EHSDA Shorts: What Can Organizations Do to Be More Sustainable?
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Katie Martin, Sustainability and Innovation Director of Avetta, explains what organizations can do to be more sustainable.
Category: Sustainability
EHS On Tap E205: Focusing on Sustainability and Chemical Management
On episode 205 of EHS On Tap, Jerome Marinkovic of Chemwatch talks about the need for sustainability in chemical management. This episode is sponsored by Chemwatch.
What We Learned From…ESG Week 2024
Last week was EHS Daily Advisor’s Enviro, Social, and Governance (ESG) Week. ESG reporting and sustainability have moved from catchy buzzwords and “nice to have” elements of an organization’s portfolio to become business requirements. Let’s take a look back at the content that became available throughout the week, which was designed around ESG to help organizations meet […]
EHS On Tap E193: Supplier Engagement and Communications Around ESG
On episode 193 of EHS On Tap, Katie Martin, Director of Sustainability at Avetta, talks about supplier engagement and communications around ESG. This episode is sponsored by Avetta.
Back to Basics: Prevention Through Design
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine Prevention through Design. The goal of the safety professional is to minimize risk and reduce harm in the workplace as efficiently and effectively as possible. Leadership can eliminate hazards at each […]
EPA Releases 2022 GHG Data
In October 2023, the EPA released 2022 greenhouse gas (GHG) data collected under the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). For 2022, the report reveals emissions from large industrial sources were approximately 1% lower than in 2021. Cumulative data collected also shows an overall long-term decreasing trend in industry GHG emissions since 2011, which is […]
EHS On Tap Live: E182 Integrating Technology for Workplace Safety, Sustainability, and Risk Mitigation
On episode 182 of EHS On Tap, Langdon Dement, Global EHS Specialist at Evotix, and Catryna Jackson, Sustainability and Environmental Programs Leader for Evotix, talk about using technology for sustainability and risk mitigation. This episode is sponsored by Evotix and was recorded live as part of EHS Daily Advisor’s Technology NOW online summit on November 8.
Feds Heat Up Climate Enforcement
President Joseph Biden Jr.’s Executive Order (EO) 14008 calls on all federal agencies to use a whole-of-government approach to tackle the climate crisis. In keeping with this directive, the EPA recently announced its Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy, which directs all enforcement and compliance programs to address climate change, wherever appropriate, in every matter within […]
California Mandates Emissions Disclosures from Companies
In October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two landmark laws that will require companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenues operating in California to disclose both direct and indirect emissions resulting from their operations and report on climate-related financial risks. SB 253 One of the new laws, SB 253, has been characterized […]
The Latest in the HFC Crusade
On October 6, 2023, the EPA announced two regulations in the continued crusade to phase down the use of super-polluting hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The first new action is a final rule to accelerate the ongoing transition to more efficient and climate-safe technologies in new refrigeration, heating, and cooling systems and other products by restricting the use […]