Plus: Adventures in Alternative Work Arrangements

Executive Brief • July 16, 2020 “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” Socrates (c. 470 – 399 BC) Greek philosopher, one of the founders of Western philosophy G.A.O. Report: White House Speeds Deregulation by Undervaluing Cost of Climate Change The Government Accountability Office has found that the Trump administration is undervaluing the cost of climate change to boost its deregulatory efforts. Read more... The New York Times OSHA COVID-19 Guidance: Workplace Facemasks Recommended In the guidance, OSHA addresses frequently asked questions to common COVID-19-related workplace safety inquiries, including whether employees should wear facemasks while at work. Read more... The National Law Review Remote Work is Productive, But Missing Something Offices can be inefficient, productivity-killing spreaders of infectious disease, and a lot of people can’t wait to go back. Read more... The Wall Street Journal World’s Biggest Liquid Air Battery — ‘The Climate Emission Killer’ — is Now Under Construction in England One of the biggest challenges with widespread implementation of renewable energy is storage — but now in England, a trailblazing company is developing the world’s first liquid-air battery storage facility for renewable energy. Read more... Good News Network As Single Use Products Surge, a Look Back at how Disposable Dixie Cups grew out of 1918 Pandemic Made popular during the Spanish Flu, Dixie Cups were a life-saving technology that avoided the transmission of disease from communal “tin dippers.” Read more... Smithsonian Magazine Adventures in Alternative Work Arrangements With kids come new demands, especially for the majority of us who are in dual-career households. It would seem that alternative work programs — flexible hours, remote work, part-time salaried work, job shares, and lateral moves — create a win-win for employers, employees, and families. Read more... Harvard Business Review NAEM Virtual Conference Experiences Sustainability Impact Conference Aug. 4-5 Virtual Conference Gain insights and tactics to help you achieve your sustainability goals — especially in the new normal brought about by the global pandemic, economic slowdown and sociopolitical movements. This conference emphasizes an interactive and engaging virtual format to maximize connecting with your peers and benchmarking best practices in getting sustainability done. REGISTER TODAY Sustainability Solve-It Series Sustainability Solve-It Series Aug. 6 - Sept. 4 Online Peer Workgroups Exclusively for corporate leaders of EHS & Sustainability, NAEM’s Sustainability Solve-Its on ESG Strategy, Science-Based Targets, and Zero-Waste Goals provide you with a core group of peers to benchmark, gain insight and share learnings with in a time when benchmarking with peers is more important than ever. LEARN MORE NAEM Benchmark Survey Benchmark How COVID-19 is Impacting Your Sustainability Agenda Corporate sustainability leaders: This is your opportunity to find out how you're doing in comparison to other companies. Take this 5-minute benchmark survey on how companies’ sustainability goals and initiatives are getting done in the new normal. TAKE SURVEY COVID-19 Resources Virtual Audits: Planning is Key Thursday, July 30 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has grounded most corporate EHS auditors, there has been a press of activity to quickly execute virtual audits. The planning phase is key to realizing meaningful results in undertaking virtual audits. This one-hour webinar will enable EHS audit managers to initiate an agile planning process driven by continuous improvement to achieve better performance even while launching virtual audits. REGISTER TODAY How COVID-19 is Impacting the EHS Function Free Report How have companies reacted to COVID-19 and how has it impacted their EHS operations? Based on a quantitative benchmark survey, interviews and facilitated discussions, this report will answer your pressing questions on this topic. DOWNLOAD NOW NAEM's COVID-19 Resource Page Check out NAEM's full list of COVID-19 resources such as specific COVID-19 related webinars, reports, and back-to-work corporate playbooks to assist your EHS&S efforts. LEARN MORE EHS&S Job Opportunities Senior EHS Representative PepsiCo Inc. Atlanta, Georgia Apply Now Manager of EHS – Supply Chain Harbor Freight Tools Dillon, South Carolina Apply Now Division SH&E Director Global Corporation via Elias Associates Inc. Baltimore, Maryland or Lancaster, Pennsylvania Apply Now Business Unit EHS Director Global Corporation via Consentium Search San Francisco, California Apply Now