April 2, 2009 by Brian Butler , Justin Morelli and Justin Morelli | Filed under: In the host community [1, 4]

This workshop will be moderated by M. Ann Howard. The topics of discussion for this workshop will be:  • The expectations of the profession regarding the responsibilities of the environmental manager to the community that hosts his or her company? • The appropriate role of the environmental manager in participating in guiding and directing his [...]

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by Brian Butler | Filed under: Impact of the Wal-Mart Sustainability Scorecard [1]

This workshop will focus on discussing the following questions: What does the environmental manager need to know about the Wal-Mart Sustainability Scorecard in order to gain leverage to move his or her company toward sustainability? What are ways in which the environmental manager can work within the supply chain to contribute to the successful resolution [...]

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by Brian Butler | Filed under: Life-Cycle-Analysis (LCA) [1], [4]

There are several programs for conducting life cycle assessments. This discussion will examine their use and usefulness. Another aspect for consideration is that current LCA programs may not have any way of incorporating social and economic elements in order to use LCA as a evaluative sustainability tool.

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by Brian Butler , John Morelli and | Filed under: The Role of Environmental Ethics in Decision-making

        This workshop will be an exploration and discussion of what environmental professionals believe is the basis for decisions they make and whether the values that an environmental professional places on the environment have a place in decisions related to company policies and actions that have the potential to affect the environment (both positively and negatively).  [...]

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by Brian Butler , AROMAKE AFIEGBE , John Morelli , John Morelli , John Morelli , John Morelli , John Morelli and John Morelli | Filed under: Evaluation of Natural Resources

The workshop is about the potential role of the evaluation of natural resources in the life of corporations and/or in general.The objective of this workshop is to clarify the main points where a corporation has a share in evaluating changes in natural resources. This workshop will be structured as follows: -At the beginning of the [...]

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by Brian Butler , maitamim , John Morelli , John Morelli , John Morelli , John Morelli , John Morelli and John Morelli | Filed under: Undergraduate Education for Environmental Managers

Engineers, doctors, and lawyers must obtain an accredited degree specifically tailored toward their profession prior to licensure.  However, the educational criterion for certifying environmental professionals appears to be a more general requirement of a baccalaureate or equivalent degree in science or a related area.  The goal of this workshop is to develop a framework for [...]

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