Contributor: Mariann Zanardo, CHMM Business Title: Senior Sustainability Consultant Contact Information: Senior Sustainability Consultant Barr Engineering Company 1057 Devonshire Bloomington, MN 55431 Phone: 952 832 2835 E-mail: mzanardo@barr.com Biography: Ms. Zanardo joined Barr Engineering in 1999 as their Senior Systems Consultant. She brings over 13 years industrial experience as an EHS Manager/Trainer and ISO 14001/ISO 9001 Auditor/Trainer. During her career she has worked on a myriad of national and international regulatory issues and environmental projects while achieving cost savings in industries such as agribusiness, chemical manufacturing and hazardous waste disposal to name a few. Her current CEE experience Formally trained as an industrial engineer, Mariann brings a fresh approach to projects with her sense of humor and a keen focus on the bottom-line. Perhaps less importantly, she also brings a detailed understanding of processes and systems as well as a broad knowledge of regulatory programs under DEA, DOD, DOT, FDA, FAA, OSHA and EPA's CAA, CWA, EPCRA, FIFRA, RCRA, and TSCA. Mariann's expertise in the area of management systems development and optimization goes back to 1993 when she began developing and implementing EMSs and since 1997, she has integrated a "sustainability" component into the systems she has developed or optimized. Lastly, Mariann is an experienced international presenter and most recently has given several lectures on sustainability in her lecture series "14K-Does It Pay??: Factoring Sustainability into the EMS Equation". She has also written several articles for various publications on the topic. Mariann has lived, worked and traveled extensively throughout Europe. Now at Barr, Mariann continues to help clients in the US and abroad with various phases of their system's approach to environmental management. She'd be interested in helping your efforts so feel free to contact her in the US at 612-832-2835 or preferably at mzanardo@barr.com to discuss your project.

Title of Presentation: Sustainability: Tools to Tomorrow Author: Mariann Zanardo, CHMM Key Words: sustainability, sustainable development, environmental performance, tools, product responsibility, Take Back Programs, systems, environmental performance, beyond P2, integration, global initiatives, stewardship, fun Abstract: "Sustainability" is most likely to be one of the most overused buzzwords for the early 21st Century. What does it mean to a CHMM and more importantly what are the tools a CHMM can use to make "sustainability" a reality for their organization? There are several "sustainability" concepts. This session will discuss the most popular 3 concepts as well as the common business tolls that a CHMM can use to enhance both their organization's business & and environmental performance that together will bring them to that magic nirvana of "Sustainability". Sustainable business practices will become more and more scrutinized in the coming years. Externally, this will be driven by the current business indices such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and its equivalent in other countries. Internally, an organization struggles to make ALL of their resources as efficient as possible to gain a competitive advantage, maximize profits and in turn gain favor of the markets. After a company has addressed "e-commerce" this will be the new world they must conquer. An informed CHMM can help their organization get there quicker! You've heard the terms: EMS, 14001, Sustainability, Globalization…Compiling her successes, one CHMM describes her experience in adapting sustainability concepts, quality tools and "regulatory" common sense into an organization's business goals with "sustainable effects.. After working on a project in Eastern discussion of the "tools" a CHMM can use.