Workplace Safety: The Importance of Office Risk Assessments
[Reviewed Dec 2024]
[Reviewed Dec 2024]
In the world of business and finance, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) is proving its worth. Much like the fabled tortoise in its race against the hare, the steady pace of ESG adoption has caught up to conventional measures of business success. In fact, the two are now tied together in a three-legged race to the finish line: surfacing accurate information that tells the full story of a firm’s financial performance, impact, risk and future returns..
The transition from fossil fuel-based energy systems to renewable and clean energy sources has been gaining momentum globally. While this transition is largely focused on creating a much more climate-conscious energy sector, it also has significant socio-economic implications for communities and governments around the world.
In recent years, concerns over environmental contamination and its impact on our planet have become increasingly urgent. Corporations play a significant role in mitigating and remediating any environmental contamination that results from their manufacturing processes, supply chains, and waste management practices.
This high-level primer will offer your organization a clearer understanding of the types of environmental contaminants, their sources, and their associated health risks.
The importance of environmental remediation is growing in recognition. Now more than ever, corporate leadership understands the urgent need to address pollution on a global scale.
Our Associate Antea Group Netherlands is leading the way with green ammonia projects across the country. Other countries, such as Italy and the US, are looking more into Hydrogen instead of Ammonia-H right now, but the demand for consulting on green ammonia projects in the Netherlands is rising.
The global water crisis continues to churn, with climate change driving unforeseen weather conditions that have led to droughts, floods, and damaging storms. The urgency of the moment is reflected in the headlines: Record flooding in California has given the drought-stricken state a temporary reprieve; France and Italy are bracing for water scarcity this growing season after a lackluster snow total this winter; and the EPA has proposed new limits to the amount of PFAS in municipal drinking water.
At the heart of each of those headlines is the same topic: water stewardship.
Inogen Alliance is proud to announce that we will be an official sponsor of the upcoming eighth annual AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum with Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS). The forum runs from 16-17 May in Edinburgh, Scotland. As an Alliance we are representing our global presence at this event with five Associates including Antea Group USA, Antea Brasil, Chola MS Risk Services Limited (CMSRS) in India, denkstatt in Austria, and HPC Italia with our global water working group leader Beatrice Bizzaro.
Inogen Alliance is pleased to announce the addition of a new Associate company, Tonkin + Taylor in New Zealand. This allows us to continue to provide strong EHS and Sustainability support in the region to our multinational clients with their offices across the country. In choosing new Associate companies to join the Alliance we have a thorough due diligence process to ensure alignment in values, services and complimentary coverage with our existing companies.
A study found rainwater contained levels of the class of chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) deemed out of bounds per safety guidelines published by the EPA and other global organizations.