Taking an integrated approach to managing sustainability and safety risk increases the chances of achieving the highest performance in these areas, and also means the business is well-placed to seize commercial, reputational and other benefits.
By Chloe Miller, CC Consulting on 31 March 2026
Health and safety professionals are uniquely placed to help businesses meet ever-increasing sustainability challenges, but a new survey suggests they need to rapidly expand their knowledge of the relevant regulations, risks and technical practices if they are to effect real change within organisations.
By Lisa Pool, Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) on 17 March 2026
The Office for Environmental Protection is an independent body set up to hold government and public authorities to account for their environmental commitments. A key part of its remit is to annually assess how government is progressing against its legally binding environmental targets and goals in its Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP). The EIP is regarded as government’s roadmap on how it will restore England’s environment.
By Professor Robbie McDonald, Office for Environmental Protection on 17 March 2026
With England facing a 6 billion litres per day water supply shortfall by 2055 and the water sector undergoing its biggest reform since privatisation, business has an essential role in demand and efficiency to ensure resilient future supplies.
By Tamara Walters, Waterwise on 17 March 2026
Companies are increasingly striving to improve their sustainability performance while maintaining high standards of workplace safety, but there are a number of ways of balancing these demands – such as hiring rather than purchasing safety equipment, to minimise waste and conserve resources.
By Adam Pope, Draeger Safety UK on 13 March 2026
Businesses that publicly demonstrate good sustainability performance can reap financial, reputational and other benefits, but it’s important to minimise the cost of any reporting on sustainability issues and to focus efforts on improving aspects of sustainability where the benefits outweigh the costs.
By Alastair Loasby, Saffery LLP on 12 March 2026
From the growing use of AI and connected technology in the UK’s fast-expanding clean energy industry, to a greater focus on ‘traditional’ safety issues like fire safety and respiratory hazards, Dräger highlights some of the key OSH trends to look out for in 2026.
By Adam Pope, Draeger Safety UK on 02 February 2026
Businesses increasingly understand the benefits of integrating their approach to worker wellbeing with their sustainability goals – and there are some practical, low-cost and simple ways of achieving this.
By Dr Audrey Fleming and Dr Keith Whitehead, British Safety Council on 23 October 2025
Widespread adoption of a circular economy model by business would ensure greater environmental and economic value is extracted and retained from raw materials and products, while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions, protecting the environment and boosting business efficiency and reputation.
By Chloe Miller, CC Consulting on 07 April 2025
By embedding social sustainability principles into their policies and operations, organisations can not only improve quality of life for their employees, workers in their supply chains and the communities they interact with, but boost their business resilience, productivity and reputation.
By Agnes Chruszcz, IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) on 01 April 2025
