Executive Brief • July 11, 2024
NAEM
“The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.”
Lady Bird Johnson (1912 – 2007)
First lady of the United States
Good Safety Cultures Can Attract and Retain Talent
While interest in workplace safety might have intensified with the pandemic, it has since expanded to a variety of forms of safety, both physical and psychological. Workers need to know that their companies value their safety above all else.
EHS Today

Advancing Your Career through Pivoting & Practice
Career trajectories often don’t follow a straight line. For Monica Alston, Vice President of Safety, Health & Environment and Risk & Compliance at National Grid, her path involved a series of pivots that made her a stronger leader.
NAEM's GreenTie Blog

Extreme Heat Waves Broiling the US in 2024 Aren’t Normal: How Climate Change is Heating up Weather Around the World
Less than a month into summer 2024, the vast majority of the U.S. population has already experienced an extreme heat wave. Millions of people were under heat warnings across the western U.S. in early July or sweating through humid heat in the East.
The Conversation

Balancing Your Aspirations & Abilities as a Leader
Victoria Emerick, Executive Director & Global Head of Corporate Sustainability Strategy & Operations at Bristol Myers-Squibb, doesn’t have the traditional EHS & Sustainability background you might expect. Holding a PhD in biochemistry, she spent 20+ years in pharma research and development prior to accepting her current role.
NAEM's GreenTie Blog

OSHA Proposed Heat Rule Ready for Publication
OSHA has released a draft of its proposed rule on heat illness prevention. The proposal will likely be published in the Federal Register in the coming days and a comment period will begin. If finalized, the standard would require the formulation of a heat illness prevention plan. That plan would need to be in writing if an employer has 10 or more employees.
Safety + Health

SEC Climate Disclosure Rule in Peril After Supreme Court Opinion
When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted the Climate-Related Disclosure Rule in March, it was met with a series of legal challenges questioning the ability of the SEC to adopt the rule. Under the new standard adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, defeat of the rule is almost certain.
Forbes
 
2024 EHS & Sustainability Events
WOMENLEAD24 | EHS&S Women’s Leadership Conference
WOMENLEAD24 | EHS&S Women’s Leadership Conference
Less than 2 weeks away
July 23 - 25, 2024

Providence, Rhode Island

For EHS and Sustainability leaders at every career stage, NAEM's Women's Leadership Conference gives attendees access to insights from the foremost women in the field, thought-provoking discussions, and the tools to cultivate new skills.
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IMPACT24 | Sustainability Impact Series: Circularity and Waste Reduction Best Practices and Innovations
September 18, 2024
Virtual

Explore effective strategies being used by your peers to help their companies make significant strides in their zero waste programs. You'll also hear tips, tricks, and lessons learned from one company's successful circularity implementation.
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FORUM24 | EHS & Sustainability Management Forum
FORUM24 | EHS & Sustainability Management Forum
Early bird rate with up to $400 in savings ends tomorrow
October 28 - October 30, 2024

Fort Worth, Texas

NAEM's EHS & Sustainability Management Forum is the largest annual gathering for environment, health and safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) decision-makers. This annual conference is the premiere event dedicated to best practice-sharing for those developing and integrating strategic EHS and Sustainability programs within companies.
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2024 NAEM Webinars
Circular Economy and Reframing the Path to Zero
Circular Economy and Reframing the Path to Zero
August 13, 2024

Examine circular economy concepts including what the circular economy is, how waste is defined, and recycling misconceptions. We'll also discuss approaches for moving from a reactionary stage to true improvements.
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EHS&S Job Opportunities
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