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HGC News Note 060606
“Leave Your Carbon Footprint At Home” was the heading of an article in the travel section of a recent Sunday newspaper. The spill in the Gulf is six weeks old and barely controlled. Are you sensing the approaching perfect storm in environmental regulations?
Are you too small to be concerned?
When it comes to environmental requirements most small companies see these as something to be avoided and have failed to recognize the strategic value these requirements can provide. If you are below the radar screen and have no competition that might be one approach. Companies who recognize that staying in the pack provides some protection are doing the minimum to avoid trouble. They know that the customer (or rather the loss of one) is a bigger threat to their business than the regulatory agencies. The leaders have crafted strategies that are not reactive and are quietly changing the marketplace.
News Briefs:
- RoHS and WEEE Revisions moved forward. Renewables got some concessions but will pay the piper if they don’t honor their commitments in the future. The fact that renewables are in the RoHS WEEE discussion indicates the expansion that is occurring in these Directives.
- Just as trace elements can be critical to your health, rare earths may be critical for your product. The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (www.iNEMI.org) is conducting a survey to assess the electronics industry's usage of Rare Earth Metals (REMs). You can use the following link to access the Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Rare_Earth_Metals Check with your suppliers if you don’t know your rare earth dependency.
- REACH compliance investigations in the EU show there are problems. A very significant problem for you or your supply chain would be substances that were not pre registered (or registered) and must be pulled from the market.
- The failure of the BP blowout preventer is sending a major shock wave throughout regulated industries.
- The President’s Cancer Panel reports that environmental and occupational exposure to chemicals is a more significant risk than originally thought.
Please, contact me if you need additional information on any of these news items |
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