Current and recent events and articles:
September 23, 2013 - Environmental Initiative is continuing with its Business and Environment Series (for which EHS Strategies, Inc. is a sponsor) covering sustainability toolkits. I encourage those in the Twin Cities area to attend these learning and sharing events about local case studies. Next up in November will be a focus on product sustainability issues.
January 22 - May 16 2013 Once again I taught "Regulations and Corporate Environmental Management" at the University of Minnesota Spring Semester (ESPM 3602/5602 MGMT 3602). My goal is to expose students to the power and frustration of public rulemaking in the environmental arena and how corporations cope. Congress and EPA have certainly provided lots of fodder for discussions this year!
January 18, 2013, article in MA Insider: "Greening Your Supply Chain."
November 15 and 17, 2011 Dept of Commerce, US Commercial Service webinar "EU REACH - What You Should be Doing." I spoke on the 17th on "Protecting Your Supply Chain."
August 18, 2011 Spoke on "Greening Your Supply Chain" for the Environmental Initiative's Business & Environment Session. Slides here.
August 17 and June 15, 2011 Minnesota Trade Office Updates of EU WEEE and RoHS Recasts and REACH Regulation I focus on REACH article requirements.
March 21, 2011 PDMA (Product Development and Management Association) talk on "Opportunities and Challenges: Making it 'GREEN'"
March 29, 2011 Filter Manufacturers Council presentation in Chicago on chemical regulatory and customer pressures.
April 14, 2011 TSCA Overview for the Minnesota chapter of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers training class.
I spoke at the I spoke at the Minnesota Green Chemistry Forum’s “Adding Value Through Green Chemistry” conference January 7, 2011, on the topic of environmental marketing claims opportunities and challenges for companies.