Safety and Sustainability
At Home ...
Safe Companies - A Practical Path for Operationalising Sustainability
Many of today's business leaders are aware of the sustainability debate and believe there's "something in it". Thus the challenges of 'operationalising sustainability' in a way that builds business
value and benefits society are already a major preoccupation for executives in today's more progressive corporations, and will have to be confronted by many others. This discussion paper provides a strategic framework for integrating sustainability principles and issues into business.
An Adobe PDF (534k in size) is also available. March 2002.
Our View on Safety
Traditionally workplace safety and health issues have had little or no profile in the discourse around sustainability. However, once the safety-sustainability "connect" is raised within this context few people would agree that companies that consistently kill or maim their employees can be regarded as being sustainable. August 2001.
In the Media ...
From Safety to Sustainability
DuPont consultant Paul Gilding talks about the company's leadership and its journey toward sustainability. An Adobe PDF (1,034k in size) is also available. July - August 2002.
An Interview with Paul Gilding on Safety and Culture
Paul Gilding is the CEO of Ecos Corporation, an international organisation that advises top corporations on how to achieve sustainability. He talks exclusively with safety AT WORK about their latest work in the field of workplace safety and culture.
May 2002.
The Safety-Sustainability Connect
After years of mixed success in urging corporations to “just do” sustainability rather than agonise over it, the terror attacks in the US have crystallised a key theme for Ecos. There is a powerful but simple “connect” between safety, along with its fellow travellers security and stability, and the pursuit of sustainability. Published at sustainablebusiness.com. November 2001.
Safety First for Corporate Strategy
One of today's great debates for business is whether corporations should take on broad social and environmental responsibility alongside their financial goals, or just stay focused on making profits while obeying the law. Published in The Age. August 2001.
2000 Environmental Leadership Award - Paul Tebo
You've probably never heard of him. But 2000 Environmental Leadership Award winner Paul Tebo, our Hero of Zero, is stirring up a silent environmental and social revolution in one of America's largest corporations, DuPont. Published in Tomorrow Magazine. November-December 2000.
