Vantage Safety Council: September 2025 Key Takeaways

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Executive Summary

Verdantix recently convened the Vantage Safety Council, a forum that unites senior corporate leaders in environment, health, and safety to exchange expertise, foster collaboration, and advance innovation across industries. The latest roundtable focused on next-generation leadership for EHS, strategies for reducing serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs), and approaches to managing extreme weather risks. This resource summarizes the key challenges identified by members and presents the leading practices and strategic insights emerging from the discussion.

To find out more about the Vantage Safety Council and see the full list of members visit Vantage Councils.

About the Authors

Bill Pennington

Bill Pennington

VP Research

Bill is VP Research at Verdantix, where he leads analysis on the evolving and interconnected landscapes of EHS, quality, AI and enterprise risk management. His research helps ...

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Lucy Drury

Lucy Drury

Marketing Manager, Councils & Brand

Lucy is a Manager in the Verdantix Marketing team, overseeing the Verdantix Vantage Councils programme, which brings together senior executives from leading global organizatio...

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