A call to EHS readiness: Key findings from the 2024 GERI
Today’s health and safety leaders need to modernize their EHS programs, remove hidden vulnerabilities, and be prepared for tomorrow’s unknowns
State of Readiness
3%
of EHS programs are in a state of optimal readiness or preparedness
Classified Immature
8.7%
of EHS programs are classified immature and are exposed to unacceptably elevated levels of risk
Vulnerable to Risk
88.3%
of EHS programs have capability gaps making them vulnerable to varying levels of risk
Watch the full advisory led presentation of the key findings from the report
Presented by:
Andrew Milroy
Vice President and Head of Research, Focus Network
Closing the gaps in EHS preparedness
The research findings highlight some of the biggest gaps health and safety leaders must close to move their EHS programs forward.
Current EHS maturity vs. future readiness
Readiness
Current EHS maturity vs. future readiness
Maturity <--> Readiness
Almost all EHS programs are not in an optimal state of preparedness
Extent of EHS vulnerabilities vs. core capabilities
Capabilities
Extent of EHS vulnerabilities vs. core capabilities
Vulnerabilities <--> Capabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities have exposed EHS programs to unacceptable levels of risk
Rising complexity vs. the need for simplicity
Simplicity
Rising complexity vs. the need for simplicity
Complexity <--> Simplicity
EHS leaders are held back by rising complexity of their operational EHS ecosystem
Focus on compliance vs. tackling risk blind spots
Risk
Focus on compliance vs. tackling risk blind spots
Compliance <--> Risk
EHS programs prioritise being compliance centric, but remain exposed to significant risk
The need for greater adoption vs. the need for visibility
Visibility
The need for greater adoption vs. the need for visibility
Adoption <--> Visibility
Low workforce adoption and engagement of programs is causing risk blind spots
Greater connectivity vs. maximising control
Control
Greater connectivity vs. maximising control
Connectivity <--> Control
EHS programs remain deeply disconnected, ad-hoc with multiple points of control
Effortless adaptability vs. the need to progress with speed
Speed
Effortless adaptability vs. the need to progress with speed
Adaptability <--> Speed
EHS programs are struggling to adapt their EHS programs at pace to new ways of work
Convenience of point solutions vs. the need for universal centricity
Universal
Convenience of point solutions vs. the need for universal centricity
Point <--> Universal
Low tech maturity has caused the adoption of point solutions causing disconnected experiences
Connected data vs. speed to action
Action
Connected data vs. speed to action
Data <--> Action
Disparate data collection is impacting the organizations' ability to respond instantly to risk
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The Global EHS Readiness Index (GERI) is a survey of 1000+ senior EHS decision-makers globally commissioned by HSI and conducted by the independent research and advisory firm Focus Network. The survey spotlights the increasingly complex challenges EHS leaders confront daily while also benchmarking EHS preparedness to tackle the emerging and evolving future of work challenges.
The insights you need to turn risks into opportunities and progress your EHS program
The EHS readiness index will help EHS leaders understand their current EHS posture, where they need to get to and how they can get there, by offering a practical framework to build greater EHS preparedness for the future of work.
Andrew Milroy
Vice President and Head of Research, Focus Network
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EHS decision makers were interviewed and surveyed globally
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Data points gathered in total
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Industries sectors contributing from across the globe
Continents out of 7 represented globally
Focus Network categorizes the EHS function into 10 broad components which can be used to assess the EHS maturity of organizations.
Compliance Obligations
Compliance Obligations
This factor refers to the extent to which your organisation adheres to regulatory, industry, legal or jurisdictional compliance mandates.
Workforce Management
Workforce Management
This factor refers to the extent to which your organisation has the systems and processes in place to manage the various ways your extended workforce perform their roles.
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Sustainability
The extent to which your organisation can establish, track and optimise performance against a defined set of environmental sustainability KPIs. (Select all that are applicable)
Data Reporting
Data Reporting
This factor refers the extent to which your organisation can create, customise, and publish robust and compliant reporting to support the EHS function.
Integrations
Integrations
This factor refers to the extent to which the software applications within your organization’s EHS tech stack communicate with each other via data transfer and how they are accessed.
Security & Privacy
Security & Privacy
This factor refers to the extent to which your organisation can safely and compliantly collect, store, control access to and dispose of sensitive data.
Operational Enablement
Operational Enablement
This factor refers to the extent to which your organisation has flexible technology to enable everyday users to personally configure solutions and streamline their way of working.
Knowledge Capital
Knowledge Capital
This factor refers to the extent to which your organisation can proactively provide segmented and compliant training and learning resources, and responsively assign behavior-based material.
Adoption & Engagement
Adoption & Engagement
This factor refers to the extent to which your organisation has the systems and processes in place to drive initial uptake and ongoing interaction with an EHS initiative.
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