There is an increasing pressure from consumers and regulatory agencies on companies to develop more sustainable business practices The best sustainable decisions are made with the acknowledgement of health, safety, and the environment (HSE) as a valued component of business.
The 3rd Annual Institute for Sustainability (IfS) Sustainable Engineering Forum, April 23-27,2006, Orlando, FL, will focus on the design, development and practical implementation of sustainability as a key component of HSE and long-range development of business workflows.
Speakers from industry, academia, and regulatory communities will discuss:
* Managers and their response to HSE management systems and sustainability
* Sustainability and universities
* Auditing and how to make a resulting change in performance
* Green engineering
* Business cases for sustainability
Electronic abstracts may be submitted through the AIChE Spring conference website, www.aiche.org/spring. The call for papers will end November 14,2005. For further information, please contact Rebecca Pehler, Webb Murray and Associates, Inc., at rcpehler@kingwoodcable.net or Richard Smith, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, at rismith@tceq.state.tx.us.
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