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If Neanderthals Become Homo Sapiens, Will Anyone Recognize the Difference?

April 1, 2004By Richard MacLean

Many industries have changed, but getting public opinion to change is another matter

Some companies have done horrific damage to Mother Nature out of greed and ignorance. Relatively few individuals have gotten extremely rich on the profits from businesses that passed-off the true costs of their operations to communities, workers and future generations who will be stuck with cleaning up the human and environmental wreckage.

Environmental Management Systems -- Part 2

March 1, 2004By Richard MacLean

Certification may be a requirement for entry into some markets, but aside from the public relations value, what else does a certified environmental management system offer? Not much, according to the results of recent research studies of conformance-based environmental management systems (EMS) such as ISO 14001 and Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).

Speaking of Risk

March 1, 2004By John P. Bachner

A primerThose who don't learn the lessons of history are condemned to repeat mistakes of the past. You'd think everyone would know that by now; but, in truth, the ranks of the condemned continue to swell. Regrettably, many of them are environmental project managers who all wind up in the same dreadful spot: snared in the barbs of litigation.on how to select an environmental consultant

Environmental Management Systems

February 1, 2004By Richard MacLean

Do they provide real business value?

The winter meeting of the Auditing Roundtable was a wakeup call to environmental auditors. The keynote speaker did not mince words: Conformance-base environmental management systems, such as International Standardization Organization (ISO) 14001, are "fundamentally flawed." What is the point of auditing systems that don't bring value? If certification is not on management's must-do checklist to enable entry into certain markets, why are these systems needed? ... and who needs these auditors?

So You Need To Be a Consultant?

January 1, 2004By Richard MacLean

A survival guide to making the successful transition to being on your own

Many skilled senior professionals are finding themselves on their own, seeking employment for the first time after being forced to leave the "safe womb" of an organization that delivered their paycheck each month like clockwork.

Protecting the Planet: A Job for Superheroes?

January 1, 2003By Angela Neville

The task does seem Herculean. Nowadays, our profession is trying to guard the environment from the traditional sources of pollution along with the newly added burden of dealing with threats of terrorism. In order to deal with such challenges it helps to be prepared by looking toward the future.