If you haven’t
registered yet for our complimentary live webinar on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 11am/2pm then you’d
better get to it!
Our live converstation will feature speakers from Tampa Electric
Company and CH2M HILL, giving you valuable information about how to successfully
evaluate, choose and deploy EHS, carbonr and water tracking software.
In this second installment of our webcast you’ll learn more best practices and lessons learned from experienced EHS and compliance professionals from Tampa Electric Company (TECO) and CH2M HILL on managing successful software projects involving EHS and water and carbon tracking. You’ll receive actionable advice for your own projects that will help you avoid common pitfalls and traps that can derail your deployment and implementation.
Among the things you’ll learn:
• What to consider when developing the scope of a software implementation • Which internal organizational groups should be involved • Best ways to integrate software with your existing internal systems • Best practices in deployment and implementation of software projects
Speakers: Byron Burrows, EHS Manager, Tampa Electric Company Wade Carter, EHS Information Management, CH2M HILL
Moderator: Graeme Dykes, VP of Sales, Enviance
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Time: 11 am Pacific/2 pm Eastern Register here
It's time again for our monthly poll, where we ask your opinion on a wide range of pressing environmental regulation issues. Our goal is to identify what matters most to you and present your unfiltered opinions on a host of hot button topics.
It's Springtime already, after the showers and into the flowers (or so we hope)!
Time is flying! Now that the year is rolling into its second half, take a moment to think of all that you and your company has accomplished so far and think of all of the things you still want to achieve. Reflect and share you opinion! Participate in our monthly poll!
It's time again for our monthly poll, where we ask your opinion on a wide range of pressing environmental regulation issues. Our goal is to identify what matters most to you and present your unfiltered opinions on a host of hot button topics.
As the rain starts up, everyone's just waiting for the flowers to bloom and the showers to end. While you're inside waiting for the first days of spring, give this food for thought a try. Get involved and tell us what you think!
Since then we have received an unprecedented number of outstanding
submissions – all told, students and staff sent in more than 800 photos, 150
essays and 30 videos! Now that the submissions period is closed, our expert
panel of judges are busy going through all of the materials in order to
determine which of the remaining sixteen schools will advance to the next stage
in the competition.
We will be announcing the “Environmental Eight” on March 28,
so stay tuned! You can also receive real-time updates on Twitter by following
@enviance and #EnviroU.
It's time again for our monthly poll, where we ask your opinion on a wide range of pressing environmental regulation issues. Our goal is to identify what matters most to you and present your unfiltered opinions on a host of hot button topics.
Springtime is here! And as you're out and about enjoying the first months of sunshine, give this food for thought a try! Get involved and tell us what you think!
Now, these 16 schools are competing to move on to the next round. We have already received many outstanding submissions from students in the form of essays, photos and videos highlighting why their school deserves to be part of the “Environmental Eight.”
Although many schools have already submitted, a few have gone that extra mile that will definitely be recognized the judges. We've received over 100 pictures with one school leading the pack at 28, and another two not far behind. We’ve also received multiple detailed essays from students and faculty at several institutions, and one school already submitted three unique videos.
Submissions are being accepted until next Friday - March 8, so if you’re a member of the student body or faculty at one of the “Sustainable 16” schools, be sure to get involved and encourage your peers to do so as well.
For everyone following the competition, be sure to check back on March 22 to find out who made it to the next round! You can also receive real-time updates on Twitter by following @enviance and #EnviroU.
For details on how to send supporting materials to the judges, please read our FAQs page.
Now that EUEC 2013
has wrapped, we wanted to share with you some revealing feedback from the show
floor. We surveyed the environmental
professionals at the show about how regulation and sustainability issues are
affecting their companies and organizations – and wound up with some surprising
results.
Here are the key takeaways from our 2013 survey:
Carbon Tax: This year’s survey showed that two-thirds of respondents do not have a
plan in place to manage the financial risk associated with the imposition of a
cost on carbon, either through cap and trade or a tax. In last year’s survey, more than three-fifths
of respondents said they thought the imposition of a carbon tax would impact
their organization.
AB 32: Is AB 32—under which California initiated its first carbon credit
auction in November 2012—a paper tiger or is it simply too early in its
implementation for companies to feel its impact? At EUEC, 72 percent of those
surveyed said they thought AB 32 would not have any sort of impact on their
organization.
Regulation Reporting
Systems: Nearly half of respondents with
emission reporting requirements indicated that they had no actual reporting
system in place. Of the group without any reporting system, about one-third
reported that they were not currently evaluating any systems to help them meet their
reporting requirements.
Water Management: Two-thirds of respondents said that water management is of equal or
greater value to them as managing carbon emissions. This is a big increase from
2012 when more than half of respondents indicated that water management was
either of no importance, or less important than carbon emission reporting.
Election Results: 77 percent of attendees said they believe the results of the
presidential election will mean an increase in environmental regulations over
the next four years.
We are honored
to feature Maria Paula Llosa as our guest writer on today’s blog. In this
installment, Ms. Llosa discusses Corporate Social Responsibility, something
that, as a consultant for corporate governance and sustainability, she has a
lot of experience with.
In Argentina,
“sustainability” and “corporate social responsibility” are frequently used as
synonyms. Corporations are key players in sustainability and must be considered
one of the main drivers for the green economy. Sustainability is about balance, so if we want
to analyze an organization’s sustainability, we need to
understand how it balances its economic, social and environmental impacts, and
what processes, mechanisms and structures will best improve its development.
However, finding the right parameters to measure sustainability is a whole
other challenge. In lawyer speak, it is like solving a case; we just need to
pay attention to the facts.
In Argentina, there
is no law that forces companies to report on CSR or sustainability, although
there are some waiting to be passed within Congress. Nevertheless, many
companies have their own reporting programs, which often follow set guidelines
and standards. The most well-known guides on reporting sustainability have
different approaches and should sometimes be combined.
Sustainability
reporting is especially important if you consider corporate policy to be a
strong driver in achieving sustainable development. Corporations have the power
to influence people; they are close to people’s lives, and they are everywhere.
They compete one against the other and so they are already competing to be at
the top of rankings by having better sustainability policies. However, I also
believe that governments have to encourage those conducts with regulations. In
both cases, it is clear that raising awareness about the importance of sustainability
is an important underlying concept.
In my opinion,
the environment has not changed that much over years. I am a lawyer and I have
always shared the perception that laws must regulate real situations, whether
we like them or not. Sustainable development is here to stay and should be
considered a new way of thinking that combines the concepts of integration,
systemic approach and interdisciplinary work. I also believe in human
intelligence and its ability to overcome challenges, and develop solutions that
are constantly changing and improving. That is why I think that we cannot
define sustainability, we just have to start living according to it.
About María Paula Llosa
Maria Paula
Llosa is an Argentinian lawyer specializing in environmental law. Ms. Llosa
currently works as a program manager and consultant for corporate governance
& sustainability at Cefeidas Group where she prepares assessments for public
and private organizations. Ms. Llosa has a deep-seated interest in
environmental matters and has been involved with several environmental NGOs.
She also coordinated a National Network of Environmental Lawyers in Argentina
and participated in an EU project on Climate Change in Buenos Aires. She also
worked with a group of students on developing a business school program that
includes sustainability topics, for the PRME (Principles for Responsible
Management Education) international competition. Ms. Llosa is currently working
on a research project on "Integral Management of Mountain
Environments" through the Universidad Catolica Argentina in Buenos Aires.
In our 1st monthly polling of 2013 we would like to know more about your plans for the upcoming year. Are you expecting any changes in your company's Environmental Compliance strategy?
Please cast your vote below and give us your comments at the end of the post.
As 2012 approaches an end, I join the Enviance team in reflecting on the past year and the amazing organizations with which we've had the privilege of working.
At a time when many companies were forced to cut back, our customers have continued to pursue the achievement of better compliance and enhanced sustainability at ever lower costs. We salute the effort to preserve environmental programs as a core business strategy, and we are proud to serve the environmental leaders and visionaries that comprise our customer base.
Thank you for your partnership with Enviance in 2012. To honor your commitment and to thank you for your continued confidence in us, Enviance has made a donation to an organization that will have planted 60,000 trees by the end of 2013 in the name of our customers.
The Enviance family wishes you Happy Holidays, a wonderful New Year, and we look forward to working with you in 2013.
Best wishes,
Lawrence E. Goldenhersh President/CEO Enviance, Inc.
