NAEM Web Seminars

Take advantage of our top notch educational programming without the hassle of traveling. Here is the list of our acclaimed web seminar series:

Upcoming Web Seminars

September 16th
EHS Salaries, Skills and Staffing: Staying competitive in today's economy
1:00PM - 2:15PM ET
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Is your organization's EHS compensation and staffing in-line with today's marketplace? Join NAEM as we explore the findings of the 2010 joint NAEM/BNA EHS Benchmark Report, as well as the Foushée Group’s annual EHS compensation survey, and ensure your company is staying competitive in EHS staffing. You'll get the latest information on EHS Salary and compensation levels, Staffing ratios, EHS expenditures, hot jobs, and the future of green jobs.

Past Web Seminars

2010

January 26th
2010 EHS Policy & Regulatory Update and Copenhagen Debriefing
1:00 – 2:30 pm ET
What happened and didn’t happen at the Copenhagen climate talks? What are the big ticket EHS regulatory trends you need to be aware of as we kick off the new decade? Get answers to these questions and start the New Year prepared for the regulations and enforcement priorities you can expect in 2010. In addition to U.S. and international implications of the Copenhagen Conference, get the latest on: Pending U.S. legislation, International legislation, Regional and State initiatives, and EPA actions.

May 4th, 2010
Best Practices in Corporate Energy Reduction and Management  - 1:00 to 2:30PM ET
What is a simple way to save money and reduce your carbon footprint? Use less energy, of course. But how are companies actually doing this? Join NAEM on May 4th as we take a look under the hood at Toyota’s sustained energy program, including its renowned Energy Treasure Hunts. We’ll also get a snapshot of how FUJIFILM has improved its energy efficiency.

2009

Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Utilizing Web-Based Metrics to Simplify Data Collection and Reporting
In this session, we will help you build the business case for evaluating and adopting a web-based metrics system. You’ll have the chance to benchmark with your peers at Smithfield Foods and The Coca-Cola Company and take away knowledge on how their systems were implemented, the benefits, and the lessons learned as they increased the efficiency of their data collection and reporting.There will be live demonstrations of both company’s applications and their features. You will be able to see how these tools have improved their data collection accuracy, quality, and timeliness through real-time collection and reporting of EHS data over the web. By attending this webinar, you'll learn about; the insight Smithfield Foods and the Coca Cola Company have developed for the 50+ EHS metrics tracked in real time, including rates for water usage, electricity usage, waste generation, and lost time incidents; the decision-making processes for employing a web-based tool, including convincing senior management of its benefits;making meaningful comparisons of subsidiaries, divisions, and individual plants against each other through normalizing data; program deployment, training and integration with other IT systems and he true costs, both spent and saved, as well as the limitations of these applications.

Thursday, February 26th
The EHS Manager as Change Agent
As an EHS manager, you have some unique opportunities to leverage you organizational connections, interdisciplinary perspective, and personal passion to help your organization to embrace EHS and sustainability initiatives. In addition to benefiting your company’s reputation with internal external stakeholders, such initiatives can also serve as pathways to improved profitability. Our featured speaker will provide examples of proven leadership strategies that have transformed his organization, and can be applied to your organization as well.

Tuesday, March 31st
60 Days into the New Administration: Likely Impacts of the Obama Administration on EHS, Energy and Sustainability Policy
President Obama has taken office following a campaign which promised “Change.” So, what change is coming, and how will it affect you as an EHS professional? Our panel of Washington and environmental insiders will size up the president’s first two months and tell you what you can expect the administration’s top priorities will be and how they will impact your operations.

Thursay, June 18th
Cost Effective Strategies and Techniques for Compliance Assurance
With a withering recession , compliance assurance is essential to your EHS program. This 90 minute program features tips and strategies from top companies that have maintained strong programs despite budget pressure and staffing limitations. Moderated by Reg Shiverick of Dakota Software, this event features Kevin McGrath of Veolia, John Nagy of AECOM and Celia Spence of FujiFilm. Topics covered include benchmarking results on auditing best practices, maintaining a high level of compliance assurance, doing more with less on a tight budget and how to prepare for any compliance challenges in the future.

Tuesday, August 25th
Benchmarking Corporate GHG Management Best Practices
1:00 – 2:30 pm ET
Don’t miss this cost effective opportunity to learn practical, real-world tips on building and improving your GHG Management System. Attend this program to learn the critical steps to successful GHG management, from setting up your inventory and collecting data to managing external stakeholder requests and public reporting: now is the time to benchmark your GHG management program!

Tuesday, September 15th
Salaries and Trends in EHS Employment
1:00 – 2:30 pm ET
Whether the economy is up or down, you still need to structure and staff your department so that it can perform to it’s fullest potential. This web seminar will give you the insight you need to determine the best management structure for your program by laying out the pros and cons of different options along with a review of how economic challenges will impact your compensation program and benchmarking from NAEM’s staffing and structure survey. You'll alk away with an understanding of how different management structures affect performance, EHS salary and compensation trends, and be able to benchmark results from NAEM's EHS & Sustainability staffing and structure survey.

Tuesday, November 17th
Harnessing your Workforce to Achieve Sustainability
1:00 – 2:30 pm ET
Smart organizations recognize that their workforce represents a critical and powerful stakeholder group when it comes to reaching EHS and Sustainability goals. Attend this web seminar and hear from companies that have developed strategies to put this force to work for the good of the environment and their companies’ bottom line! Learn how to incite action in employees by developing and executing eco-friendly practices and programs. Hear how an employee-led grassroots team can grow into a company-wide program. Take the first steps towards creating a culture of sustainability.

Thursday, December 17th
Driving Culture Change for Safety Improvement
1:00 – 2:30 pm ET
Creating lasting EHS performance improvement requires true culture change, where all stakeholders define and embrace EHS goals across the entire operation.  Our speakers will provide compelling examples of safety culture change at one very challenging facility, and across a diverse global manufacturing organization. If you have ever felt daunted at the prospect of changing your organization’s safety culture, or wondered what one person can really do to effect change, this session will inspire you and provide you with strategies to begin your journey. This was one of the best presentations of the 2009 NAEM Forum, as voted by the attendees

Tuesday, December 15th
Social Media: Sustainability Communications Revolution or Passing Fad?
1:00 – 2:30 pm ET
What is all the social media buzz about? This session will look at how leading companies are leveraging emerging social media tools like blogs, wikis, online communities and twitter, to compliment and build on their CSR, EHS and Sustainability communication initiatives. Attend this session and come away with an understanding of just what social media is and how it might help your organization engage stakeholders and build awareness for your EHS & Sustainability initiatives. This was one of the best presentations of the 2009 NAEM Forum, as voted by the attendees

2008

Thursday, January 31
Nanotechnology: What Every EHS Professional Should Know
In this session you will learn why nanotechnology stands to be one of the most important technologies of the 21st Century with major impacts on a number of industrial sectors including consumer products, electronics, biomedical, automotive and aerospace.You’ll also gain an understanding of the potential EHS impacts of nanotechnology and learn about key areas of concern for EHS professionals as this new technology comes into play across industry.

Thursday, September 11th
Driving Business and Environmental Results Through Workplace Management
Telecommunication and computer technology has been taken to new heights in recent years and as a result, surprising opportunities to reduce operating costs and environmental impacts have emerged. Unfortunately most corporate work programs have not kept pace. The traditional model for administrative workspace often requires excessive amounts of office space, support equipment and a drain on your most important resource: employees.

Tuesday, December 9th
Best Forum Presentations: Metrics and Sustainability Reporting: What to Collect to Maximize the Effectiveness of Your Report
As industry faces increasing pressure from investors and consumers, sustainability reporting is now the widely accepted mechanism for business to communicate about the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and the environment. In this session, you’ll hear how to determine and use metrics to create a sustainability report, while achieving transparency, accounting and business objectives.

Thursday, December 11th
Best Forum Presentations: Reflections on the Act of Leading
Everything rises and falls on leadership. Each organization is uniquely equipped to get the results it gets. Are you the kind of leader that your organization wants you to be? Is your organization delivering the results that are expected? Reflecting upon over 30 years of leadership experience with a multinational corporation, Alex will share practical ways to improve leadership behaviors that translate into empowered, results delivering organizations that attract and retain personnel.

Wednesday, December 17th
Best Forum Presentations: Impact of Sustainability on Corporate Strategies
Environmental sustainability within the corporate structure has moved from performing a handful of disparate “green” projects to being a key factor in the future success of the business. Stakeholders are demanding that companies become more environmentally conscious. Sustainability is now driving business strategies, from building design to product formulation to environmental footprint analysis. Those who succeed in addressing the sustainability upsurge are gaining a competitive advantage. How does a company suddenly become “environmentally sustainable”? Hear how three leading corporations have approached this challenge. As Kermit the Frog once said; “It’s not easy being green.”

2007

November 29th
Pros & Cons of Certifications: Are They Worth It?
Join your peers for a discussion of the pros and cons of external environmental business certifications! Understand the factors and reasoning that drove their decisions and ask questions about their experiences. Get to explore the benefits and challenges associated with external environmental health and safety business certifications through case-studies from Baxter Healthcare, American Electric Power and Millipore Corporation. Also learn behavioral strategies and practices for getting the most value out of your EHS management system, auditing and certifications from a leading EMS and business strategy consultant. You will get to see preliminary findings from a survey of ISO certified sites on the motivations, challenges and costs of ISO certifications, and get an update on the recent efforts of ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to align the third-party certification system with the needs of industry

September 27th
Creating & Sustaining a Culture of Safety
Join NAEM for this special seminar on Safety. Hear how leading companies have developed their programs and what strategies work for them! Michael Hewitt, Allen Stegman and Milton Coleman will teach you tips and strategies for how to drive safety performance and create a lasting culture of safety at your organization. Attendees will learn about key approaches for overcoming workplace safety challenges, understand what makes a safety management system successful, and get the chance to benchmark your program with world safety leaders and learn from their experience!

June 28th
Driving Business Value through Green Building & Energy Efficiency
As EHS managers look for new ways to drive business value and reduce energy use, green buildings are being seen as a new opportunity area. This session will include: trends and benefits of green buildings, tips and strategies to advance green buildings at your organization, an overview of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification program and two examples of prominent companies that are leveraging green buildings to drive business value.

2007 Strategies for Environmental Reporting & Manging Social Investor Inquires
Join us for this special NAEM web seminar that will review the latest trends and developments in environmental reporting and offer concrete tips and strategies for designing a transparency strategy and managing external stakeholder environmental information requests.

2006

Making the Business Case for Corporate Wellness Programs
As EHS Management continues to mature, managers are seeking new ways to add financial value to their organizations. The creation and implementation of workplace wellness programs is a compelling area of opportunity. Leading companies are promoting wellness in the workplace and beyond, as a way to strengthen their workforce, reduce their helathcare related costs and improve employee retention and overall job satisfaction.

Motivation and Management: Becoming a World Class EHS Leader
Take advantage of this easily accessible high-value learning format. This is your chance to learn from two of the most sucessful leaders in the EHS profession today! Hear how they motivate, manage and inspire excellence in their organizations and with their staff in this 60-minute online web seminar.

Managing Your Transportation Footprint
Transportation ranks alongside electricity generation and manufacturing as one of the three most significant sources of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Furthermore, every year over $2 billion dollars in fuel costs are lost to inefficiencies in freight transportation alone. Leading companies are increasingly including environmental performance of product transport into their corporate footprint, environmental management systems and supplier codes of conduct.Case studies from Sharp Electronics, FedEx and Ikea will demonstrate how leading product manufacturers, retail distributors and freight carriers are working together to address and reduce the environmental impacts of ground freight and ocean cargo transportation, leading the way to a cleaner, more efficient transportation future.