3-Step Strategy For Setting GHG Reduction Targets

3-Step Strategy For Setting GHG Reduction Targets

How can your company send a message to your customers and investors about your commitment to sustainability? One common way is to establish GHG reduction goals relative to a GHG baseline inventory. Read this post for our 3-step strategy for setting your GHG targets.

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2020 Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater – Are You Ready?

2020 Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater – Are You Ready?

If you operate an industrial facility in the U.S., your facility is very likely subject to the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater. Read this post for the 10 biggest changes in the proposed 2020 MSGP and tips for what your facility can do now to get ready.

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How to Perform Virtual Inspections & Comply With Regulations

How to Perform Virtual Inspections & Comply With Regulations

Virtual inspections have become the necessary and viable alternative for essential businesses to continue to comply with regulations in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic while keeping facility personnel and inspectors safe. Read this post for some helpful tips and tools needed to successfully perform a remote video inspection.

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How to Conduct a Global Life Cycle GHG Analysis to Benefit Investors

How to Conduct a Global Life Cycle GHG Analysis to Benefit Investors

Public sentiment is critical to the approval of any project, so don’t let misinformed perceptions judge its viability. Read this post to learn how a life cycle analysis can potentially convey the positive impacts of a project and alleviate the pressure investors often feel when trying to get stakeholder support for their project.

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ERA Level 1 Status Deadline: What You Need To Know

ERA Level 1 Status Deadline: What You Need To Know

Compliance Deadline Alert for all California industrial businesses with Notice of Intent (NOI) coverage under the California Industrial General Permit (IGP) for stormwater who recently entered Level 1 status after July 1st, 2020. Read this post to learn what you need to do if your facility enters ERA Level 1 Status.

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How to Conduct Your Materiality Analysis Right While Maximizing Its Benefit

How to Conduct Your Materiality Analysis Right While Maximizing Its Benefit

Materiality analysis is the cornerstone of sustainability reporting. Defining what is important/material is perhaps the single most important step during your sustainability reporting process and rightly warrants a significant level of attention. Read this post for tips that will help you gain the most out of your process – both for you and your company.

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What to Expect in the Phase I ESA Standard Update

What to Expect in the Phase I ESA Standard Update

The current Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) standards are due to sunset next year in 2021. Several potential changes are currently in discussion, which may result in significant differences between the current and upcoming standard. Read this post to learn about the 5 most important changes that are being considered.

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Update: 2020 CDP Disclosure Deadline Approaching

Update: 2020 CDP Disclosure Deadline Approaching

The extended summer 2020 CDP submission deadline for Climate Change, Water and Forestry disclosures is quickly approaching. KERAMIDA can review your draft 2020 disclosures and provide recommendations in time for the new submission deadline.

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The Human Factor: A Proactive Approach to Risk Management

The Human Factor: A Proactive Approach to Risk Management

The abrupt change to our state of living caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is leading us down a road of unknowns. Employees may experience heightened levels of stress, anxiety, depression, fear, and even anger. What proactive steps can businesses take to help prevent workplace violence and ensure that the work environment is a safe and healthy place of business?

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EPA Final Rule: Modernizing RCRA Ignitable Hazardous Waste Determinations

EPA Final Rule: Modernizing RCRA Ignitable Hazardous Waste Determinations

The U.S. EPA’s final rule gives generators increased flexibility to determine if wastes meet the RCRA ignitability characteristic. Read this post to learn more about the change to this rule’s testing methods.

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SEC Urged to Establish ESG-Based Disclosure Framework

SEC Urged to Establish ESG-Based Disclosure Framework

The SEC has long been contemplating whether ESG disclosures should be included in its disclosure protocol for public companies. The Investor Advisory Committee recently provided five explicit recommendations for the SEC’s consideration regarding why and how the Commission should update its reporting requirements for companies to include material, decision-useful, ESG factors. Read this post to learn about their recommendations.

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Time Schedule Orders as a Stormwater Compliance Extension Option for California IGP

Time Schedule Orders as a Stormwater Compliance Extension Option for California IGP

A Time Schedule Order (TSO) is an extension option to comply with the new provisions laid out in the Amended Industrial General Permit (IGP). Read this post to learn what TSOs are, who should consider making use of them, and the application process.

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Supreme Court Decision Creates New Standard for Clean Water Act NPDES Permits

Supreme Court Decision Creates New Standard for Clean Water Act NPDES Permits

In April, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in the highly watched County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund case, clarifying the reach of the federal Clean Water Act. What are the potential implications for your project or facility?

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BlackRock Demands Corporate Response to Climate Change

BlackRock Demands Corporate Response to Climate Change

With BlackRock’s $7.4 trillion in assets at stake, BlackRock CEO, Larry Fink, has essentially demanded that companies make a purposeful commitment to confront climate change, or BlackRock will no longer invest in them. Given the current state of the world, how does ESG really factor in and what does this mean for companies?

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Safety Considerations When Modifying Operations to Make Hand Sanitizer and Disinfectants

Safety Considerations When Modifying Operations to Make Hand Sanitizer and Disinfectants

In the case of highly flammable liquids, it pays to know what you are doing, and more importantly how to be safe. Specifically, where the production of hand sanitizers and disinfectants are concerned, there is a significant risk of fire. What factors must be evaluated for the safe and effective management of flammable liquids?

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COVID-19 Protective Measures for Essential and Non-Essential Services

COVID-19 Protective Measures for Essential and Non-Essential Services

Services across the U.S. have been divided into essential and non-essential groups. Regardless of grouping, however, implementing coronavirus protective measures must be strongly considered in addition to maintaining environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance. The guidelines listed in this blog post will assist in accomplishing both tasks.

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