The Center for Safety and Health Sustainability is a collaborative effort among the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). The Center, which was officially launched June 13, 2011, will provide new insights into the measurement, management and impact of safety and health sustainability with the goal of being a recognized thought leader for sustainability and corporate social responsibility. It will seek to educate the business community on the importance of safety and health in good corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. The hope is that, through the work of The Center, all organizations will recognize their responsibility to protect the health and well-being of workers, customers and neighboring communities in any business practices, operations or development.
The Center is an Organizational Stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a network-based organization that pioneered the world’s most widely-used sustainability reporting framework. AIHA is also a GRI Organizational Stakeholder. GRI’s vast experience in sustainability reporting and their existing network of stakeholders will allow The Center to work toward a standardized framework for measuring and reporting safety and health performance.