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ISSB Votes to Include Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Disclosures in Updates to Draft Standards
By Phil Molé, MPH It’s been a busy year for the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The Board had already completed its consolidation with the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF), assumed oversight over the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards, and released its first two draft standards for public consultation. During its recent meeting held on […]
Think You Can Wait to Pursue ESG Maturity? Think Again
By Phil Molé, MPH Over the last several years, we’ve seen Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) move from the background to the foreground of the business world. Still, there have been some bumps in the road. Lately, we’re seeing some public cases of resistance, even hostility, toward ESG. And many individual business leaders, facing more […]
Introduction To EHS Risks: Why Risk Management Is Central To EHS Management
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Robust Data Management Is Key to ESG Disclosure
J.S. Held recently partnered with VelocityEHS on the topic of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), an area of deep expertise for both companies, to support customers on their own journeys as ESG becomes increasingly important to their business. As part of this effort, J.S. Held experts have offered tips to help business leaders start or […]
A Summary: Future of Machine Learning in EHS & ESG
The ActiveEHS® Tech Conference recently held by VelocityEHS covered an array of topics, focusing on technology and how it can improve the ever-changing world of EHS & Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). During this event, the final session covered: The Future of Machine Learning in EHS & ESG. What is machine learning? Machine learning (ML) […]
A Recap of Recent OSHA Regulatory Updates: Five Changes You Should Know
by Phil Molé, MPH It’s been a busy year for OSHA, with the agency taking quite a few notable enforcement and regulatory actions already in 2022—and the year isn’t over yet! Judging by the White House’s recent Spring Unified Agenda covering all federal agencies, OSHA has more big plans in the works. It can feel […]
OSHA’s Top 10 Safety Violations 2021
As OSHA’s 2022 fiscal year approaches (October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022) and the agency prepares to release its newest list of “Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards,” we thought it would be a good time to review the most recent 2021 list to gain some insights about the agency’s enforcement priorities. Employers can […]
Introduction to EHS Risks, Part Five: Risk Management as the Glue Holding Your EHS Programs Together
By Phil Molé, MPH Welcome to the fifth and final installment of our blog series “Introduction to EHS Risks,” in which we’ll talk about the ways that good risk management is really the glue holding your EHS programs together. In case you missed our previous posts in this series, take a little time to check […]
Applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for More Effective MSD Risk Assessment and Reduction
Like many other EHS management processes, your ergonomics process should be built around three fundamental elements: identifying and assessing the risks to your people and workplace (in this case, musculoskeletal disorders [MSDs] and other ergonomics-related injuries), selecting and implementing the ideal controls and improvements to minimize those risks, and monitoring and refining the effectiveness of […]
Getting Started in EHS: A VelocityEHS Event
For more than 25 years, the National Safety Council (NSC) has celebrated June as National Safety Month (NSM). This year, NSC has highlighted leading causes of preventable injury and death over the four weeks of June so people can improve workplace safety and live their fullest lives. Here at VelocityEHS we thought, “Hey, why stop […]