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SAI360 Expands ESG Software and Learning Solutions with 2023 Release One

Latest release reflects SAI360’s commitment to help companies operationalize ESG initiatives As pressure mounts for organizations to establish and meet tangible Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) milestones, SAI360’s newest market release demonstrates the critical role digital technology is playing. “Today we are launching a new suite of software and learning tools, further expanding our capabilities to help companies implement, operationalize and report on ESG initiatives,” shares ...

New Zealand Employers Lead the Charge to Reduce Impact of Climate Change

New Zealand’s first Emissions Reduction Program will put employers operating out of New Zealand at the forefront of reducing the impact of climate change. The aim of the program is to contribute to global efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels. Additional global warming can cause irreversible impacts to the environment including more extreme weather conditions that can severely affect agriculture and ...

Updates to Model WHS Laws in Australia

Australian employers must take the lead in managing employees’ mental health. With the recent updates to the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws from Safe Work Australia, employers have a responsibility to protect their workers from any psychological risks and hazards. Safe Work Australia Chief Executive Officer Michelle Baxter said that “under work health and safety laws, [any Persons Conducting a Business Undertaking] (PCBUs) ...

SAI360 and Thought Leader Global: Creating an ESG Materiality Assessment

Live webinar: Thursday, November 17 Time: 3 PM BST | 4 PM CET | 10 AM ET Your stakeholders are increasingly inquiring more often about what your company is doing in terms of ESG (including ethical and responsible business practices, sustainability, 3rd parties, employee treatment and many more topics that are included in ESG). Having an ESG Materiality Assessment will empower your organization to identify ...

Sapin II: The Role of Technology in Preventing Corruption

Introduction In December 2016, the French government published a bill titled “Transparency, Fighting Corruption and Modernizing Economic Life”.[1] Otherwise known as the Sapin II law, the objective of this bill was to generate an anti-corruption mechanism in France by building on the progress brought about by the 1993 Sapin Act.[2] Sapin II aligns French anti-corruption law with aspects of U.S. and UK corruption enforcement, introducing ...

What is the State of ESG & Sustainability Reporting?

ESG & Sustainability Reporting Survey Results: How do you compare? SAI360 recently surveyed more than 300 Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) professionals to learn how they approach ESG and Sustainability challenges, which ESG and Sustainability metrics their organizations prioritize, where they stand in implementing ESG programs, and their focus for the future. More than 50 percent of the survey respondents said their Environmental Social Governance ...

Hidden Opportunities of Aligning Ethics and Compliance with ESG (pdf)

Thank you for showing interest in the SAI360 Whitepaper – Hidden Opportunities of Aligning Ethics and Compliance with ESG. This whitepaper addresses how a robust, well-articulated ESG program is rapidly becoming table stakes for investors, placing ESG squarely on the board agenda. Download SAI360 is proud to provide a seamless, centralized platform employees will actually use and managers can easily command, to empower your ESG ...

Hidden Opportunities of Aligning Ethics and Compliance with ESG

Why Should You Align Your E&C Program with ESG? While ESG is strongly associated with environmental initiatives such as lowering carbon footprint, social and governance factors have achieved equal prominence. “Social” and “governance” define a company’s corporate citizen persona—or how it behaves—which is the heart and soul of ethics and compliance and, increasingly, a key factor in market valuation. A robust, well-articulated ESG program is ...

Ready, Set, Go – Are you Leading the ESG Reporting Race (pdf)

Thank you for showing interest in the SAI360 Research Report – Are you Leading the ESG Reporting Race. This guide addresses how organizations perceive ESG and Sustainability, where they stand on implementation, and their strategies for 2022 and beyond. Download What are your organization's top EHS&S priorities? Are you familiar with how digitalization can help organizations manage compliance with ESG and sustainability regulatory requirements? SAI360 ...