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Local Initiatives Create Sustainable Communities
ArticleGrassroots sustainability movements are gaining momentum worldwide as communities adopt local carbon-reduction initiatives, collaborative planning, and sustainability frameworks. These efforts are reshaping development policies and increasing community influence on environmental, health, and safety management. -
Water Stewardship: Paralyzing Complexity or Competitive advantage?
ArticleCompanies face growing pressure to manage and disclose water-related risks as investors increasingly view water as a critical business issue. Proactive water strategies can reduce future risks, costs, and stakeholder scrutiny. -
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Building Sustainability into the American Dream
ArticleTo catalyze engagement and inspire action throughout an organization, environment, health and safety (EHS), and sustainability leaders must be able to effectively communicate the value of their programs from the shop floor to the C- Suite. -
Sustainability Reporting Drives Employee Engagement, Strategic Alignment
ArticleRoland Mostovy, Sustainability Manager at Ashland Inc., discusses findings from NAEM's global survey of 91 EHS&S leaders at U.S. and Europe-based companies. See results and how the most tangible business benefits are those that impact internal operations. -
Making the Business Case for Energy and Water Savings
ArticleIf you could quantify the cost of your company's combined energy and water use, how much value could you create? -
Creating a Net Positive Impact from Sustainable Supply Chain Management
ArticleSince the 1980s The Rainforest Alliance has collaborated with industry to address the root causes of macro environmental challenges. Today, they are an influential stakeholder for companies looking to integrate sustainability across their full value chain. -
Corporate Sustainability 2015: What is the current state of play?
ArticleAs NAEM prepares for its 2015 Sustainability Management Conference in Minneapolis on August 4-5, we spoke with Program Director Mike Mahanna to learn about the current state of play inside of companies today. -
A Practical Approach to Recycling
ArticleThe key to implementing a practical waste diversion program lies in planning ahead and asking the right questions. -
Engaging your Enterprise and Taking Action on Climate Change
ArticleThe climate is changing and the impacts of these changes threaten to worsen existing problems and create new hazards for businesses and communities. While sea level rise is among the most visible, the impacts go beyond just the coast. Businesses in all geographic regions may feel these impacts directly, or indirectly as a result of disruptions to their supply chain, which could affect their ability to operate. -
Andrew Winston Says it's Time for a "Big Pivot"
ArticleAndrew Winston has a new message for business: It’s time to broaden the aperture from quarterly earnings and internal metrics to creating long-term value and solving global environmental challenges. -
Can Reframing Old Business Beliefs Drive Employee Engagement?
ArticleThe role of a leader therefore is not to dangle all sorts of carrots and sticks before people but to create a work environment where people naturally thrive and flourish. -
William McDonough Shares His Plans for the Next Industrial Revolution
ArticleWilliam McDonough will describe how his breakthrough design concepts can advance the development of a new, circular economy. -
Are Corporate Leaders Starting To Change Business As Usual?
ArticleAmong the C-Suite executives at many of the world’s largest corporations, a new normal has started to take hold, according to Lucy Parker and Jon Miller, authors of “Everybody’s Business: The Unlikely Story of How Big Business can Fix the World”. Today’s senior leaders, they say, increasingly understand that their business’s role is as much to create social value as it is to deliver value to their shareholders. -
It's Time to Quantify the Economic Risks of Climate Change
ArticleEarlier this year, a nonpartisan team of business leaders, economists and climate scientists issued the first multidisciplinary report on the financial risks associated with climate change. -
Why Values Matter When Selecting an EHS&S Consultant
ArticleAccording to a recent 'quick poll' of NAEM corporate members, sustainability may not yet be the deciding factor for how companies hire third-party consultants. But that doesn't mean the way a consultant conducts its own business is unimportant, says Kelvin Roth, Director of EHS with AMCOL International Corp. -
External Sustainability Reporting is Increasingly About Quality, Not Quantity
ArticleMarcus Krembs, Senior HSE Specialist at Newfield Exploration Co., discusses the concept of materiality and findings from a NAEM benchmarking study where a majority of respondents stated they already evaluate or plan to evaluate their EHS&S in terms of materiality. -
How Biogen Idec Inc. Uses Materiality Assessments Identify Risks, Priorities
ArticleWhile materiality assessments remain an emerging practice, some companies, like Cambridge, Mass.-based Biogen Idec Inc., have a track record of successfully using them to calibrate their sustainability investments. -
Identifying the Value of Sustainability through Integrated Reporting
ArticleAccording to an April 2013 report by the Investor Responsibility Research Institute, only seven companies on the S&P 500 Index currently publish an integrated report, or one that quantifies sustainability programs in terms of bottom line impact. Doing so, however, holds upside potential for companies who are seeking to integrate sustainability into the strategic plans for top line growth and risk reduction, according to Bill Gaffigan, Senior Practitioner with Geosyntec Consultants Inc. -
What Comes First: Communications or Culture?
ArticleSustainability communications are a powerful tool for changing how employees think about their work, coworkers and company. Learn how NAEM members engage employees and embed sustainability principles into the fabric of their organizations. -
Behind Intel Corp's Conflict-free Commitment
ArticleIn January, Intel Corp. announced that it its microprocessors are now 'conflict-free', meaning the metals used in their computer chips (tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold) are not fueling armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Behind the headline, though, is a story of how the company assessed the materiality of the issue and chose to take a leadership position without the promise of clear bottom line rewards. -
Creative Funding for Remediation and Sustainability Projects
ArticleDid you know that there is grant funding available for just about any environmental and sustainability project? -
Five Tips for Preparing Your First Conflict Minerals Filing
ArticleThe deadline to disclose conflict minerals under the new Security and Exchange Commission rule is coming up in May. Doing anything for the first time can be a bit daunting, and with so much information to sift through, it’s hard to know where to start. To get some advice on how to prepare, we spoke with Kirsten Wallerstedt, Senior Regulatory Analyst with 3E. Here’s what she had to say... -
Conflict Minerals Reporting Yields As Many Questions As Answers
ArticleWhile it's too soon to know exactly how companies will respond to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) new conflict minerals reporting requirement, experts say this first year was an eye-opening lesson in just how challenging it is to track down quality data across a global supply chain. -
