Talk:Chem395:February 8 discussion

This is the location for the first meeting of the Environmental Committee of Acme Chemical Company as part of the Chemistry 395 role playing scenario.

Date and time

We won't be able to meet at the regular time, so we'll have to meet early next week. Please post your best times below (click "edit" and then it's pretty easy).

Available times to meet

Day	User:Walkerma	User:J-Fed	User:Murphy44
Monday Feb 11	11:30-2:30, 9:00pm-11:00pm
Tuesday Feb 12	12:30-5:00
Wednesday Feb 13	11:30-3:30

Agenda

At the start, I will ask Jesse to make the case for the environment (Items 1-3). Assuming he can convince us that this effort is worthwhile, we will move onto discussing what specific things we can do at Acme to address environmental issues - Chris and Joe will (hopefully) a lot to say on that.

Jesse will respond to the first three, in the first 10-15 minutes:

1. Should we even be addressing environmental issues and sustainability here at Acme, beyond our legal obligations (EPA, OSHA)? On the one hand we have the moral case that "it is the right thing to do," but if we go bankrupt in the process it's not a good thing.
2. (Related) Our core mission is to make chemicals - how do environmental issues fit in with that?
3. (Related) In general terms, how can we make the company more "sustainable?"

Then I'll open things up for all of us to chime in, on specific ways to make the company more sustainable and environmentally responsible:

1. What specific things can we do in our general ways of organization and working?
2. What specific things can we do in our plant machinery?
3. What specific things can we do in our chemical processes?
4. What specific things can we do in our sales and marketing?
5. Should we go for ISO 14000 certification?