Recently, Elm posted a piece discussing comments from Kevin Parker, the CEO of Deutsche Asset Management, an investment firm with three-fourths of US$1 trillion under management. We expanded that original post for EHS Journal, who just published it. The expanded … Continue reading →
The Elm Consulting Group International LLC has released a new revision to the Self Implemented Conflict Minerals Audit Preparation Tool. The update, Revision 1.33, incorporates Minor changes in response to feedback obtained from the late June EICC Extractives Supply Chain Workshop VI in Washington DC; Further clarifications on the OECD framework, its relationship to SICMAP℠ and SEC auditor standards; and Related elements of California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010. Lawrence M. Heim, CPEA, is leading the firm’s conflict minerals services and SICMAP℠ development: In our discussions with various companies and workshop attendees, we obtained feedback on a few minor changes and clarifications to improve the tool. In addition, we decided to incorporate the new California law as there are many similarities between those mandates and the conflict minerals requirements. The video introduction and overview of SICMAP℠ can be viewed here.
Read more →Elm is featured in today’s issue of the on-line news source Mashable for our innovative use of the iPad for HSE auditing. The article can be read here. With a reported 30+ million monthly pageviews and an Alexa ranking under 250, Mashable ranks as one of the world’s largest websites. The website has a large following on many social networks. As of February 2011, it has over 2 million Twitter followers and over 425,000 fans on Facebook.
Read more →Greetings. This blog was newly launched on February 11, 2010 and we plan to build it over time. We hope this will become a useful source of information and dialog for those interested in – and actually using – the … Continue reading →
Greetings. This blog was newly launched on February 11, 2010 and we plan to build it over time. We hope this will become a useful source of information and dialog for those interested in – and actually using – the … Continue reading →
Join us for an upcoming webinar Friday, February 25 about using the iPad in HSE audits. We will present an overview of our experiences in using the device on actual audits over the past 6 months. Included in the presentation will be a discussion of evaluating its potential use and fit within organizations/existing audit processes; benefits and limitations; and a detailed step-by-step simulation of an audit using Elm’s selected application (smartNotes), including actual screen shots. The hour-long presentation will be followed by an open question and answer period. Click here for a full description. There will be a morning session and an afternoon session. Click here for the afternoon session. We hope you can participate.
Read more →The Elm Group International, LLC is accepting entries for a drawing to win an environmental compliance audit priced at $1.00 fixed rate for labor fees. The contest winner gets 5 consecutive days of one Elm staff member’s time to conduct an environmental compliance audit in the U.S – for $1.00 in labor cost. The rules and limitations (posted in the entry form) set forth the details of this offer. Patrick Doyle, founder of Elm: “Elm has been financially successful ever since its founding in 2003. Even in the midst of the worst global economic collapse since the 1930s, Elm posted record revenues in 2009. In light of that, we wanted to have some fun in 2010. Part of that was investing in new technology such as the iPad, which proved to be very successful in the field. This give-away is another opportunity for us to have fun, while also providing real benefit to the winner.” “There is a bit of a thrill in this for us,” said Lawrence Heim of Elm’s Georgia operations. “We certainly don’t know what type of company or site will win and I have no idea where I will be traveling to for this assignment.” “I
Read more →EPA announced it is proposing yet another delay in the implementation of the “new” SPCC regulations, originally published in 2001. EPA states: Types of facilities that may be eligible for the proposed one year extension: Oil production, farms, electric utility plants, petroleum refining and related industries, chemical manufacturing, food manufacturing, manufacturing facilities using and storing animal fats and vegetable oils, metal and other manufacturing, real estate rental and leasing, retail trade, contract construction, wholesale trade, other commercial, transportation, arts entertainment & recreation, other services (except public administration), petroleum bulk stations and terminals, education, hospitals & other health care, accommodation and food services, fuel oil dealers, gasoline stations, information finance and insurance, mining, warehousing and storage, religious organizations, military installations, and government facilities. In summary, the proposed rule would: Extend the date by which the owners or operators of certain facilities must prepare or amend and implement an SPCC plan by one year to November 10, 2011 Delay the compliance date for facilities with milk containers that are constructed according to the current applicable 3-A sanitary standards, and subject to the current applicable grade “A” pasteurized milk ordinance (PMO) or a state dairy regulatory requirement equivalent to the current applicable PMO
Read more →NYT reports that Washington has abandoned hope of issuing carbon legislation this year, including cap-and-trade. The inaction is also dragging down regional/state programs as well, including the well-hyped RGGI trading program. This shouldn’t come as a real surprise to anyone. But it does continue to increase the business uncertainty surrounding emissions in the US. Tune in again next year. Or the year after….
Read more →In case you missed it, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act signed into law yesterday by President Obama also included new auditing and disclosure requirements for companies who use certain ores/minerals in their products. The requirements apply to certain materials that originate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo – called “conflict minerals”. These are defined as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, or their derivatives; or any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. The text of the new legislation that was included in the Dodd-Frank bill signed into law is below. SEC. 1502. CONFLICT MINERALS. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXPLOITATION AND TRADE OF CONFLICT MINERALS ORIGINATING IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. It is the sense of Congress that the exploitation and trade of conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is helping to finance conflict characterized by extreme levels of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly sexual- and gender-based violence, and contributing to an emergency humanitarian situation therein, warranting the provisions of section 13(p) of the Securities
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