The top administrator for the US EPA recently released findings that will pave the way for legislation that limits greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. With this report, the US takes a big step closer to European Union nations, which have agreed to Kyoto greenhouse gas limits and are
This week I had the rare opportunity to hear directly from CEOs and Senior Vice Presidents from diverse industries about the importance of corporate citizenship to their employees, customers, and bottom line. Marie Lowman, left, Director of International Development at SAS, participated on a panel with The Gap Foundation and
The discussion at “The Cost of Doing Business in a Cap and Trade World" was my first open forum that provided a glimpse into the financial and legal havoc that a carbon market could impose on many organizations. Here’s a quick carbon market primer: proposed regulations cap the amount of
Jerry Williams is a Project Manager for Environmental Sustainability at SAS. What are you working on right now? There is so much going on…. No two days are ever quite the same. Some of my priority projects include: Balancing expectations of employees so passionate about stewardship while giving fair consideration
I recently had the opportunity to attend a Community Success Forum on the topic of our water supply in North Carolina. The drought of 2007 catapulted state water management issues high on all public officials priority list. The state climate office said that 2007 was the worst drought on modern
