The ESG Report podcast is hosted by Tom Fox. In this episode, Tom is joined by Luke Jacobs, an expert in environmental and safety compliance and one of the founders of Encamp. Jacobs is a rising star in the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) and ESG industry. In this episode, they discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with EHS and ESG compliance. Luke explains how Encamp provides technology solutions to help companies understand and comply with complex environmental regulations. Looking ahead, Luke outlines their plans to expand the platform to encompass global coverage over the next seven years. Tune into the ESG Report to learn more about the latest trends in EHS and ESG compliance.
Key Highlights
· Managing Environmental Regulations for Businesses [00:03:57]
· The Overlap Between EHS and ESG [00:07:40]
· Regulatory Impact of Chemical Plant Explosions [00:11:13]
· The Business Opportunities of Complying with RCRA and EPCRA [00:14:55]
· Making Environmental Regulation Compliance More Efficient and Sustainable [00:18:25]
· Compliance with US Regulations: A Look Ahead at the Next 7 Years[00:22:25]
Notable Quotes
1. ” I think importantly to think about how we actually help our customers really is to understand the complexity of the problem that they face.”
2. “It’s really a report that’s trying to make sure that anyone in the community knows what could actually pose a hazard in an emergency disaster response scenario from locations that are, you know, in their in their general area.”
3. “I’d say particularly as far as implementing a systematic solution that allows for businesses to actually have an ongoing process, allows for long term business continuity and risk mitigation on required compliance events, and then ultimately having to pay the cost of potentially stoppage time at locations and really, you know, all of the negative press that could come about from having some sort of known violation.”
4. “And then as far as ESG, I do think organizations that have goals that are tied to broader sustainability, waste minimization, increasing their ESG metrics have the opportunity to mine into some of their environmental data to find opportunities to actually decrease their waste increase their recycling or their process efficiency so they actually can save money literally on not buying new product.”
Resources
Luke Jacobs on LinkedIn
