March 2013

NAEM's latest research report "Approaches to EHS & Sustainability Data Management" provides a benchmark for how companies manage data internally, the effectiveness of their chosen systems and how much they are spending.

Nov. 2012

NAEM's 2012 "EHS & Sustainability Staffing and Structure" survey will provide a comprehensive benchmark for EHS staffing, structure and budgets. It also will document the scope of EHS responsibilities, including the evolving role of the EHS manager in the execution of corporate sustainability initiatives.

Managing and Tracking Employee and Contractor Training

Feb. 2010

This survey focused on two areas. The first established best practices for managing employee training. The second studied the frequency of contractor use for EHS work, along with related training, compensation and auditing.

Sustainability Metrics

Oct. 2009

Looking at corporate sustainability metrics and efforts to green the supply chain, this survey helped determine how metrics are evolving to meet the dual demands of greater corporate transparency and increased economic constraints from the current economy.

Maintaining EHS Compliance and Carbon Footprinting Initiatives

June 2009

The first part of this two-pronged survey focused on how companies are maintaining compliance levels despite reduced resources, with a deeper look at the ways that organizations are coping in short and long term. The second part helped determine the common challenges, comparisons, strategies and tactics being taken to accomplish this GHG inventories and other programmatic initiatives.

The Role of Sustainability in EHS

Oct. 2008

This survey paints a broad picture of the current EHS landscape and then focuses on how the management of sustainability-related programs is evolving in organizations, and the corresponding impact on the environment and EHS functions.