The Summit NPPR is co-sponsoring the 2012 National Training Conference on the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Environmental Conditions in Communities with the Environmental Council of States (ECOS) and the U.S. EPA. Co-sponsoring the 2012 TRI conference is a great opportunity for NPPR members to engage with a broader network of professionals on issues of pollution prevention and sustainability. The TRI conference will focus on pollution prevention and using Toxics Release inventory data to promote sustainability.
The conference will be held in Washington, DC at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, April 11 – 13, 2012.
The theme for the conference is “Understanding the Past and Promoting a Sustainable Future”.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
- Industry achievements and economic benefits of P2 initiatives
- External influences on industry behavior (e.g. TRI reporting consumer behavior, Global Reporting Initiative)
- Measuring and assessing corporate sustainability using TRI data alone or with other data
- TRI influences on corporate research and development
- Challenges to achieving sustainability
- Providing information to data users through effective partnerships, innovative tools, and outreach (e.g. E3 Program, CARE grants)
- How Federal programs are promoting sustainability (e.g. Green Chemistry; Office of Sustainable Communities; Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics; Dept. of Defense; Dept. of Energy)
- TRI, P2, and toxics reduction programs in localities, states, and Tribes
- Current research on toxics reduction and sustainability
- Improving public awareness and use of TRI
- Improving understanding of environmental and health conditions in communities through use of TRI data
The deadline for abstracts is November 19. To submit an abstract go to http://www.chemicalright2know.org/tri-conference/2012-tri-national-conference/2012-abstract-submission-form/.