Snakes for #Safety and #Sustainability Expands the CFO Role @sustainableplant #pauto #mfg

Aug. 31, 2011

Sustainableplant.com this morning served up a double play of articles that caught my attention, and I'd like to share them with you.

Sustainableplant.com this morning served up a double play of articles that caught my attention, and I'd like to share them with you.

First is a slightly off center look at EHS from Dave Meyer that might as well be titled Snakes for Safety. "Inspired by a trip to South Africa to present at NOSHCON, Africa’s largest occupational risk management event, Dave Meyer says sustainability can’t be addressed until after an organization or society has conquered basic health, safety and environmental (HSE) risks." Read more...

I've said for years that in the majority of companies, it is the CFO who is actually responsible for safety...because it is the CFO that decides what level of risk is financially acceptable to the corporation.

Now an Ernst and Young report How Sustainability Has Expanded the CFO’s Role,” says it’s time for chief financial officers (CFOs) to realize that they have compelling reasons to get involved in sustainability. Read more...

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