Since Responsible Distribution is built on continuous improvement, we’re always looking to enhance the program and make changes to ensure our members have the latest information at hand.
Our online training platform, NACD U, has become an integral part of the resources we offer, and we’re now looking to take our Learning Management System (LMS) to the next level.
This time last year, chemical distributors were reeling from severe delays, skyrocketing costs, and discriminatory behavior driven by ocean carriers. And for too long, ocean shipping companies were reaping record profits and putting our nation at risk of shortages of essential chemicals and the goods that rely on those materials for their production.
Ensuring a business is adequately insured has never been more important given the litigious world in which we live. For chemical distributors, managing risk and properly protecting your people and assets are absolutely essential.
That’s why NACD members have exclusive access to a General Liability and Pollution Liability insurance program that is designed specifically for their needs, allowing them to operate secure in the knowledge that they’re covered should the worst happen.
Navigating the complexities of regulatory compliance can be a proverbial minefield for chemical distributors – and it’s particularly tough when so many new requirements and policies are constantly being introduced.
Effective marketing of your brand is essential in this competitive marketplace. How familiar is your audience with what your business does and the products and services you provide?
Complying with the Superfund tax, which Congress resurrected in 2021, has been a challenging process for both NACD members and our staff. It has been nearly three decades since the tax was last in effect, and it was unrealistic for Congress to expect the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and taxpayers to get such a complex tax back online in only seven months.
As if recent years haven’t been difficult enough for NACD members, the instability seen in the banking sector these past few weeks has only added to the uncertainty.
The last several years have presented extraordinary challenges for most businesses, including chemical distributors, manufacturers, and suppliers. With the start of a new Congress this year, there are many issues at the forefront of NACD members’ minds as our industry seeks to address and overcome new and legacy regulatory, labor, and economic challenges to ensure we can continue growing our businesses.
Earlier this year, NACD’s Responsible Distribution did away with its traditional three-year Verification Cycle format to bring the environmental, health, safety, security, and sustainability program in line with other management systems and help make onboarding easier for new members. NACD member companies now need to focus on their own verification timeline, which is dictated by the expiration date on their certificates.
If you’ve had a chance to look at the agenda for NACD’s upcoming Western Region Meeting, you might be wondering why – at a meeting where attendance is dominated by distribution industry executives specifically NOT in sales – we’ll be devoting a significant chunk of our time together discussing — yes, you guessed it — SALES!