KERAMIDA is proud to sponsor the 34th Annual Sustainability & Environmental Health & Safety Symposium!
Join KERAMIDA at the 2025 Symposium! This conference is a must-attend event that will give you a competitive edge and prepare you to navigate the rapidly changing business landscape and EHS profession.
In addition to the invaluable chance to network with peers, earn continuing education credits, and learn from some of the profession’s top minds, you’ll acquire actionable ideas to implement right away in your workplace. The ‘takeaway’ value of this Symposium is why many attendees return year after year.
Attend and connect with some of the nation’s leading environmental directors and managers, EHS administrators, environmental engineers, sustainability leaders, plant managers, and manufacturing vice presidents.
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Presentations:
“New to EHS? EHS 101 … Health & Safety Regulations”
Health and safety programs are essential to prevent serious harm in the workplace. As facilities expand and change, regularly updating these programs is crucial for maintaining safety standards. Developing and maintaining an effective health and safety program, with a focus on subjects such as Lockout/Tagout procedures and other key topics, is essential.
Carson Brown, CSP, Senior Project Manager, Safety and Industrial Health Services, KERAMIDA Inc. and Andrew Tirmenstein, Health & Safety Manager, Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers, Inc.
“Sustainability Best Practices … Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Regulatory Requirements: Managing Up & Down the Supply Chain”
Large corporations are increasingly scrutinized by the public for their impact beyond direct operations, along with receiving ESG-related supplier requests. There are various international and national ESG regulations, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the Supplier Code of Conduct and Due Diligence Act (SCDDA), and multiple California laws. This raises the question of how to prepare for compliance within your supply chains.
Amber Greaney, MPA, LEED GA, ENV SP, Vice President, Sustainability, KERAMIDA Inc. and Rohan Shiram, Associate Director - Global Environmental Sustainability, Eli Lilly and Company
“Best Environmental Management Practices … Managing Compliance on Capital & Major Projects”
Valuable insights into NiSource’s completion of over 100,000 environmental inspections to ensure compliance with regulatory and corporate standards over the last seven years. The Comprehensive Environmental Compliance Program focuses on Capital and Major Projects within the NiSource service territory, encompassing program development, training modules, and shared stakeholder responsibility that has reduced corrective actions and non-conformance issues across six state operating areas. Program’s establishment, continuous improvement, and engagement processes are crucial.
Mack Overton, Senior Vice President, EHS Compliance Services, KERAMIDA Inc. and Charlie Warino, Manager, Natural Resources Permitting and Environmental Inspections, NiSource Inc.
“Best Practices in Water Management … Insights into Indiana’s New Industrial Stormwater General Permit (ISGP) and Strategies for Compliance”
Indiana's new Industrial Stormwater General Permit (ISGP) goes into effect soon. What's in the new permit -- stricter requirements for sampling, pollutant benchmarks, inspections, and corrective actions; “subsectors" based on industry SIC codes, which will create different requirements for different industries; and revised stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) requirements, monitoring requirements and procedures. The new ISGP follows the framework of the 2021 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) from the U.S. EPA.
Mack Overton, Senior Vice President, EHS Compliance Services, KERAMIDA Inc. and Randy Braun, CPESC, CPMSM, Section Chief, Wetlands and Storm Water, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
