Executive Brief • April 23, 2020
NAEM Executive Brief, Selected News for the EHS Community
"The environment is where we all meet, where we all have a mutual interest; it is one thing that all of us share."
Lady Bird Johnson (1912 – 2007)
First Lady of the United States
EHS&S: On the Front Lines of COVID-19
EHS&S leaders are on the front lines managing the corporate response to COVID-19. Facing a worldwide, constantly evolving threat to their organizations, these professionals are working around the clock to protect their workers and create safe workplaces.
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NAEM's GreenTie Blog

OSHA Updates Enforcement Guidance for COVID-19
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new guidance document to instruct agency staff on enforcement priorities when it comes to handling workplace complaints filed by public and private sector employees regarding the Coronavirus.
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EHS Today

Modeling the Way
As leaders, we know that while our position gives us authority, it is our behavior that earns us respect. Being a better leader is about changing ourselves — not those around us.
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NAEM's GreenTie Blog

The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Give Business Leaders a Broader Mandate for Sustainability
As the world braces for what could be the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, we need to also think about how we come out the other end of this. It may be instinctive to return to the status quo ante as soon as possible. Compared to our current situation, it represents safety, health and prosperity, and only then might we revisit what needs to be changed.
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WRI

50 Years After the First Earth Day, What Challenges Are Next for Environmental and Sustainability Professionals?
2020 is a milestone year for environmental and sustainability management. So what comes next? In these especially challenging times, NAEM is here to help your 2020 be as productive and effective as possible.
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NAEM's GreenTie Blog

The Psychology Behind Effective Crisis Leadership
A vision inspires and moves people. Expansion, domination, freedom, equality, salvation — whatever it is, if a leader’s vision gives us direction and hope, we will follow. If you don’t have one, you can’t call yourself a leader.
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Harvard Business Review
NAEM Conference
NAEM's EHS Operational Excellence Conference is now virtual! View updated agenda and registration options.
EHS Operational Excellence Virtual Conference
Live on Thursday, May 21, 2020
Only $149 to register

Attend What Works With Your Schedule and Listen to Recordings of the Rest Later
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EDT)

Learn how to sustain EHS during times of business interruption. There has never been a more important time to connect with other EHS&S professionals and hear from industry leaders how they are sustaining operational excellence during COVID-19. Attend NAEM’s one-day virtual conference for strategies on how to meet management objectives and reduce risk during a time of crisis.
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Sustainability Impact Virtual Conference
August 4 - August 6, 2020

This conference is unique because it offers tools and tactics for EHS professionals who have the responsibility of overseeing and executing their organization's sustainability strategies. Learn the most impactful practices from fellow EHS & Sustainability professionals who have improved reporting to drive business results, set and met sustainability goals, implemented supply chain sustainability and leveraged investor engagement.
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NAEM Research
2020 EHS&S Staffing, Structure & Budget Report
2020 EHS&S Staffing, Structure & Budget Report
April 2020

Are you looking to optimize and reorganize your EHS & Sustainability team? Read NAEM's new report to benchmark how other companies are staffing, structuring and budgeting for their EHS&S departments.
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NAEM Webinars
Leveraging Technology to Complete EHS Tasks Remotely
Leveraging Technology to Complete EHS Tasks Remotely
TODAY Thursday, April 23, 2020
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT

What remote technologies can be most effectively leveraged to accomplish EHS tasks, particularly during extreme situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Key Takeaways From NAEM’s 2020 EHS&S Staffing, Structure & Budget Benchmark Report
Key Takeaways From NAEM’s 2020 EHS&S Staffing, Structure & Budget Benchmark Report
Thursday, April 30, 2020
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT

Join this one-hour webinar to hear the high-level results of NAEM’s 2020 EHS&S Staffing, Structure & Budgets Report that comes out only once every four years.
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