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Why do people talk about “circular economy” when discussing sustainability? What does economy have to do with sustainability? Can it lead us towards a future in which 9 billion people can live well? Recall that sustainability is considered the “triple bottom line” and includes

Donna provided a case study for Certified Hazardous Materials Managers on how to utilize skills developed in the EHS field tangentially to develop certifiable safe quality food programs.

Donna partnered with Sarah Henderson of Henderson Solutions to provide guidance to EHS professionals on how to shift from a “command and control” model to creating business value through EHS program modifications.

Donna was invited to speak for the West Pikeland Township Environmental Advisory Council to discuss improving residential recycling habits. Topics included why recycling is important, how the process works, and how we can improve the quality of recycling to create value in a circular economy.

Did you know that less than 200 years ago most American homes were lit by whale-oil lamps?  How did we, as a Nation, move from depleting our whale resource to utilizing a new fossil fuel resource?  It was not a “Save the Whales” campaign, and it did not happen as a result of

When I talk about sustainability, people usually think I mean just recycling. In my opinion, recycling is the penultimate thing you should do with a material, next to putting it in the garbage can. Here are 5 reasons why I think the recycling process in the US is broken.

Sustainability is regarded as the “Triple Bottom Line – People, Planet, and Profits.” As environmental, health & safety professionals, we have historically focused on pollution prevention as part of the “planet” pillar of sustainability; and on

Economics is the study of how societies use scarce resources to produce valuable commodities and distribute them among different groups. There is a finite amount of financial resources available and each group

There are so many stories about companies implementing successful sustainability programs. Yet, there are some stories about companies who claim to be doing good, but

Reprinted with permission: Monthly Villanova U Sustainability Newsletter, publisher Liesel Schwarz, VU Sustainability Manager. The publication is about the sustainability efforts and activities conducted by