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The Considerable Challenge of Setting Goals
ArticleInside most companies it may seem at times that we are virtually awash in goals, targets, objectives, incentives and other means of spurring us to action. Like many things in life, “too much of a good thing” can be counterproductive, but there is no question carefully formulated goals are critical to environmental, health and safety (EHS), and sustainability programs. -
Humanizing Your EHS Dashboard
Article SponsoredHaving the right perspective about our EHS data enables us to unlock its maximum benefit to our EHS culture. When we remember that real people are behind those statistics, we can fully understand the true cost of poor safety performance. -
A Transformational Journey of SKF USA to EHS Leadership
Article SponsoredLearn how SKF USA got their recordable incident rate to zero, transitioned from reactive to proactive risk analysis and assessment, expanded global quality best practices, and more. -
Lessons from the Audit Trail on Speaking Truth to Power
Article SponsoredLearning to speak truth to power, in a way that makes power listen, is a lifelong endeavor. Today’s young EHS professionals, especially women, face the daily challenge of getting their message heard by everyone from the boardroom to the janitor’s closet. Sincerity and passion are great, but they will only get you so far. These lessons from the audit trail may help you get your message across. -
Smart Growth Could Spur Economic Prosperity, Environmental Sustainability
ArticleSustainability is not just a business management paradigm for Patrick Doherty, Director of Smart Strategy at the New America Foundation: It's the strategic lens that should shape how we build our communities, structure our tax code and prioritize investments. -
Using Materiality to Clarify Sustainability Priorities
ArticleThe demand for information is overwhelming and made more difficult by the varying needs of a wide range of stakeholders. Faced with limited resources in a world where some disclosures are mandatory and others are not, how do you break through the “noise”? In a word, materiality. -
Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Training Program
ArticleWhen it comes to evaluating training effectiveness at your organization, what methods do you use? Learn how the Kirkpatrick Model works and how it can drive insights for your organization. -
Putting It All Together: Why AEP published its first combined CSR and Annual Report
ArticleLearn how American Electric Power developed a strategy to address stakeholders' concerns by demonstrating the relationship between its financial and environmental performance. -
Giving EHS Risk Equal Footing in Financial Discussions
ArticleWhen is an EHS project with no apparent visible economic return more important than a significant capital project? How do you quantify the value of a human life, something which is priceless? How do you value the reputational risk of a significant notice of violation, not just its dollar amount? -
EHS Success at the Intersection of Engagement and Coordination
ArticleDoing the right thing is often surprisingly easy, and making employees aware of how to reduce the company's environmental footprint seems to increase everyone's willingness to be involved. -
The Art of Selling Environment, Health and Safety
ArticleHere are a few tips for selling and marketing your EHS program that you should consider when developing your internal marketing plan. (And don't be afraid to borrow ideas from your marketing people!) -
Work is a Purpose, Not a Place
ArticleIn his latest book, "Are You Fully Charged?" Tom Rath, a senior scientist with Gallup, reveals the keys that matter most for our daily well-being, as well as our engagement in our work. -
Challenging Management Norms
ArticleIt seems like researchers are continually challenging our conventional wisdom when it comes to our health and well-being. This has led to breakthroughs in research on drug efficacy, the cause of disease and even new insights into how our brain can shape our dispositions. -
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Ordinary People Can Drive Extraordinary Change
ArticleReal leadership is extraordinary courage by ordinary people. -
Good Safety Metrics Change Behavior
ArticleWhile companies tend to pay close attention to metrics such as recordable incidents, tracking leading indicators may be more effective at improving workplace safety. -
Using Mindfulness to Create a Safe and Healthy Workplace
ArticleWell-known organizations, such as General Mills, Aetna, Intel and Google, have long recognized the benefits of mindfulness meditation. Why are these household names investing in these types of programs? -
What Gets Measured Gets Managed. Or Does It?
ArticleThere is an old adage, "what gets measured gets managed." This idiom has been adopted by EHS practitioners to help explain the complex metrics we develop. Work hours, inspections, EHS compliments…we can measure just about anything. -
What We Can Learn from the Fair Labor Association's Foxconn Audit
ArticleIn February, 2012 the Fair Labor Association (FLA), a multi-stakeholder organization focused upon workers’ rights, inspected three large factories in China, where Foxconn assembles products for leading electronics manufacturers. What can you learn from this audit to protect the workers in your supply chain and the potential risks to your brand? -
Which EHS Risks Should You Invest In?
ArticleNothing is more important that a human life but as EHS professionals, we often have to make judgments and recommendations around how much safety is enough? Are EHS risks all the same? -
Five Lessons from Building an Effective Sustainability Reporting Program at The Mosaic Co.
ArticleSustainability reporting seems to have reached a tipping point among large, publicly held companies. According to the Governance and Accountability Institute, 75 percent of the companies on Standard & Poor's 500 Index published a sustainability report in 2014, versus just 20 percent in 2011. This is an astonishing statistic and the underlying effort is no doubt directly associated with a tremendous amount of pain, sweat and tears from the swathe of folks pulling together these reports. -
Why Recycling is Not Enough: A Four-Point Strategy for Change
ArticleTransitioning from a take-make-waste economy to a circular economy will require a shift in expectations, manufacturing processes and consumer behavior. Learn one path to achieving this goal. -
Six Steps to a Successful Water Strategy
ArticleHow do companies develop a corporate water strategy given the fact that comprehensive, standardized methodologies may be years away? Learn the steps successful companies have followed to achieve a common process. -
Developing New Strategic Indicators for Toyota's Waste Reduction Programs
ArticleWhen you eliminate waste, you get environmental and financial benefits together. Learn more about how Toyota developed the metrics it needed to achieve its waste reduction goals. -
Introducing Circular Economy Ideas to the Real World
ArticleIn a world with dwindling access to resources, businesses are increasingly discovering that a solution based on the circular economy can help them reduce costs, risk and waste.
