5 Steps to Developing Your ESG Strategy

Executive Brief • October 20, 2022 “There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen.” Rumi (1207 – 1273) 13th-century Persian Poet and Mystic Returning to the Office: The Current, Preferred and Future State of Remote Work Gallup estimates 70+ million U.S. workers can do their job working remotely. Only two in 10 remote-capable employees are currently working fully on-site. When an employee's location preference doesn't match their current work location, burnout rises while engagement drops Gallup Read more... 5 Steps to Developing Your ESG Strategy Developing and reporting on ESG is a demonstration of strong corporate leadership and governance. This tends to have positive impacts on a company’s brand, legal liability, and financial position. NAEM's GreenTie Blog - Sponsored by KPA Read more... Antarctica’s Collapse Could Begin Even Sooner Than Anticipated Two expeditions to the Thwaites Ice Shelf have revealed that it could splinter apart in less than a decade, hastening sea-level rise worldwide Scientific American Read more... White House is pushing ahead research to cool Earth by reflecting back sunlight The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is coordinating a five-year research plan to study ways of modifying the amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth in order to temporarily temper the effects of global warming. CNBC Read more... Big Oil makes new bid for Supreme Court climate showdown Lawyers for the oil and gas industry are asking the Supreme Court for help in a second climate liability lawsuit, arguing that without the justices’ intervention, U.S. energy policy “may be decided by juries in state courts.” E&E News, ClimateWire Read more... NextEra Energy’s Real Plan for Real Zero™ NextEra Energy, a Fortune 200 company, is the first company in history committed to moving past net zero all the way to Real Zero™, leveraging low-cost renewables to drive energy affordability for businesses to ensure a sustainable future. NAEM's GreenTie Blog - Sponsored by NextEra Energy Read more... California wildfires wiped out nearly 20 years of greenhouse gas emission reductions – in 2020, alone California's catastrophic wildfires in 2020 put twice as much greenhouse gas emissions into the air as the state's reductions in those same gases over nearly 20 years – erasing gains going back to 2003, according to a new study. USA Today Read more... Proposed Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances EPA is proposing to designate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural isomers -- as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund. This proposed rulemaking would increase transparency around releases of these harmful chemicals and help to hold polluters accountable for cleaning up their contamination. EPA Read more... Using AI-Driven Cameras to Increase Safety at Facilities Using automation to scan for potential issues, allows safety profession to focus on high-value decisions. EHS Today Read more... The Netherlands to leave embattled Energy Charter Treaty Decision pushes the energy pact closer to a full European withdrawal. Politico Europe Read more... Don't Confuse 'Being in the Office' With 'Culture' Hybrid workers feel more connected to their organization's culture than others. Culture affects productivity, employee flourishing, employer brand and more. Managers experience the hybrid workplace differently, and they're struggling. Gallup Read more... 2022 Webinars Mitigating Disease Spread in the Workplace: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic November 3, 2022 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (ET) This webinar will examine disease-causing microbes and discuss the key elements to consider in your return-to-work plans, including effective prevention and mitigation practices. REGISTER NOW Task Creation & Standardization: The Next Level of AI Support for EHS Professionals November 14, 2022 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (ET) Get ready for the latest way Artificial Intelligence (AI) and specifically Natural Language Processing (NLP) will be making the lives of EHS professionals easier by making routine task completion faster and more accurate. 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