Advocacy

Nominate your company for driving societal progress

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Citizens Awards honor businesses for doing good. Categories include education, community improvement, disaster response, […]


05.26.2022

Contribute to the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)

The Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides the best measure of current U.S. manufacturing industry outputs, inputs, operating status, and […]


05.26.2022

Elected officials begin eyeing workforce challenges

Conversations among senators, agency budget requests, and a plethora of proposed federal and state legislation, all point to increased emphasis […]


05.26.2022

Members, NAFEM support Ukraine relief

NAFEM members continue to step forward asking how/where they can help provide humanitarian relief in Ukraine and the surrounding countries. […]


05.26.2022

May ’22 at-a-glance … energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking feedback on its proposal to amend test procedures for walk-in coolers/walk-in freezers […]


05.26.2022

SEC moves forward with ESG reporting proposal

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-1 to propose rules that standardize public companies’ reporting on climate risk. The […]


04.28.2022

Biden budget sheds light on EPA and DOE priorities

In late March, President Biden provided his proposed FY 2023 budget to Congress. Overall proposed spending is $5.8 trillion, with […]


04.28.2022

Accreditation activity and use of symbols halted in Russia and Belarus

Conformity assurance bodies – like CSA, Intertek, NSF and UL – have received word from their “mother” organization, the ANSI […]


04.28.2022

April ’22 at-a-glance … energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued its preliminary analysis evaluating the need for amended energy-conservation standards for automatic commercial […]


04.28.2022

April ’22 at-a-glance … environment

Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) producing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) is a key priority of the Biden administration as it works toward the […]


04.28.2022