Here Comes the Ampersand
When NAEM was founded in 1991, its members were primarily responsible for pollution prevention, regulatory compliance and waste management programs. That is no longer the case today. The emergence of sustainability as a business management paradigm is transforming what NAEM members do, where they sit, and yes, the number of ampersands in their titles. Read more...
Bruce Klafter
Senior Director of EH&S
Flextronics International Ltd.
Each month, we introduce you to a different member who makes our network so unique! Read more...
The following members joined NAEM in September 2013:
- Emerson Electric Co. is now a corporate member
- Carnival Corp. is now a corporate member
- UTC is now a corporate member
Ask the Board: "What is the one skill that you use every day (but didn't expect to)?"
Perspective. Early in my career I was responsible for a multimillion dollar asbestos removal project that had the potential to be very disruptive to one of our major operations. I completed the project early, below budget and with less impact than had been anticipated. Read more...
The Four 'Natural Laws' of Creating Sustainability Ambassadors
Sept. 26, 2013
Culture change toward sustainability, safety or even quality isn't quick or easy. Yet, environment, health and safety managers are often expected to lead these cultural transformations with minimal staff and resources. Leveraging Employee Ambassadors can build a community of excellence within a company's workforce. But where do you start and how do you grow the movement? Read more...
Other Recent Posts:
- Getting Ready to Go
- Finding a Winning Formula for Employee Engagement
- Practicing Sustainability in the Real World
- Developing New Strategic Indicators for Toyota's Waste Reduction Programs
- Anita Dawson is now Senior Environment Health Safety Sustainability Leader at Voltaix
- Bruce Klafter is now Senior Director of Environment, Health and Safety at Flextronics International Ltd.
The following members joined NAEM's "EHS and sustainability decision-makers forum" in September:
- Phillip Werth, Associate Director Technical Operations; Genzyme
- Edward Harrington, Global Environmental Director; MeadWestvaco
- Brad Clauss, North America Manager Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability at Johnson &; Johnson Consumer Co's Inc.
- Rob Harsh, Corporate Environmental Sustainability; Amgen Inc.
- Tom Bartzis, Team Leader Health and Safety; Enerplus
- Ted Leamen, Director, Global EHS; P&H Mining Equipment
- Bob Lanham, Environmental Associate; Solutia Inc./Eastman Chemical
- Julie Walawender, Director, EHS Audit & Training; Cardinal Health
- Laura Verity, Environment & Management Systems Manager; Ponderay Newsprint Co.
- Amarachi Igbokwe, Environmental Coordinator; Agape Birthrights Organistaion
- Mohd Akhir, Senior Vessel Safety Advisor; ExxonMobil
- Adam Pietraszewski, Sustainability Supervisor; Stericycle
- David Lumby, EHS Director; Ben Venue Laboratories
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Featured Tweets:
- Richard Louv @RichLouv: 10 ways health professionals can promote health via #nature http://blog.childrenandnature.org/2013/08/05/time-for-your-vitamin-n-ten-ways-pediatricians-and-other-health-professionals-can-promote-health-and-wellness/ via @ChildrenNature
- Climate Reality @ClimateReality: A step in the right direction: @Energy proposes efficiency rules for commercial equipment http://wapo.st/146ipQQ. @washingtonpost
- Phil Bloomer @pbloomer: John Ruggi: 'the era of declaratory corporate social responsibility is over: victims are entitled to remedy.
- WWF @WWF: WWF: Failure to address climate change today will cost us more tomorrow http://ow.ly/2zGIeL
- Tim Mohin @TimMohinAMD: G20 countries agree to phase down potent #greenhouse gas http://reut.rs/15ByoS4 via @reuters #sustainability
- Kevin Moss @KevinIMoss: Fascinating to see how scores narrowing on #CDP, chart page 6. Encouraging https://www.cdproject.net/CDPResults/CDP-Global-500-Climate-Change-Report-2013.pdf
- VM_Solutions @VM_Solutions: This wk's #CSR Food 4 Thought: The Potential of Trash bit.ly/17Vj4Uu w/@triplepundit @Nike @thegreentie @Allstate @BCorporation #FF
- IR Magazine @IRMagazine: "Face of activism has changed in 10 yrs. Today's focus is on short-term goals & battleground is Twitter" - Tony Takazawa / EMC #IRMThinkTank
- 3M @3MNews: Commitment to Climate: 3M cut GHGs by 2/3 worldwide through conservation, innovation & more. #3Msustainability http://tinyurl.com/nouxqsl
- Andrew Winston @AndrewWinston: "To be a leader, be a human being have confidence to say you don't have all the answers." @Unilever CEO Polman @globalcompact mtg #LS2013
- Bloomberg View @BloombergView: Uncertainty about climate change is a sign of good science: http://bloom.bg/1b9nT0x
- Ceres @CeresNews: #Canada's top financial #regulator warns #insurers to get ready for #ClimateChange http://buff.ly/19BGHP8
- SAP Sustainability @sustainableSAP: Great piece by @arielhs on U.N. Global Compact recent study on CEOs view of #sustainability & business - @FastCoExist http://www.fastcoexist.com/3017756/embargo-til-friday-ceos-no-longer-think-sustainability-is-key-to-business-success
- GEG Project @GEGproject: "The IPCC report presented today shows that the window to limit warming to the 2 degrees agreement is closing on us" @CFigueres
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