Executive Brief • November 17, 2022
NAEM
“The shoe that fits one person pinches another.”
Carl Jung (1875 – 1961)
Swiss Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst
Need an Answer to Quiet Quitting? Start With Your Culture
Concerns about quiet quitting exist in many leadership circles. Quiet quitting refers to a trend where unmotivated, disinterested, checked-out employees do bare-minimum work at best -- just enough to get the job done but no more.
Gallup
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The Economic Cost of Poor Employee Mental Health
Nearly one-fifth of U.S. workers (19%) rate their mental health as fair or poor, and these workers report about four times more unplanned absences due to poor mental health than do their counterparts who report good, very good or excellent mental health.
Gallup
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EPA Announces Supplemental Proposed Rule to Modify Toxic Substances Control Act Fees Rule
Proposal to ensure EPA recovers 25% of the costs of TSCA implementation, providing more sustainable funding for chemical safety.
EPA Press Office
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Fees Companies Must Pay EPA to Oversee Their Chemicals Soar
The EPA proposed Tuesday to significantly increase fees chemical manufacturers would have to pay it to evaluate chemical risks and would expand fees paid by companies that mix, but don’t make chemicals.
Bloomberg Law
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Sustainability Needs Decision-Centric Data
We have seen a massive increase in interest in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues as the financial community looks to address ESG risks and guide investment toward green business models. What does this mean for the EHS and Sustainability community? ESG represents a tremendous opportunity that must be understood and managed carefully.
NAEM's GreenTie Blog - Sponsored by: Benchmark ESG
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How to Help Remote Workers Avoid the Endless Workday
While remote work has ushered in a new era of human wellbeing -- from flexible work schedules to better work-life integration to more quality time with loved ones or for personal endeavors -- it has also created new complexities.
Gallup
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EPA Reestablishes Federal Water Pollution Standards for Washington
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to reestablish federal water quality standards for the State of Washington. The agency’s final rule follows the science to help protect the health of Washingtonians and Tribal members who eat fish and shellfish caught in the state.
EPA Press Office
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Water Scarcity on Agenda as COP27 Climate Talks Enter Second Week
Days scheduled to discuss issues such as women’s rights and civil society alongside formal negotiations.
The Guardian
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At COP27, the US Said It Will Lead Efforts to Halt Deforestation. But at Home, the Biden Administration Is Considering Massive Old Growth Logging Projects
Schemes that protect forests to create carbon credits that polluters can buy to offset their emissions have been popular in the rush to green the economy, but they can threaten biodiversity and Indigenous land rights.
Inside Climate News
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2022 EHS & Sustainability Events
NAEM IMPACT22
IMPACT22 | Sustainability Impact Series
December 1, 2022
Topic: Preparing for the Future of Business Accountability
Only two weeks away! Register today!
Virtual

From the aspirations of a net-positive business and the complexity of the just transition to the reputational impacts of greenwashing perceptions, sustainability leaders at all levels of maturity will benefit from this look forward at the corporate sustainability issues poised to be front and center in 2023 and beyond.
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TECH23 | NAEM’s Tech Week
TECH23 | EHS + ESG Tech Week
March 14 - March 16, 2023
Tucson, Arizona

NAEM's annual Tech conference offers deep-dive training sessions, keynotes, demonstrations and data management strategy sessions that expand your view of what’s possible, and numerous opportunities to help you achieve your technology and software goals.
EHS&S Job Opportunities
Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D.C.
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Safety & Occupational Health Manager
Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration
Altoona, Pennsylvania
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 Plant Safety & Environmental Manager
Intertape Polymer Group (IPG)
Marysville, Michigan
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Environment, Health & Safety Manager
ML Utilities
Nashville, Tennessee and Mableton, Georgia
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Corporate EHS Specialist
The Timken Co.
North Canton, Ohio
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Environmental, Health & Safety Manager
Donaldson Co.
Ivyland, Pennsylvania and Valencia, California
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