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  • The Timeless Responsibilities of Leaders

    By: Alex Pollock
    June 26, 2013
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    As I write this blog, the business press is again filled with details of corporate America responding to decreased profits by significantly reducing its headcount. The now familiar cycle takes another turn..profits down, headcount cut, stock price up, employee morale dashed.
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  • Adaptation to Sea Level Rise Should Begin Today

    By: NAEM Staff
    June 24, 2013
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    John Englander discusses his best-selling book, "High Tide on Main Street," and what businesses can do to begin preparing for sea level rise today.
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  • Leveraging the Power of HR to Create a Sustainability Culture

    By: NAEM Staff
    June 6, 2013
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    Building a sustainable organization is as much about changing behaviors and shaping culture as it is about developing green products.
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  • First Deadline Approaches for GHS Hazard Communications

    By: Tom Hawkinson
    June 5, 2013
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    As OSHA's adoption of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) reshapes hazard communication requirements in the United States, EHS professionals face new training obligations, labeling standards, and documentation requirements. Understanding these changes is essential to achieving compliance and improving workplace safety.
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  • Identifying the Sustainability Risks Along Your Supply Chain

    By: NAEM Staff
    April 2, 2013
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    When it comes to reducing waste, water use and energy consumption along your supply chain, where do you even begin?
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  • Smart Technology Holds Keys for Sustainable Operations

    By: NAEM Staff
    October 30, 2012
    As smart technologies become increasingly interconnected, they are creating new opportunities for companies to improve efficiency, reduce resource use, and drive innovation. This interview explores the concept of VERGE—the convergence of energy, transportation, buildings, and information technologies—and examines how these emerging systems can help organizations break down silos, optimize operations, and take a more integrated approach to sustainability.
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  • Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Training Program

    By: James Basore
    August 22, 2012
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    Evaluating training effectiveness requires looking beyond satisfaction and learning to measure behavioral changes and business results. Using the Kirkpatrick Model’s four levels - reaction, learning, behavior, and results - organizations can systematically assess whether training improves job performance, safety outcomes, and overall organizational success.
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  • Aligning Environmental Metrics with Business Performance

    By: Howard Brown
    August 16, 2012
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    In spite of all of this progress, environment and business are still viewed as separate topics with separate (albeit more closely related) goals. The actual intersection at which good environmental and business practices become one - the point at which they become truly aligned - has eluded us.
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  • “Not On My Watch”: How Sandy Stash Found Career Success by Leading Change in Challenging Environments

    By: NAEM Staff
    July 31, 2012
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    A petroleum engineer by training, Sandy Stash was one of the first women to work as a drilling engineer and drilling rig foreman at ARCO locations across North America. Today she is the Global Senior Vice President of Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Operational Assurance at Talisman Energy.
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  • Leading the Way in LCA Means Defining Boundaries, Success

    By: NAEM Staff
    July 25, 2012
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