Strategic Focus: When Should Firms Tie EHS And Quality Together?
Pritam Kapadia
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Executive Summary
This report outlines how the EHS landscape is evolving to encompass additional elements to support business functions. Quality management systems are valuable platforms for firms to manage their assets to ensure process efficacy and reduce risk. The coupling of EHS and quality is not always conducted explicitly within a centralized platform, but due to the similar tools required, firms are already tying these processes together. The level of EHS and quality integration can vary, depending on the firm and type of industry. The uptake of a synergistic process can also depend on the relative importance of regulation and compliance within a sector. Verdantix finds that all firms have some aspect of EHS and quality requirements, and that quality processes can bring intrinsic benefits across their value chains.EHS And Quality Processes Comprise Similar Workflows
Product-Intensive Industries Can Capitalize On EHSQ Methodologies
EHS Will Associate Itself With Different Initiatives Within A Firm, Not Just Quality Management
Figure 2. Low, Medium And High Levels Of EHS And Quality Integration A Firm Can Adopt
About the Authors
Pritam Kapadia
Analyst
Pritam is an Analyst in the Verdantix EHS team. Pritam joined the team in 2021 and has experience in research from an industry-partnered project at Lancaster University, along...
Bill Pennington
VP Research
Bill is VP Research at Verdantix, where he leads analysis on the evolving and interconnected landscapes of EHS, quality, AI and enterprise risk management. His research helps ...
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