Abstract Description: Multiple state and federal programs require a sustainability component to remedial evaluations, but there is no obligation to evaluate the climate-change impact of response actions. With recent trends and investor clamoring, quantifying environmental impact has hit the forefront for businesses and financial institutions. Although still not necessarily required by regulatory agencies, this information is needed in order to keep various stakeholders satisfied.
The purpose of this presentation is to show the audience that 1) environmental response has more impact than simply “defining the nature and extent of soil and groundwater contamination” and 2) remediations themselves can create unnecessary pollution. I have evaluated the potential environmental footprint of conducting investigations and remediations, the associated costs, and identified areas to reduce both costs and impact to the environment. The goal is to get people to start thinking about their choices in site assessment and remediation, and how it impacts all sorts of stakeholders on a project.
Using various ESG/sustainability frameworks and data analytics in my examples, I’ll provide scenarios of waste minimization, pollution prevention, pros and cons of various environmental sampling/remediation approaches, cost breakdowns and other data that can be measured, managed and reported. Ultimately, I’ll show the audience that environmental response has a bottom-line impact to their clients, and their client’s clients..
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