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Human capital and Vision Zero

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People, planet, profit

9th September 2020
IOSH is driving efforts to put people at the centre of business, highlighting the place of human capital and safety and health in corporate sustainability, and OSH professionals’ role in promoting this.
A damning new report indicates workers were put at increased risk of infection by remaining open during lockdown

Leicester garment factories in the spotlight over slavery claims

14th July 2020
A damning new report indicates workers were put at increased risk of infection by remaining open during lockdown
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Safer supply chains

18th May 2020
Ockert Dupper on how the Vision Zero Fund’s strategy on ‘shared responsibility’ and strengthening institutions can lead to safer and more sustainable supply chains.
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Counting the cost of modern slavery

6th March 2020
#MyFreedomDay is a timely reminder that the UK needs to act more decisively to help eradicate the global scourge of modern slavery.

IOSH unveils new competency framework

5th December 2019
A new competency framework to guide the development of occupational safety and health professionals and meet the needs of employers for a broader set of competencies, has been launched by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

The evolution of OSH sustainability

11th November 2019
Sustainability and human capital are indelibly linked with safety and health. Development of the first concept started to emerge in the 1970s. Initially concerned with environmental sustainability, it gathered pace in 1987 with the publication of the United Nations' (UN) Brundtland Commission report, Our Common Future (bit.ly/30LjLQs). Although sustainability is commonly described under the headings of social, economic and environmental, the focus has been on the last one. Safety and health issues, which can be considered to sit under the social heading, have not received the same level of…

IOSH 2019

1st October 2019
Mental health promotion, leading sustainability and human capital, refining leadership and soft skills, and risk profiling were among the standouts at this year’s conference

Changing landscape

1st October 2019
Safety and health professionals must develop non-technical skills to keep pace in the fourth industrial revolution – and IOSH’s new competency framework will be key to this

How OSH professionals can get involved in the human capital conversation

17th April 2019
On 3 April 2019, the Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (CSHS) held its fourth Human Capital workshop in Paris. Created in 2011, the CSHS is a collaboration between IOSH, the American Society of Safety Professionals,  the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering.

The view from the summit

14th April 2019
Practitioners and investor representatives gathered in Paris to examine how safety and health fits into corporate social responsibility.