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ERI’s Property Condition Assessments Reviews Support Informed Lending Decisions
When it comes to commercial real estate transactions—be it acquisitions, refinancing, or...
UST Closure Reports: Risks and Documentation Challenges
The use of underground storage tanks (USTs) for storing petroleum products and other chemicals has been a common practice to enhance site operations.
Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials Standard Part B: Facilitated Emissions
Welcome back to our blog series on Banks, Borrowers, and Climate Change. Today we will be...
Banks, Borrowers and Climate Change: The SEC Releases its Rule on Climate Disclosure: Potential Impacts to Your Business
The EI Group and ERI began a joint blog series in January titled, "Banks, Borrowers, and Climate...
Banks, Borrowers and Climate Change: An Overview of the PCAF Global Accounting and Reporting Standard
Welcome back to our Banks, Borrowers, and Climate Change series! In case you missed our...
ERI Unveiled: A Playful Peek Behind the Environmental Risk Management Curtain
In the realm of environmental risk management, ERI refuses to be confined to the dull stereotypes...
Climate Action in Financial Institutions Initiative: Inspiration for the PCAF Global Accounting and Reporting
Welcome back to our Banks, Borrowers, and Climate Change series! In case you missed our...
Banks, Borrowers and Climate Change: How Disclosure of GHG Emissions Will Impact the Lending Process for Publicly Traded Corporations
The EI Group, in collaboration with Environmental Risk Innovations (ERI), recently launched a...
The SEC Targets Financed Emissions: Banks, Borrowers and Climate Change
As climate change becomes an increasing risk to financial stability—whether from natural disasters...
More SBA SOP Revisions – Effective November 2023
Earlier this year, the US Small Business Administration (SBA) released the updated Standard...
A Climate Risk: The Threat of Saltwater Intrusion
New Orleans and southern Louisiana are not the only places that face the threat of saltwater...
ERI’s Updated SBA Flowchart
We prioritize keeping you well-informed, and to uphold this commitment, ERI has recently updated...
Effortless Environmental Engagement with ERI
While we at Environmental Risk Innovations (ERI) are in the environmental consulting business, we...
Phase I ASTM Standard and the EPA Final Rule
On December 15, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) issued the final...
New Changes to the SBA SOP
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)...
Rapid, Affordable … Environmental Screen
In 2017, to meet the needs of ERI’s clients for a rapid, cost-effective environmental review for...
Chip Padgett Retires from ERI after 18 years
The Environmental Risk Management (ERI) team saw one of its members sail into the sunset when...
Receive ERI’s Updated SBA Flowchart: Amended to Reflect the Current SBA SOP
ERI has revised its SBA Flowchart to reflect the current SBA SOP (SOP 50 10 6, Oct. 1, 2020). If...
Business as Usual: ERI Delivers Service Consistency During the COVID-19 Pandemic
It has been “business as usual” at ERI throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Although ERI’s motto has...
COVID-19 and Phase I Limitations
COVID-19 has affected our world in so many ways, including how environmental assessments are...
ERI at 20: Providing Tailored Environmental Risk Management Solutions
Two Decades of Innovation, Collaboration, and Excellence in Tailored Environmental Risk Management...
SBA SOP Changes – Effective January 1, 2018
Effective January 1, 2018, the Small Business Administration (SBA) updated the Standard Operating...
Underground Storage Tanks: Regulations, Requirements and Expectations
UST Regulatory History In 1984, Congress directed the United States Environmental Protection...
Considering Lending on a Dry Cleaner?
Perchloroethylene (PCE), a chlorinated solvent, has been used in the dry-cleaning industry since...
RSRAs and TSAs – The Similarities and Differences
Depending on the potential risk profile of a commercial property, Environmental Risk Managers...
Dry Cleaning Alternatives – How “Green” is Green?
The use of chemical agents for cleaning clothes dates back to the 1690s, when turpentine was used...
SBA Gas Station Loans
In order to identify and mitigate the environmental risks associated with gas station loans, the...
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