Category: Competitive Environmental Intelligence Resources

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 cost to the state for…

environmental Strategist, between the lines: As this competitive environmental intelligence points out if you work in construction, making kitchen cabinets, counter tops, furniture, veneer or other trades and use formaldehyde, there is change on the way. The European Union already has formaldehyde standards and California is doing them one better. There is an opinion in…

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 party to address proactive water…

environmental Strategist, between the lines: This is just the tip of the iceberg. The EPA is kicking off the pressure for the hotel and convention businesses to be greener. Private business will also follow this path as the pressure for business to reduce their carbon footprint continues to build. Share this with your clients in…

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 Management Strategy (eMS)…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that beginning this month, many truck and trailer OEMs are offering customers 2007 models certified by EPA’s SmartWay program to improve fuel efficiency. By meeting EPA equipment specifications, these models provide the benefit of saving operators money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants, the agency explained. “These…

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 same time required their vendors/subs to also…

Environmental Strategist, between the lines: If you work with underground storage tank (UST) owners, or businesses that buy and sell land, please share this competitive environmental intelligence. The last major UST report that came out I said the government was low in their guesstimate on the number of leaking tanks and the cost to clean…

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 to be more environmentally proactive.…

Every business has exposure to environmental liabilities and yet only a very small percentage of P&C insurance agents are discussing environmental issues with their client’s. Agents not discussing environmental issues with their client’s are needlessly jeopardizing the financial health of the agency.There is no other commercial insurance product that Since the late 1980’s when I…