No Matter the Position, EHS Professionals Need Leadership Skills to Succeed
December 22, 2014
Regardless of where environment, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability professionals are in their career, they need the same core set of leadership skills to be effective, according to results from NAEM's latest research on the profession. Read more...
"What is your strategy for solving problems?"
By Mark Hause
Environmental Competency Leader
DuPont SHE and Sustainability
What I find is that just getting a diverse array of perspectives externally and internally is really important. Read more...
Why Recycling is Not Enough: A Four-Point Strategy for Change
By Elisabeth Comere
For as long as I can remember and for good reason, our priority has been recycling because good design intentions rely on robust collection and processing networks to capture those valuable materials at end-of-life, but what about the resources used to create products and packaging in the first place?
Read more from this month's Green Tie blog:
- Webinar Highlights: Leveraging Metrics to Drive World-class EHS & Sustainability Performance
- What Your Client Wants You to Know by Alex Pollock
Key Competencies for the EHS & Sustainability Profession
A Comprehensive benchmark of the skills, knowledge areas and attributes for EHS Professionals at all levels of an organization
Based on responses from 345 individuals, NAEM has developed a comprehensive portrait of the unique skills of EHS and sustainability professionals today. Download the FREE Executive Summary today...
The following members joined NAEM in the last month:
- CF Industries is a new corporate member. Kelvin Roth is the representative to the Board of Regents.
- Biogen Idec is a new corporate member
- Suncor a new corporate member
- Dirk Krouskop is now CEO and President of the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI)
- Rod Strong is the new representative on the Board of Regents from MeadWest Vaco
- Frank Marino is the new representative on the Board of Regents from Raytheon
- Marty Moran is now working with Pinnacle Engineering
Do you know someone who has a position to fill, or is looking to make a smart move? Email elizabeth@naem.org and we will do our best to connect you.
Five Ways Sustainability is Reshaping Corporate Culture
As seen in Inc.com
By Maureen Kline, Director of Public Affairs & Sustainability, Pirelli Tire North America
Corporate sustainability is bringing improvements to the outside world in the environmental, social and governance arenas. But the side effect, introducing a more transparent and collaborative corporate culture, may be even more important. Read more...
The following members joined NAEM's "EHS and sustainability decision-makers forum" in the last month:
- Andi Dwihananto,Maintenance and EHS Manager at PT Takeda (Indonesia)
- David Grede, EHS Manager at Garratt-Callahan Company
- Aizhan D., Program Manager of EHS at AES
- Nicole Cyza, EHS Specialist at Vermeer Corporation
- Shobhan Audichya, EHS Manager at Hindustan Power (India)
- Brian Benito Jr., Senior Environmental Specialist at Northeast Utilities
- Annette Groscup, EH&S and Operations Specialist at Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation
- Rich Kroes, Director of Sustainability Product Strategy at Oracle
- William Reilley, Environmental, Safety & Health Professional at GlaxoSmithKline
- Jasper Titus, Program Manager of Safety at Kraft Foods Group
- Sean Xu, HSE Director at TRW (China)
- Bank Wang, Experienced EHS Engineer at Eaton (China)
- Thierry Maes, EHS Manager at Ontex
- Anish Mathew, EHS Officer at Petron Emirates
- Sharanabasava Hosagoudar, Sr. Engineer of EHS at L&T Ltd.
- Adriano Abranches, SMSRS Specialist (Brazil)
- Armando Alvarez, EHS Manager at Valero Energy Corp.
- Michael J. Shuler, Environmental Specialist at SAFC
- Eder Pizango Ferreyra, EHS Supervisor at Petrolera SAC (Peru)
- J. Carlos M Berguio, EHS Coordinator at SAG Manufacturing (Spain)
- Wesley Seigler, EHS Manager at University of South Carolina
- Jose Gerardo Rodriguez Perez, EHS Coordinator at CB&I Matamoros (Mexico)
- Nick Owens, EHS Functional Leader
- Jose Humberto Castillo Bejarano, EHS Coordinator at Medtronic (Mexico)
- Irma Felicia Carey, EHS Site Safety Support at DuPont
Latest News
Andrew Winston to Present During NAEM Member Appreciation Week
In his presentation via webinar Mr. Winston will share highlights from his latest book 'The Big Pivot', about how to profitably do business in a world shaped by climate change and natural resource scarcity.
Upcoming Events
Globally Harmonized System: Two Deadlines to Hit in 2015
January 15, 2015
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EST
Webinar Presented by MSDS Online
During the span of just six months, two of OSHA's GHS deadlines are set to go into effect. With employers still scrambling to meet the compliance obligations laid out by OSHA's first GHS deadline, it's important to take action now to understand the full spectrum of GHS requirements.
January 22, 2015
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EST
The meeting will be held via web conference and is a great opportunity to hear what initiatives NAEM is working on to bring additional value to your membership.
2015 EHS & Sustainability Software Conference
Feb. 24-25, 2015
Tampa, Florida
Since 2001, NAEM's EHS & Sustainability Software Conference has been the premier software event designed to meet the needs of corporate EHS and sustainability leaders. NAEM's software event is the best opportunity to meet with the leading solution providers in one place and to hear from fellow users who have implemented these systems.
2015 EHS Sustainability Women's Leadership Roundtable
April. 14- 16, 2015
San Antonio, Texas
NAEM's Women's EHS Sustainability Leadership Roundtable gives corporate leaders the opportunity to connect, share and grow. Attendees will meet and network, hear practical and actionable insights from the foremost women in the field, and participate in an interactive idea exchange on current issues facing women in the EHS&S discipline.
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