Environmental Compliance

In the evolving world of risk management, understanding where your organization stands on the maturity curve is crucial for advancing your safety systems.  At this year’s VelocityEHS User Conference, Jeff Sanford, Senior Global Enterprise Account Executive at VelocityEHS, moderated a panel discussion during, “Risk Management: Align Tactics to Each Point Along the Maturity Curve.” Featuring […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Vehicle owners in Winston, Connecticut got quite a surprise when they returned to their car the morning of July 15, 2024. They heard the horn blaring and the radio blasting and saw a full-grown black bear and a cub trapped inside the car. The owners contacted state environmental conservation officials, who […]

In today’s global landscape, the emphasis on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles throughout supply chains is paramount. It’s not just about the end product; it’s about the journey from inception to delivery. During the 2024 VelocityEHS User Conference, Andrea Korney, Vice President of Sustainability for VelocityEHS partner J.S. Held, presented a session on what […]

By Phil Molé, MPH In July 2024, EPA published the fifth edition of their report Climate Change Indicators in the United States, describing the ways climate change is impacting human health and the environment. The climate change indicators report draws from EPA’s research as well as other scientific literature, and its findings may inform policy […]

It can be hard to comprehend the sheer volume of industrial air emissions and the impacts they have on human health and the environment. It can be even harder to quantify the benefits of reducing these air emissions so you can build the business case for emissions reductions within your organization. This infographic highlights key […]

By Phil Molé, MPH California has become the first US state to issue ESG disclosure requirements. While many EHS and ESG managers and company leaders may be understandably focused on disclosure regulations emerging at the national level, California’s ESG disclosure rules are a reminder that anyone managing their company’s ESG governance needs to be aware […]

The July 1 deadline for Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)/Form R reporting is quickly approaching. This year, an additional challenge that many EHS professionals may not know about is that EPA added additional per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of TRI reportable chemicals. You need to know whether you have TRI-listed PFAS in your […]

Update: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published its final rule for The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors to the Federal Register on March 28, 2024. On March 6, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it would adopt a final version of its climate disclosure rule requiring publicly […]

by Phil Molé, MPH EHS professionals are always seeking out ways to improve their workplace safety management programs, and implementing a safety management software system represents a major milestone along that journey. Good safety software simplifies key tasks such as safety data sheet (SDS) management, completion and tracking of inspections, incident investigations, training, and management […]