Sustainability
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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 […]
VelocityEHS® Announces Accelerate Platform Enhancements to Drive Exceptional ESG Outcomes for Customers
Chicago (October 27, 2022) — VelocityEHS, the global leader in enterprise EHS & ESG software solutions, today announced the release of several significant ActiveEHS®-driven features now available on its Accelerate Platform. Among the new capabilities are Physical Demands Analysis, Return to Work, Metrics for ESG Strategy Management, and Green Chemistry. These newly added capabilities are in […]
Post Offer Employment Testing (POET) and Physical Demands Analysis (PDA): How to Improve Safety Performance and Ensure Compliance
EHS professionals traditionally deal with safety issues that employees encounter after they’ve been hired and have little involvement in processes to test employees before they start work – leaving the administration of that process to Human Resources (HR). Meanwhile, HR professionals managing post offer employment testing (POET) often aren’t involved in wider safety management practices. […]
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 […]
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 […]
ActiveEHS® Tech Conference Summary: Future of Technology – The VelocityEHS Vision
In case you missed it, last week’s VelocityEHS ActiveEHS® Technology Conference featured a series of cutting-edge educational sessions led by our very own EHS & ESG experts alongside EHS & ESG leaders from Sims Lifecycle Services and Praedicat who convened to discuss some of the most innovative technologies shaping EHS & ESG today. The conference […]
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) […]
ESG Materiality Assessments: Practical Guidance & Best Practices
Wondering how ISO 14001 can help improve ESG and environmental management? This new guide has the information you need.
Permit-to-Work (PTW) Systems: Real-World Best Practices to Optimize Your Process – Webinar Summary
Hosted by Greg Duncan, MELP, Senior EHS & ESG Content Manager, with added discussion from Killian Whooley, Global Enterprise Manager, and Chris Ahern, Manager of Customer Onboarding, the VelocityEHS webinar, “Permit-to-Work Systems: Real-World Best Practices to Optimize Your Process”, shares a detailed breakdown of Permit-to-Work systems, best practices to apply to a PTW system, as […]
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 […]