The foundation of an environmental Management Strategy (eMS) is the environmental Risk Assessment (eRA). An eRA identifies the various direct and indirect environmental issues impacting a business. An eRA does not attempt to meet any specific governmental standards or follow specific due diligence models that have been developed such as [...]

What is Mold?
Mold are fungi, tiny particles present everywhere, indoors or outdoors. They will grow from a form called spores. Spores will grow anywhere there is moisture, warm and humid conditions. Where humidity levels are high such as basements or showers. No one knows how many species of fungi exist [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: This article talks about Environmental Management Systems (EMS) which are part of ISO 14000. I offer this competitive intelligence to show, for the aviation industry the environmental bar is raising. You will find below a list of potential environmental exposures faced by the aviation industry [...]

Virtually every business in existence faces either direct or indirect environmental exposures. Through development and execution of an environmental Management Strategy (eMS), most businesses realize they do not possess the financial strength to self insure their environmental exposures. One environmental risk transfer strategy is to purchase an environmental liability insurance [...]

Organic Strategies Assure Businesses Minimize Risk, Maximize Value And Optimize Performance while achieving hit ratios in excess of 90%
Today’s globally transparent business environment, feeding off the information highway, has brought an end to some traditional business/sales theories. In a global economy, commodity or transactional business theories are facing [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: Indoor air quality can be up to 20 times worse than outdoor air and children are some of the most susceptible. Most schools are operating on tight budgets and being able to get an indoor air quality program implemented for free can be very valuable. [...]

environmental Strategist between the lines: This competitive environmental intelligence points out we are in the infancy with climate change and positions are beginning to take shape. The supreme court ruled in April 2007 the EPA can regulate green house gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. The court also ruled [...]

*There are estimates that up to 60% of all buildings can be considered sick buildings.
*Indoor air quality can be 5 to 20 times worse than outdoor air.
* Research indicates that people spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors.
* EPA estimates that poor indoor air may cost the nation [...]

Environmental strategist, between the lines: This competitive environmental intelligence is from Risk and Insurance Magazine, May 2007, and a special they ran on “The Nations Most Overlooked Risks.” Based on guesstimates that vapors impact 439,000 sites nationwide, this means in your state on average there are 8,780 impacted sites. This [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: This EPA site opens with the following, “Environmental stewardship is the responsibility for environmental quality shared by all those whose actions affect the environment. Everyday, more than 300 million Americans make countless choices that can impact our environment. By being an active environmental steward you [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: The fire that caused the loss was caused by the petroleum, I assume this will be classified as a pollutant that caused the fire. I hope the insured has broadened auto pollution liability and not just an MCS-90 endorsement. The State of California said the [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: Home Depot would not be in the business of offering water strategies if they did not know there was a buck to be made. Any business that can impact water, can gain a competitive advantage by incorporating or developing a strategic alliance with a third [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: Are your clients doing what they can to avoid this type of tragedy. If a disaster like this occurs are your clients prepared to handle it? Now is the time to find out, not after the disaster occurs.
Assisting your clients to develop and execute their [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: Back in the 90’s when ISO was preparing for the release of their ISO 9000 and 14000 standards I strategized how ISO would change the way business operates. Since then major corporations around the world have initiated the ISO standards and at the [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: Reports like this push the issue of transparency to a broader audience. I would review the report and see where your city ranks. For cities with low rankings, this competitive environmental intelligence can be useful to encourage the cities and businesses operating in the cities [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: This competitive environmental intelligence is excellent for any business involved in the abrasive blasting business. While it is designed with shipyards in mind, it’s appropriate for any business involved in abrasive blasting, from contractors, to manufacturer’s. While many involved in the abrasive blasting business [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: As noted, “The study also found a strong need for access to and information on green building products.” In other words, educational institutions and their vendors are looking for competitive environmental intelligence and the one who delivers it will be indispensable.
The competitive environmental [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: For any of you who work for or with drinking water and/or wastewater utilities, this competitive environmental intelligence can be very beneficial.
EPA Expands Water Contaminant Information Tool
12/8/2006 Washington, D.C. — EPA has expanded the Water Contaminant Information Tool (WCIT) to assist water utilities, [...]

Environmental Strategist, between the lines: As this competitive environmental intelligence points out “A ranking of leading companies, based on the quality of their sustainability reporting, has identified a shift from risk management towards an “entrepreneurial approach” to sustainability. ” meaning business is moving beyond just meeting government standards. [...]

Speech by Patrick Cescau, Group CEO of Unilever, at the Business as an agent of world benefit Forum in Cleveland (OH), USA (24 October 2006)
According to Unilever’s Patrick Cescau, corporate responsibility “isn’t philanthropy, it’s business. For us, social responsibility is about creating social benefits through our brands and through our [...]

10/12/2006 Washington, D.C. — Colleges and universities nationwide are getting a new learning tool in the form of a compliance assistance center that will help them understand and comply with environmental laws. The center, which will also benefit grade schools, will be the [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: As a professional environmental Strategist (eS) I have spent the last 18 years listening to about every type of reasoning from business people on how they do not have any environmental issues impacting their operations. This does nothing more than point out their ignorance about [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: What came first, the chicken or the egg? When it comes to environmental/sustainable issues and business, the question has been, can you be profitable and environmentally friendly/sustainable.
environmental Strategist has shared with you competitive environmental intelligence about big business, showing that not only can you be [...]

environmental Strategist between the lines: Bio-solid disposal is an issue that impacts a broad range of businesses. From the generators, to those who manage it to those who use it in land application.
Most people are not aware that the number one user of antibiotics and steroids is the pork, [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: This competitive environmental intelligence supports what environmental Strategist (eS) have been saying for years, those businesses who develop and execute an environmental Management Strategy (eMS), not only learn how to produce and deliver a better product but they increase their profits. Being environmentally proactive [...]

8/24/2006 Washington, D.C. — EPA has just gotten approval to take the next important step to gather air emissions data from agricultural animal feeding operations (AFOs) and to ensure compliance with environmental laws. This step consists of certain AFOs voluntarily taking part in [...]

He denies request for later deadline, says agency is ‘foot dragging’ on air standards
- Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer
Friday, August 4, 2006 The U.S. EPA devoted substantial resources to making discretionary rules, many of which are “more congenial to industry,” instead of fulfilling its legal obligation to curtail toxic air contaminants, [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: As this competitive environmental intelligence from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress points out, for any business impacted by environmental issues (SOX, SAB 92 ruling, FIN 47, Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, , Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Underground [...]

Environmental Strategist, between the lines: For anyone involved in the public sector, whether through employment, election, volunteering, www.estrategist.com offers the following competitive environmental intelligence.
Private business and now public entities are all getting on the sustainability business platform because it makes sense. Our past, slash and trash economic platform [...]

environmental Strategist between the lines: I held off sending the following article so we could all get past tax time. The following competitive environmental intelligence is one I have been following for some time and it is only a matter of time before we see this trend spreading across the United [...]

How companies are driving down the impacts of shipping
By Joel Makower
23 May 2006
We all know that planes, trains, and automobiles use gobs of fuel and spew mega-gobs of greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the atmosphere — and that makes freight transport a particularly dirty business.
The environmental impacts of [...]

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environmental Strategist, between the lines: There are those in business who like to create what they see as job security by portraying the functions they perform as only being able to be accomplished due to their expertise. Environmental risk management/insurance has [...]

State of Michigan: R 29.2163d Surety bond, Rule 63.d Section 280.98 is amended as follows: Section 280.98. (a) An owncr or operator may satisfy the requirements of section 280.93 by obtaining a surety bond that conforms to the requirements of this section. The surety company issuing the bond shall be among [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: As this article points out, environmental information is competitive intelligence that businesses need to survive in today’s business environment. While this article addresses issues that impact larger businesses, we know from experience that it will also have an impact upon smaller businesses as time goes [...]

environmental Strategist, between the lines: For those who work with or are associated with the printing industry, www.estrategist.com offers the following competitive environmental intelligence.
The article “Press Relations, How green printing can make a good impression”, supports what environmental Strategist have been showing clients for years, by developing and executing [...]