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From the Director SEMICON Japan
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From the Director
 Global Climate Change Talk Heats Up – New SEMI Working Group FormingAs the December 2009 Copenhagen follow-up Kyoto Protocol meeting approaches, the issue of global climate change heats up. Tough questions about the role of Green House Gases (GHGs) in global climate change resurface, especially related to how the issue will affect our industry... (More)
Possible Reform of U.S. Chemicals Management Regulations – New SEMI Working Group Forming The U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act is the primary legislative mechanism by which chemicals are managed in the U.S. In September, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Lisa Jackson, announced plans to push forward on a legislative reform of TSCA, which will likely impact all aspects of the supply chain... (More)
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Strategic Materials Conference to Include EHS Topics Speakers at SMC 2010 will share content relevant to EHS professionals, including Nora Foley (U.S. Geological Survey) and Jim Jewett (Intel), with Krista Botsford (Botsford EcoTech Partners) presenting on "Death, Taxes and Eco-Compliance." ... (see SMC agenda) SESHA Annual Symposium Call for Papers SESHA will hold its 32nd Annual ESH Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA in April 2010. EHS and corporate social responsibility professionals are invited to submit an abstract for inclusion in the Symposium. Papers are being solicited for the following topics... (More) Events Calendar SEMICON Japan 2009 December 3-5, 2009, Chiba, Japan Strategic Materials Conference January 13-15, Half Moon Bay, California, USA For a full calendar of events, click here. |
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The need to demonstrate better sustainable performance, both as individual consumers and as businesses, is becoming more and more critical. The SEMI EHS Division is working to understand the current state of sustainability efforts within member companies and is developing programs and services that support improved performance. However, over the last year and a half, I have learned that two principle challenges exist as we work to provide services to support members: determining how companies define sustainability and identifying common issues applicable across a broad range of companies...