environmental compliance Articles

Environmental Compliance and Sarbanes-Oxley

Untitled Document Outline Intro and pre-Sarbanes-Oxley requirements Application of Sarbanes-Oxley to Environmental Disclosure The EMS as a tool for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance Seven Elements of an Effective Compliance Program The role of a technology solution in satisfying Sarbanes-Oxley ...

Sep. 8, 2005

By BREEZE Software, Data and Services / Trinity Consultants

Laying the foundations for sustainability with environmental compliance

A revival of environmenal awareness, as seen in consumers’ hunger for green products and public promotion of corporate sustainabiliry iniciatives, has reenergized spending on environmental health and safety ...

Aug. 16, 2007

By IHS Markit

ChemManager Article on Degussa using TechniData EPM

ChemManager Article on Degussa using TechniData EPM. Degussa Ensures Environmental ...

Mar. 1, 2005

Establishing an Environmental Compliance Management Program

Environmental Compliance Management Programs are a tool that can minimize the regulatory burden. This article discusses the four levels of an effective program. Download ...

Oct. 19, 2005

By Mostardi Platt Associates, Inc.

NextEra Environmental Compliance - Case Study

Learn how NextEra (formerly FPL) uses mobility to manage their Environmental Compliance from the field. Ian Cohen from NextEra discusses their use of regAction and how it has helped them maintain compliance. NextEra is currently utilizing programs from regAction to track and manage their Audits, Incidents and Compliance related initiatives. There is also a mobile component that allows them ...

May 4, 2016

By regAction

Environmental Compliance Management Programs for Small Industrial Facilities

Many small industrial facilities cannot justify the expense of an on-site environmental professional to stay abreast of regulatory developments and ongoing environmental compliance activities. This paper addresses the methodology for the development and implementation of an environmental compliance management program for facilities with no dedicated environmental ...

Jun. 1, 1996

By Mostardi Platt Associates, Inc.

Asug Environmental Health & Compliance sig newsletter

Welcome to the Environmental Health & Compliance (EH&S) SIG newsletter! The EH&S SIG is focusedon SAP users responsible for environmental, health, compliance and safety issues within theirorganizations. These issues include, but aren't limited to: product safety, dangerous goods, wastemanagement and the various xApps the compliment the EH&S module. For more information, ...

Feb. 6, 2008

By Verisk 3E

Six Keys to Effective Environmental Compliance

Environmental regulation is not new. Nor is the recent emphasis on streamlining the compliance process through regulatory reform, and other methods in the news. But the most reliable and useful “streamlining” you can do for your organization is based on the following six common sense, fundamental principles that in my experience are the Six Keys to the kingdom: 1. Plan ahead When you ...

Jan. 22, 2019

By Environmental Training & Consulting International, Inc. (ETCI)

Environmental Compliance Issues for the Telecommunications Industry

Firms acquiring telecommunications companies often decline to perform environmental due diligence because they assume that these business do not have many environmental compliance issues. However, according to a recent issue of th EPA’s Enforcement Alert, telecommunication companies may have significant environmental requirements. These requirements can be triggered by the use of lead-acid ...

By Environmental Law Institute (ELI)

Working Effectively with your Folks at the Plants

This article gives you some practical ideas on how to interact with your colleagues at the plants. Let's start by taking a hard look at the plant manager. The degree to which your plant maintains its environmental compliance status depends largely on the attitude of the plant manager. To view the full article please click here (PDF - 102 KB) ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By Environmental Management and Training, LLC.

Contract Electronic Manufacturers with Staying Power: How 3 Small to Mid-sized Companies Achieved Lasting Success

Achieve lasting success without sacrificing sustainability: How three small to mid-sized contract electronic manufacturers have achieved lasting success in a highly competitive industry while maintaining environmental compliance and sustainable business practices. These three small-to-mid-sized companies were selected for this case study because each has: been manufacturing electronic products ...

May 1, 2011

By Technology Forecasters Inc.

`Environmental Compliance and Sarbanes-Oxley,` presented at the 2005 NCASI West Coast regional meeting

Outline Intro and pre-Sarbanes-Oxley requirements Application of Sarbanes-Oxley toEnvironmental Disclosure The EMS as a tool for Sarbanes-Oxleycompliance Seven Elements of an EffectiveCompliance Program The role of a technology solution insatisfying Sarbanes-Oxley Introduction Sarbanes-Oxley (Sarbox) is intended to restore investorconfidence by increasing the accuracy and ...

Sep. 28, 2005

By Trinity Consultants

Developing a Culture of Industrial Environmental Compliance

' Efforts to reduce industrial pollution in developing countries have focused on developing environmental institutions and legal frameworks, largely by establishing command and control regulations and market based incentives. Overall, however, formal regulation by itself has not proven very effective in reducing industrial pollution in these countries. While there is no substitute for an ...

Jan. 1, 1997

By The World Bank

The Big Picture: A Method to Compare Facilities` Environmental Performance

This white paper explores an Enviance System component that’s often overlooked: using environmental compliance and sustainability data, such as emissions and water, in a summary mode to produce “smart scores” and compare facilities’ environmental performance. http://www.enviance.com/resources/wp-compare-facilties-env-performance.aspx ...

May 23, 2011

By Enviance, Inc.

Value Points of Using the Floccin

These points are used as a tool to help you identify your facilities existing conditions in regards to operational costs and environmental compliance. Below is a newsletter that will help answer the following questions. The example mentioned in the newsletter was of an actual food processing plant that we helped to optimize their system and they are still a valued customer to this day. When you ...

Jan. 3, 2011

By Integrated Engineers Inc.

Wastewater Environmental Compliance Made Easy

Environmental Wastewater Treatment Success Environmental Compliance Made Easy Compliance AND Profits Zero Discharge Many times zero discharge of waste water is not only necessary to meet ever more stringent environmental requirements but can increase your bottom line by allowing the reuse of waste water to a great degree. Integrated's line of Floccin™ flocculating agents has been ...

Mar. 7, 2008

By Integrated Engineers Inc.

REACH exposed: stressing environmental compliance

Originally published in SMT May, 2008 In June 2007, I contributed an article to SMT that focused on the emergence of environmentally conscious technologies (ECTs), to address the ever present requirements for greener products and the greening of manufacturing supply chains. The key factors identified when evaluating the use of ECT’s were toxicity, energy, and waste. Toxicity requirements have ...

May 23, 2008

By Quantum Compliance

REACH Exposed: Stressing environmental compliance

In June 2007, I contributed an article to SMT that focused on the emergence of environmentally conscious technologies (ECTs), to address the ever present requirements for greener products and the greening of manufacturing supply chains. The key factors identified when evaluating the use of ECT’s were toxicity, energy, and waste. Toxicity requirements have been driven by global product ...

May 1, 2008

By The GoodBye Chain Group

Extracting objective criteria from subjective judgments – affordability, competitiveness and sustainability of environmental regulation

Rationales, methods and issues associated with evaluating the affordability and competitiveness effects of potential environmental compliance costs are reviewed. Factors that impede arriving at definitive, unequivocal conclusions regarding the affordability of compliance costs or whether irreversibly adverse competitiveness consequences result from environmental regulations are enumerated. ...

Oct. 12, 2006

By Inderscience Publishers

6 Easy Steps to Comparing Facilities’ Environmental Performance!

Comparing facilities' environmental performance can be achieved by using environmental compliance and sustainability data, such as emissions and water, in a summary mode to produce "smart scores". Our new e-book gives you a step-by-step guide on how to use routinely collected data as key metrics to easy determine your Environmental Performance success. ...

Aug. 27, 2013

By Enviance, Inc.