Executive Brief • December 16, 2021
NAEM
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
German poet, playwright, and novelist
New U.S. Travel Rules: What You Need to Know About the Changes Prompted by Omicron
The Biden administration rolled out controversial travel bans on arrivals from eight nations in southern Africa. Travelers found themselves unexpectedly stranded. And now US officials are tightening travel regulations again.
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CNN

Covid-19 Surge Slows U.S., European Recovery, but Supply Problems Ease
American business activity continued to expand but at the slowest pace in three months despite strong demand from customers
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The Wall Street Journal

Creating a Net Positive Organization
Possibly the most important and complex thing we do in our professional practice is the management of change (MOC). This is a central component of our management systems, and, is also referred to as change management. As EHSS professionals we orient to MOC mainly from a technical perspective. I focus here on a non-technical aspect of it and suggest that we stand at a leadership threshold, one, that if we step through, can provide greater enterprise-wide impact.
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Sponsored by: Institute for Advanced Risk Management

Trends in Arctic Report Card: ‘Consistent, Alarming and Undeniable’
The changes happening at the top of the planet could unfold elsewhere in the years to come, scientists report.
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The New York Times

Mapping ESG Strategy to Plan-Do-Check-Act
The topic of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors has increasingly been getting more traction and attention from the world’s leading companies, investors, and consumers. More companies like yours are looking for the best way to establish and implement actions and strategies related to ESG, managing and evaluating these efforts in similar ways to other management system activities. What you need is a process to guide your ESG activities and to know if they are achieving the desired outcomes and enhancing your business performance.
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Sponsored by: Enablon Wolters Kluwer
2022 Member Appreciation Week
NAEM Members Only (Affiliates Council, Regents, Individual and Corporate Members)
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NAEM 2022 Annual Member Meeting
NAEM 2022 Annual Member Meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET - Free

Get an exclusive look into how NAEM can help you with EHS&S management challenges in 2022 and how to get additional support throughout the year. You'll also get a recap of 2021 highlights of the EHS&S field and the NAEM community.
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2022 EHS & Sustainability Events
EHS+ESG TECH22 | Compliance, Reporting and Digital Strategy Conference
EHS+ESG TECH22 | Compliance, Reporting & Digital Strategy Conference
April 5 - April 7, 2022
Fort Worth, Texas

This conference offers you deep-dive training sessions, keynotes that expand your view of what’s possible, and numerous opportunities to help you achieve your technology and software goals. Plus, it’ll include a heavy focus on ESG topics.
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OPEX22 | EHS Operational Excellence Conference
OPEX22 | EHS Operational Excellence Conference
May 17 - May 19, 2022
Virtual

Are you looking for new ideas to ensure that your company has strong EHS management systems in place? Join NAEM at our annual showcase of the leading practices to reduce risk, embed compliance into business culture and reach new levels of EHS operational excellence.
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WOMENLEAD22 | Women's Leadership Roundtable
WOMENLEAD22 | EHS&S Leadership Roundtable
July 25 - July 28, 2022
Denver, Colorado

NAEM's Women's EHS&S Leadership Roundtable is the only conference that helps 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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2022 EHS & Sustainability Management Forum
FORUM22 | EHS & Sustainability Management Forum
October 18 - October 21, 2022
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

NAEM's EHS & Sustainability Management Forum is the largest annual gathering for environment, health and safety, and sustainability (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
Manager, EHS Compliance
Comcast Corp.
Remote
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Director of HSE
Cotton Holdings Inc.
Houston, Texas
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Senior IH & EHS Consultant
Chubb Global Risk Advisors
Phoenix, Arizona
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Senior Corporate Director of EHS
Consentium Search/Herc Rentals
Naples, Florida or Remote
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Environmental, Health & Safety Manager
LGC Genomics
Middleton, Wisconsin
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