RISK-E-Business Podcast
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsRisk-E Business is the environmental risk and property due diligence podcast. We discuss important topics in real estate due diligence and environmental risk, including news and advice on regulations, research technology, Phase I assessments, and more.
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Unpacking Climate Risk Assessment: Data, Drivers, and Opportunities for Consultants
May 24, 2024 15:13 - 26 minutes - 22 MBClimate risk assessment is becoming a crucial factor in the commercial real estate market. Join Mary Ann Grena Manley, Founder and President of 15E Communications, as she engages in an in-depth discussion with Cal Inman, Founder and CEO of ClimateCheck, and Nicole Engels, Chief Growth Officer at ClimateCheck. This episode explores the data supporting climate risk assessment, the market drivers behind this trend, and its implications for environmental due diligence and consultants. Inman and ...
Lender Series: The Impact of the SEC’s Climate Risk Disclosure Rule on Financial Institutions
April 11, 2024 20:44 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBOn March 6th, the SEC adopted their rule to standardize climate-related disclosures. ERIS recently discussed the rule, its impact for financial institutions, and how to approach and update the organization’s risk framework and reporting requirements, with Marty Walters of Recovery Risk, LLC on the Risk-E Business Podcast.
Lender Series: Why Every Lender Big and Small Needs an Environmental Risk Policy
December 15, 2023 20:51 - 40 minutes - 36.3 MBERIS’ Dave Colonna, Director of Lender Services, speaks with industry veteran Georgina Dannatt. Georgina shares her wealth of knowledge and experience as an environmental risk professional with lending institutions since 1994. Dave and Georgina address the basics about why all lenders need an environmental risk policy, and how to craft such a policy considering a multiplicity of factors including the organization’s risk tolerance, setting up their decision matrix, and establishing a panel...
Whiplash: Navigating WOTUS and the Sackett Decision
July 18, 2023 01:26 - 28 minutes - 24 MBThe very definition of “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, under the Clean Water Act, has been the subject of extensive litigation and controversy for decades. Join Mary Ann Grena Manley, Founder and President of 15E Communications, and Rafe Petersen, a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Holland & Knight, for an in-depth conversation as they explore the current WOTUS rule and its regulatory history. They also discuss the significance of the recent Supreme Court ruling in Sackett...
Lender Series: Managing an Environmental Risk Department Through Uncertain Economic Times
May 29, 2023 20:34 - 19 minutes - 16.9 MBERIS’ Dave Colonna, Director of Lender Services, speaks with John Rybak, Senior Vice President, Environmental Risk Manager, Truist Financial. John shares his views on managing risk, planning during uncertain economic times, and what steps can be taken to address slowdowns. The discussion outlines the differences between what’s happening now compared to during the mortgage crisis of 2008/9, and during the pandemic of 2020. From departmental implications and considerations to wider industry ob...
Environmental Justice Policy Updates: What Environmental Professionals Need to Know
February 23, 2023 15:57 - 28 minutes - 23.5 MBEnvironmental justice is a hot topic at the state and federal level, with emerging policies affecting everything from permitting decisions to company acquisitions and real estate transactions. Join Mary Ann Grena Manley, Founder and President of 15E Communications, and guest Matthew Karmel, Chair of the Environmental and Sustainability Law Group of Offit Kurman, for a conversation about recent policy and regulatory developments in environmental justice and practical impacts for environmental...
Real ESG Value: Megatrends Transforming CRE
August 05, 2022 16:52 - 32 minutes - 26.7 MBEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and mega-economic trends are transforming the commercial real estate market and impacting brownfields redevelopment. Join Mary Ann Grena Manley, Founder and President, 15E Communications, and guest Dan French, Founder & Principal of dbForesites and President of Brightfield Productions, for a lively discussion about how global factors and ESG are influencing public and private investment in infrastructure, real estate, and beyond. Critical d...
Connecting the Phase I to Long-Term Stewardship: ASTM’s Continuing Obligations Standard
July 06, 2022 15:48 - 29 minutes - 28 MBAlthough ASTM's Standard Guide for Identifying and Complying with Continuing Obligations (E2790-20) doesn't get the star treatment the Phase I standard enjoys, it plays a critical role in the environmental due diligence continuum, kicking in for property owners who acquire contaminated sites. Often, these are properties purchased for redevelopment. For parties looking to ensure liability protections under federal law (CERCLA) or state law, or to ensure they’re following best practices for ge...
What EPs Need to Know: ASTM 1527-21's New Guidance Regarding Environmental Liens and Activity and Use Limitations (AULs)
December 16, 2021 16:34 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBThis is important and must-know information. Among the many changes, the new standard provides more guidance about the extent of historical research needed, and specifically, when it comes to identifying Environmental Liens or Activity and Use Limitations – AULs. The new standard seeks to improve the accuracy of report conclusions by specifying that title records must be researched back to 1980. But how will this translate to how EPs conduct Phase Is for their clients? Join Jeff Doerner, Sen...
What’s Old is New Again: Adaptive Reuse Trends and Tips for Effective Environmental Due Diligence
September 27, 2021 13:09 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBThe commercial real estate market is booming! Certain trends and drivers of change continue to fuel robust transactional and redevelopment activity, including the adaptive reuse of CRE, which gives older structures and spaces new life and purpose. Guest host Mary Ann Grena Manley welcomes guest Mark Johnson, a Principal Consultant with Geosyntec, based in the company’s Wilmington, NC office, to discuss these evolving trends as well as the impact of emerging environmental justice policies an...
Spotlight on New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law – What it Means for Our Industry
May 17, 2021 12:32 - 31 minutes - 22.3 MBEnvironmental justice (EJ) has become a force of change in our industry with major implications for developers and investors. While every state has some kind of EJ policy, New Jersey’s new landmark legislation is the first of its kind with real teeth and its implementation will be closely watched by various stakeholders. Guest host Mary Ann Grena Manley welcomes guest New Jersey environmental attorney Matt Karmel with Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP, to explain the nuts and bolts ...
Drones - The New Tool in Environmental Risk Research
January 24, 2020 14:44 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBGuest Kevin Drover of Stantec Consulting Ltd speaks with host Brayden Ford about the development of drones for environmental property due diligence. Kevin oversees an international group whose specific role is to apply unmanned aerial vehicle technology for the expansion of site research and monitoring.
How the Changing Lender Landscape is Impacting Environmental Due Diligence
June 17, 2019 19:31 - 23 minutes - 27.2 MBGuest Derek Ezovski explains how the lender landscape is impacting environmental due diligence practices. Derek and Jeff also give insight into SBA standard operating policies, the RSRA (Records Search Risk Assessment) and ASTM standards within the due diligence framework.
Six Rules for Great Technical Report Writing
June 05, 2019 20:43 - 29 minutes - 34.8 MBWant to make better technical reports (with less effort)? Kelly Stratton knows how. After years of report writing as an environmental professional Kelly launched technical report writing platform Quire specifically to help clients produce better reports more easily. In this interview Kelly outlines six ways you can improve your reports in a conversation that will help anyone who writes technical reports as part of their responsibilities.
Best Practices (and worst!) For Phase I Research Reports in Canada
May 09, 2019 18:14 - 22 minutes - 26.7 MBNot all Phase I reports are created equal. And some are downright dangerous. Phase Is are a common and necessary first-step in many environmental professionals' due diligence workflow. In this discussion, Brayden Ford and his expert guest, Bill Leedham, give you clear best practice advice for Phase I research reports. They cover not only best practices but some common (and costly) mistakes, lurking dangers, and the limitations placed on the fulfillment of this important first step.
An Update on the ASTM Revision Process with Julie Kilgore, Part 2
January 17, 2019 23:40 - 19 minutes - 23.1 MBGuest Julie Kilgore dives deeper with us into potential ASTM revisions. Find out what big changes for users and property due diligence professionals could be underway.
An Update on the ASTM Revision Process with Julie Kilgore, Part 1
January 17, 2019 17:59 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBGuest Julie Kilgore outlines potential ASTM revisions and explains why they could mean big changes for users and environmental professionals, Part 1. The environmental risk and property due diligence professionals podcast.