Sustainability

This article focuses on social sustainability and the leading role that OSH and OSH professionals can play in achieving it and helping secure our future planet, prosperity and public good.

Sustainability is a high priority for big business, but what about the smaller companies that account for the majority of employment in the world? We look at the pressures on smaller businesses to prioritise the triple bottom line.

The Institution is calling on businesses to prioritise people as well as planet and profit with its Catch the Wave campaign.

A new briefing note that outlines nine business practices to improve safety and health through supply chains and helps businesses to build a culture of prevention and protection was one of the main OSH developments highlighted at IOSH’s second West Africa Conference, held last month.

Mohamed Amine Zahr TechIOSH outlines how to move environmental impact up the corporate agenda with an integrated approach.

The guidelines, which come into force today, could see those found guilty of modern slavery imprisoned for up to 18 years.

Four industry leaders explain the OSH human capital implications for business set out in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The ship-recycling industry has long been under pressure to reform health and safety. Now, it seems that slow progress is finally being made to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries.

The environmental and human impacts of shipbreaking are significant – it's one of the most dangerous industries in the world. Thanks to Covid, thousands of large, unwanted ships are being sailed to South Asia coastlines and dismantled using blowtorches, usually with a minimum of PPE, training or safety protocols. The ship-recycling industry has long been under pressure to reform health and safety – it has killed more than 400 workers in the past decade. We look at what OSH practitioners can do to raise awareness.

IOSH’s Human Capital campaign will aim to put social responsibility at the heart of sustainability measures. Here are the headline results from its first survey.