environmental management News
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WGF at the World Water Week in Stockholm
WGF will be convening a number of events at the upcoming World Water Week in Stockholm, August 21-27, 2011. Click on each event title to find out more. Benchmarking Governance of Private and Public Utilities in Urban Settings with a Corruption Angle Interests of Water Users and Service Providers: Mutual Understanding of rights and obligations Workshop 8: Regulatory and Social Contexts for ...
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NASA Honors Langley With `Blue Marble` Awards
NASA honored more than 40 people with "Blue Marble" awards for environmental quality and energy and water management at NASA's Langley Research Center. The agency's chief of strategic infrastructure presented the awards during a ceremony at Langley May 8. Thirteen people on the Langley Sustainable Demolition Team received the 2012 NASA Environmental Quality Group Award. The team was formed to ...
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Antea Group Named #4 Environmental Management Firm
ntea Group has been ranked #4 among the Top Environmental Management Firms, #16 among Top Environmental Firms Working in Non-US Locations, and #32 overall among the nation’s Top 200 Environmental Firms according to Engineering News-Record magazine. ENR's annual Top 200 Environmental Firms list ranks the 200 largest publicly and privately held companies based on the percentage of prior year ...
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GEMI Releases New Tool, “Collecting the Drops: A Water Sustainability Planner”
Washington, DC – Today, the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) released a new web tool, Collecting the Drops: A Water Sustainability Planner. “GEMI is very pleased to announce the release of its new web tool, Collecting the Drops: A Water Sustainability Planner,” said GEMI’s Chair, Stan Christian, Corporate Director, Safety and Environment, Motorola, Inc. “This new tool is the ...
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Missouri American Water Achieves 10,000 Tons Recycled on America Recycles Day
ST. LOUIS - Missouri American Water’s environmental management program has reached a 10,000-ton milestone, just in time for America Recycles Day – a national day dedicated to the promotion of consumer recycling programs in the United States. The company’s five-year program has successfully eliminated 10,000 tons of water treatment residuals, paper, cardboard, metal, batteries ...
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Showcase
Registration Now Open for Largest Water and Wastewater Monitoring Event in the UK!
The UK’s largest water and wastewater monitoring event, WWEM 2024 is back. Taking place on 9th and 10th October at its new location, Birmingham’s NEC, don’t miss our biggest WWEM yet! For anyone involved in the monitoring, analysis, and treatment of water and wastewater, WWEM 2024 promises an unparalleled showcase of over 200 of the sector’s major manufacturers and ...
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GEMI Releases New Solution Tools,
Today, the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) released two new solution tools, GEMI Local Water Tool™ (LWT) and the GEMI LWT™ for Oil and Gas. "GEMI is very pleased to announce the release of its new tools, GEMI Local Water Tool™ (LWT) and the GEMI LWT™ for Oil and Gas," said GEMI's Chair, Bill Gill, Assistant Vice President, Environmental Affairs, ...
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Kurita accelerates the creation of new businesses and technologies
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. completed its investment in APANA Inc. (headquartered in Washington, U.S.A.). It is a venture company that develops water management technologies and services using Internet of Things (IoT). Kurita decided to make a strategic investment because the technologies and services of APANA contribute to the realization of Kurita's corporate vision of "becoming an advanced ...
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Environmental Professional Community Gears Up for Showcase Celebration
Winners of the 2021 SocEnv Awards to be revealed on 4th June from a high calibre array of nominations. The showcase virtual ceremony will also celebrate two new Honorary Fellows of the Society and SocEnv’s CEnv and REnvTech Employer Champions – an event not to be missed! It’s almost time for the highly deserving winners of the prestigious Society for the Environment (SocEnv) ...
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IDB approves $10 million for environmental management in Panama
The Inter-American Development Bank today announced the approval of a $10 million loan for a project to modernize and strengthen Panama’s national environmental agency, ANAM. ANAM is responsible for formulating Panama’s environmental policies and monitoring compliance with environmental standards. It also manages the national system of protected areas and has oversight over the country’s water ...
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Find out more about WGF activities during the 2011 World Water Week in Stockholm
The UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI convened and took part in different sessions and workshops at the 2011 World Water Week in Stockholm. Find out more about each session, and download some of the presentations and videos available, by clicking on the titles of each session below: The UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI convened a side event entitled "Interests of Water Users and ...
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Leadership and dialogue key to successful environmental management policies - WBCSD
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of 200 leading multinationals, which has been active and dedicated to sustainability issues for 15 years. The WBCSD programme is decided on by companies, and depends on where they want to contribute and where the most burning issues are found. The current focuses are energy and climate, where the agenda is clear but ...
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Burkina Faso Mining
Since April 2013, Huckbody Environmental has been providing Environmental and Social Management services to Pan African Minerals for their Tambao Manganese project in Burkina Faso, with rail transport down to the port of Abidjan in Cote D’Ivoire. The mine is located in the Sahel at the north of Burkina Faso and poses some interesting environmental and social challenges, with increasing ...
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Calls to increase producer responsibility to facilitate better waste management
A leading waste management body is calling for a revision of the current waste management strategy to focus on greater producer responsibility. The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management believes that this country needs to build on its existing recycling efforts by assigning more of the costs of managing downstream waste to the producer. CIWEM director of policy Justin ...
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Investment in APANA Inc., a U.S.-based venture company accelerating the creation of new businesses and new technologies
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (headquartered in Nakano-ku, Tokyo; Michiya Kadota, President; hereinafter "Kurita") announces that it completed an investment in APANA Inc. (headquartered in Washington, U.S.A.; hereinafter "APANA"), a venture company that develops water management technologies and services using IoT in North America, on December 31, 2016. Kurita is seeking opportunities to ...
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ITT Recognized as a Top Company in 2011 Newsweek Green Rankings
CSRwire/ - ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) announced it was named among the top U.S. publicly traded companies in the 2011 Newsweek Green Rankings. ITT has been recognized for its commitment to environmentally responsible practices by the rankings since their launch in 2009. ITT was honored as a leading company for its programs and policies to reduce overall environmental impact and was listed in ...
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Bob Carpenter Joins ERM Southern Division
Bob Carpenter has joined ERM as a new partner within ERM's Southern Division to help ERM further grow its business in the Power and Oil and Gas sectors. Additionally, Mr. Carpenter will also focus on continued development and growth of ERM's Water Resources Practice. Mr. Carpenter brings more than 30 years of environmental management experience to ERM. Prior to joining ERM, Bob's experience ...
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Locus Scores in Green Quadrant of Environmental Management Software Report
Locus Technologies (Locus), the industry leader in Cloud-computing enterprise software for environmental, energy, air, water, and compliance management, has been recognized as one of 12 leading environmental management software suppliers globally in the report "Green Quadrant® Environmental Management Software, 2012." This report by Verdantix, an independent analyst firm who provide data, ...
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Locus to Host Environmental Management Information Systems in the Cloud (EMIScloud) Conference on 30-31 May 2013 in San Francisco
Locus Technologies (Locus), the industry leader in Cloud-computing enterprise software for environmental, energy, air, water, and compliance management, announced that the company will host the Environmental Management Information Systems in the Cloud (EMIScloud) conference on 30-31 May 2013 at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco. "In today's multi-regulatory world, business executives are faced ...
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People on the Move -- Steven C. Cullen Joins ERM`s Southern Division
Steven C. Cullen, P.E. has joined ERM's Southern Division as a partner in the Air Quality Practice, focused on delivery of Air Quality Management consulting services. Mr. Cullen brings to ERM over 19 years of professional environmental consulting experience as well as substantial industrial operations management experience. He has managed environmental projects for diverse clients, including the ...
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