Connecting EHS And Sustainability Disclosures For Organizational Objectives
Steve Bolton
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Executive Summary
Sustainability historically focused on environmental indicators but has since evolved to encompass a broad range of environmental, social and governance issues. These metrics have become increasingly important in corporate reporting. Although primarily still voluntary, sustainability disclosures have become a competitive necessity in many industries, and help corporate stakeholders measure firms’ long-term value creation, outlooks and risks. Incorporating sustainability into the evolving EHS role can be viewed as extending internal EHS activities beyond a firm’s four walls to include the broader environment, local communities and society. This report serves as a lens for EHS managers to: 1) understand the key drivers and value behind the trend of integrated EHS & Sustainability (EHS&S) reporting; 2) highlight firms’ key activities in overcoming transitional challenges; and 3) create awareness of three scenarios of aligned reporting in business today.Integrated Reporting Is Becoming Increasingly Important To The Long-Term Success Of An Organization
Firms Are Adapting Their Processes, Budgets And Organizational Structures To Align Reporting And Alleviate Key Challenges
Three Scenarios Can Be Used To Categorize The Maturity Levels Of A Firm’s Alignment Of EHS&S Reporting
Figure 2. Three Scenarios Of EHS&S Alignment By (A) People, (B) Processes, (C) Technology And (D) Outputs
About the Authors
Steve Bolton
Research Director
Steve leads the Verdantix EHS research practice, based out of our New York office. He has 25 years of experience advising on sustainability, EHS, circular economy, corporate s...
Sarah Bloch
Director, Advisory Services
Sarah is a Director in the Verdantix Advisory Services practice, with several years of experience leading high-impact advisory projects. She specializes in advising technology...
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