Measuring ROI in Environment, Health, and Safety [Hardcover]

Within an organization, the responsibilities for environment, health, and safety are often under the direction of the same executive team in an organization. This new book shows how to measure the success of all types of programs and projects involving environment initiatives, health related programs for employees and citizens, and various safety programs in all types of settings. It also explains how to report results by using a step-by-step approach.

Preface xxi

List of Authors xxxi

1 Environment, Health and Safety is Everywhere 1

1.1 The New Role of EHS 2

1.2 Environmental Initiatives 2

1.3 Safety Initiatives 6

1.4 Health and Fitness 13

1.5 Managing Change in EHS 17

1.6 Final Thoughts 19

2 Is It Worth It? 21

2.1 EHS Killers 22

2.2 Value Redefi ned 28

2.3 Why Now? 31

2.4 EHS Chain of Impact 35

2.5 Shortcomings of Current Measurement and Evaluation Systems 38

2.6 EHS Leadership: A Requirement for Success 43

2.7 Challenges Along the Way 44

2.8 Final Thoughts 47

3 Investing in Environment, Safety and Health Initiatives 49

3.1 Overview 49

3.2 Strategy 1: Avoid the Investment 50

3.3 Strategy 2: Invest the Minimum 55

3.4 Strategy 3: Invest with the Rest 58

3.5 Strategy 4: Invest Until It Hurts 62

3.6 Strategy 5: Invest as Long as there is Payoff 66

3.7 Final Thoughts 70

4 The ROI Methodology: A Tool to Measure and Improve 73

4.1 A Brief Overview 74

4.2 Results FramelCN