ERM, the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, has achieved the highest overall score among health and safety consulting providers assessed by independent analyst firm Verdantix.

The Verdantix Smart Innovators: Health and Safety Consulting Providers report is designed to help EHS executives compare the capabilities of the nine most prominent health and safety consultancies across six categories. ERM achieved the maximum score, defined as market-leading and differentiated capabilities, in EHS strategy; behavior-based safety; audit and inspections; process safety; and safety training. The firm was also assessed as having a robust solution that meets all foundational requirements for its occupational health and industrial hygiene capabilities.

ERM works with clients to move beyond compliance and corrective programs to transform health and safety performance and culture by enhancing processes and programs, assessing and reducing risks, applying technological solutions and supporting leaders to increase their impact and effectiveness.

According to Verdantix, health and safety strategies “will accelerate over the next two years, driven by greater regulatory complexity, the development of more powerful analytical solutions, and the need for services firms to support change management to allow for the next wave of digitization. Health and safety consultants have steered away from just providing technical experience; now they can also address issues around strategy and safety culture.”

Valery Kucherov, Global Service Leader for Health & Safety at ERM said: “We’re proud that Verdantix has recognized ERM for our market-leading health and safety capabilities, which is a testament to the talent and commitment of our H&S professionals across the globe. Every day, they are helping clients to safeguard their people and navigate a complex environment in which stakeholder expectations for health and safety continue to rise. We look forward to supporting more businesses in driving the culture and performance required to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of people at work.”

Notes to editors

Verdantix benchmarked consultancies with robust offerings in at least four of the six core health and safety consulting capabilities: audit and inspections; health and safety strategy and planning; occupational health and industrial hygiene, process safety; risk assessments; and training support. Verdantix included consultancies with a minimum headcount of 500 health and safety professionals.

About ERM

Sustainability is our business.

As the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, deploying a unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. This approach helps clients to accelerate the integration of sustainability at every level of their business.

With more than 50 years of experience, ERM’s diverse team of 8000+ experts in 40 countries and territories helps clients create innovative solutions to their sustainability challenges, unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.  Learn more here.