In managing for the environment, no company, however accomplished, can afford to rest on its laurels. The solid progress achieved over the past decade – in the development of clean technologies, sophisticated resource recovery systems, innovative environmental management systems, risk management methods, performance measurement tools, communication initiatives, training techniques, and more – has established public expectations that transcend both industries and nations. Today's best practices – wherever they are found – represent the minimal performance levels at which companies will be expected to manage environmental, health, and safety (EHS) issues in the next few years.