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If your facility reported its greenhouse gas emissions in 2010, your data is now open to public scrutiny. But what exactly does this mean for you, and for the environmental regulatory landscape?

Do you use chemicals at your facility or in your business? If you do, you probably already keep some sort of chemical inventory to track your material usage and emissions data. Implementing the right chemical inventory software could have an enormous impact on the rest of your business.

The EPA’s ECHO list, also known as the Environment and Compliance History Online list, is a publicly available database containing information about facilities and businesses that have failed to comply with annual environmental reporting requirements. ECHO exists to meet the public’s right to know, ...

Managing the Triple Bottom Line and CSR with Environmental Data A lot of attention gets paid to corporate sustainability initiatives, carbon footprint reduction, and environmental stewardship -- and rightly so. These top-level activities are beneficial to both businesses and the general public. ...

In a market in which companies becoming more aware of the value of corporate social responsibility (CSR), many businesses should realize that TRI reporting (Toxic Release Inventory) is an important part of their corporate social responsibility planning. Do you view TRI reporting as a burden, or as ...

Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting operates on a two-tier system, meaning Canadian businesses must file a federal GHG report and a provincial GHG emission report. In many provinces the relevant air regulations differ greatly between the federal and provincial levels, making it difficult for ...

If you own or operate a facility that is classified as a new or existing major source of air pollutants, then you probably already have a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit. But do you know the facts behind the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program? Take ERA ...

Talk of GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emission reporting is in the air and on top of everyone’s minds in the business world today. Businesses are quickly waking up to the many benefits of Greenhouse Gas emission reporting and carbon credit accounting. And smart managers are realizing that they need some ...

It’s no secret that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is good for business. Corporate social responsibility makes your business more appealing to customers, a better investment for shareholders, and drives you to be more innovative in the marketplace. Because CSR initiatives are becoming such ...