The report, Sustainability
Matters: Why and How Corporate Boards Should Become Involved is an effort
to bridge that gap. It is the result of a recognized need for guidance for corporate
boards on how to oversee a sustainability strategy. It discusses the role of a
corporate board of directors in designing, endorsing and overseeing the
implementation of a corporate sustainability program, and highlights several
issues for boards to consider, such as the business case for sustainability,
the legal case for sustainability, emerging practices and customer value.
OSH Should Be a
Priority
Based on 2010 data from the Board, workplace safety and
operational integrity was ranked the top issue likely to be faced by a
corporate board during the coming year. However, ASSE believes occupational
safety and health (OSH) is an immediate issue, rather than an emerging one. The
Society is committed to ensuring that OSH is given due importance in the
assessment of an organization’s commitment to the sustainability agenda. In
yesterday’s blog, we told you about a call
to action by ASSE President Terrie Norris, CSP, ARM.
“Given the estimated 337 million workplace accidents
globally each year and 6,300 people killed each day at work, the importance of
OSH within the sustainability agenda has never been greater–nor your support
needed more,” Norris writes. “ASSE believes that a sustainable workforce and
workplace should be considered important topics when benchmarking
organizational performance.”
Norris urges members to complete Global Reporting
Initiative’s (GRI) G4
public comment period survey by Nov. 24, 2011.