this year. -
Professionals with Leadership Skills Make Better Industrial Hygienists
ArticleNot all environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals are industrial hygienists but some of the most successful industrial hygienists (IH) share a core skill set with EHS professionals, according to NAEMs "Career Profiles" research, which included survey responses from the members of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). -
Product Stewardship Programs Introduce New Challenges for EHS Professionals
ArticleTom Grumbles, Sr. Safety, Health and Environmental Specialist at Sasol North America, is among the growing number of EHS professionals members who are creating structure around these programs. He spoke with us this week to discuss how companies are managing product stewardship programs and what the American Industrial Hygiene Association's Product Stewardship Society is doing to to help these programs succeed. -
Customers in Asia Value Product Stewardship, Too
ArticleFor those of you with defined product stewardship programs, have you considered the importance of green products to customers outside of the United States? What is some of the feedback you've received from customers around the world? -
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Community Engagement is Key in Climate Action
ArticleAs environmental leaders, we need to further integrate social science with the environmental science to achieve better use of our natural resources. The next increments of improvement will be the hardest as we are will need to address the individual behavior of the earth’s residents.
