Tuesday, April 15, 2008 – VIEW WEBINAR / Download Podcast
10:00-11:30 a.m. EST

AHFA has developed the Sustainable by Design (SBD) Program to assist members in demonstrating their commitment to Sustainable Business Practices and the environment. The SBD mission statement includes the commitment of AHFA members to integrate socio-economic policies and environmental practices into their manufacturing operations in order to properly manage our natural resources for future generations.

The SBD Program has five Credit Areas which must be satisfied in order for a company to receive certification. One of these Credit Areas is Social Performance, which addresses the impact a company has on the social systems within which it operates. Policies to be addressed include the consideration of human, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. These policies must be addressed by certifying companies in order to truly "move the ball forward" on achieving the goals of the SBD mission statement. This webinar provides an overview of the Social Performance Credit Area and the policies that must be addressed to obtain SBD certification."

Presenters:
Jim Laughlin
Jim Laughlin is a Managing Engineer with Brown and Caldwell in Charlotte, NC, and is responsible for project management and technical direction for diverse environmental projects for industrial, federal and municipal clients. Jim is a registered professional engineer with over 34 years of progressive experience including development and implementation of environmental management systems; multimedia permitting; regulatory strategy development; air quality modeling, and air pollution control design. He has also provided expert witness reports in complex environmental litigation. He has worked for AHFA and member companies for over 20 years.

Alan McConnell
Alan McConnell is a partner in Kilpatrick Stockton LLC, the Environmental Practice Group who provides environmental representation, counseling and litigation services on a wide range of legislative, administrative and regulatory matters in the field of environmental law, with a particular emphasis on the Clean Air Act. Other areas of practice include solid and hazardous waste regulation (including CERCLA, RCRA and state solid and hazardous waste programs), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Clean Water Act (including the regulation of wetlands and water resource allocation issues), occupational safety and health issues, land use issues, and environmental liabilities attendant to corporate transactions. He is listed in the 2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Environmental Law.