Executive Brief • June 17, 2021
NAEM
"My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success."
Isaac Newton (1642 – 1726)
English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and author
IIRC and SASB Merge To Form the Value Reporting Foundation
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) officially announce their merger to form the Value Reporting Foundation.
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Value Reporting Foundation

The Workforce is Testing Positive for Marijuana at Very High Levels
The overall positivity rate in the combined U.S. workforce based on more than seven million tests collected in 2020 was 4.4%.
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EHS Today

Employees Are Quitting Instead of Giving Up Working From Home
The drive to get people back into offices is clashing with workers who’ve embraced remote work as the new normal.
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Bloomberg

Amazon, NSC Create Partnership to Solve Most Common Workplace Injury
Amazon and National Safety Council announced a five-year partnership to invent new ways to prevent musculoskeletal disorders by engaging key stakeholders, conducting research, inventing new technology and processes, and scaling the results.
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The National Safety Council

Our Response to Climate Change Is Missing Something Big, Scientists Say
Unless the world stops treating climate change and biodiversity collapse as separate issues, neither problem can be addressed effectively.
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The New York Times

Investors, Companies, Organizations Call On SEC To Mandate Corporate Climate Disclosure
180 investors with nearly $2.7 trillion in assets under management joined 155 companies and 58 nonprofit organizations calling on the regulatory agency to fulfill its mission to protect investors from risks including the systemic and financial risks associated with the climate crisis.
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CERES
Upcoming Webinars
Birds, Bats and Bees: Using Ecology to Support Corporate Sustainability Metrics
Birds, Bats and Bees: Using Ecology to Support Corporate Sustainability Metrics
Thursday, July 22, 2021
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Free for members; $99 for non-members

Designed to spark an innovative mindset, this webinar will provide examples of the thought process used for devising new approaches to achieve sustainability goals and drive a broader public perception impact.
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What to Expect When Expecting an Environmental Project
What to Expect When Expecting an Environmental Project
Thursday, August 12, 2021
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Free for members; $99 for non-members

Gain a deeper understanding of the implications of an environmental project’s conclusions, recommendations, any associated continuing obligations.
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2021 EHS & Sustainability Events
WOMENLEAD21  Women's Leadership Roundtable
Women’s Leadership Roundtable
July 13 - 15, 2021
Virtual Conference
Dr. Sherry Blake, Media Personality, just announced as keynote speaker

Plan to attend the only conference dedicated to helping women working in corporate EHS & Sustainability become better business leaders, excellent communicators and strong influencers in order to advance their EHS&S business initiatives and reach their career goals.
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Maximizing Sustainability Reporting - Solve-It Group
Maximizing Sustainability Reporting - Solve-It Group
August 11 & 18, 2021, September 1 & 8, 2021
Virtual

Join this Solve-It for a deep dive into strategic sustainability and ESG reporting. From CDP and GRI to SFDR, DJSI and TCFD, this NAEM Solve-It group helps you untangle the alphabet soup and empowers you to take your sustainability and ESG reporting program to the next level with confidence.
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IMPACT21  Sustainability Impact Conference
Sustainability Impact Conference
August 25 - 26, 2021
Virtual Conference

For business leaders who oversee and execute their organization’s sustainability strategies, this conference features the most impactful practices from sustainability leaders who have successfully gotten buy-in from senior leaders, engaged internal stakeholders, and overcome key management challenges.
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FORUM21  2021 EHS & Sustainability Management Forum
2021 EHS & Sustainability Management Forum
October 19 - 22, 2021

Mark your calendar for the must-attend EHS&S conference of the year, drawing 700+ EHS&S decision-makers. Join your peers from leading companies, get exposed to new ideas, and come away energized and ready to implement what you’ve learned.
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EHS&S Job Opportunities
Senior EHS Project Manager
AirQuest Environmental Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Corporate EHS Manager
Angelus Block Company
Sun Valley, California
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Senior Director of Sustainability
Shirley Parsons (for a chemical company)
San Francisco, California
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Assistant Chief, Safety & Environmental Compliance
Maryland Environmental Service
Millersville, Maryland
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