OSHA Issues Guidance On Abrasive Blasting in Shipyards, Information Useful To Similar Working Environments

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 are moving into less harmful abrasive…

PROTOCOL FOR WATER LEAKS AND MOISTURE ANALYSIS

environmental Strategist, between the lines: A client of ours, who shall remain anonymous, is a residential developer, contractor and remediator and they created “__________Protocol For Water Leaks and Moisture Analysis”, to educate their client’s and bring value to their product. I feel this competitive environmental intelligence gives you a proactive platform in dealing with mold.…

Schools are a Hot Market for Sustainable Design

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 intelligence “New Report Assesses Financial Advantages…

Your Soft Market Antidote

environmental Strategist, between the lines: One of our environmental insurance carriers sent out the following competitive environmental intelligence. www.estrategist.com Your Soft Market Antidote Agents who desire an exceptional insurance product to round out their contracting risks needlook no further than Contractor’s Pollution Liability (CPL) insurance. Contractors: All contractors have a pollution exposure, and some of…

EPA Expands Water Contaminant Information Tool

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, public health officials and federal,…

D.C. Council Passes Green Building Rules for Private Development

environmental Strategist, between the lines: All developers would be smart to make adjustments to their business strategies to incorporate green building practices if they have not already done so. As this competitive environmental intelligence points out, green building strategies are gaining momentum. Those developers that begin to adapt green building strategies will be more competitive…

Corporate sustainability pioneers are ‘creating value’

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. Business is learning that proactively addressing their…

CFOs can give us straight talk on sustainability

environmental Strategist, between the lines: Share this competitive environmental intelligence with your client’s financial TEAM member. I like how it points out developing and executing an environmental Management Strategy (eMS) will give the same information as Warren Buffet gives his investors but from an environmental perspective. This competitive environmental intelligence clearly raises the bar on…

Social innovation: How values-led brands are helping to drive business strategy

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 interactions as a business…

Preschool Puberty and a Search for the Causes

environmental Strategist between the lines: This competitive intelligence points out why it’s critical we all begin to educate ourselves on how environmental issues impact human health and our ecology. I am not saying the study is correct but if we follow this issue over time we will be able to develop a more informed strategy.…