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1CampbellAward2016DefiningEHSExcellence:BestPracticesfromCampbellAwardWinners23CampbellAward2016DefiningEHSExcellence:BestPracticesfromCampbellAwardWinnersIntroductionAchievingandmaintainingenvironmental,health,andsafety(EHS)excellenceisaprocessofcontinuousimprovement,dueprimarilytotheintegrationofEHSmanagementintobusinessoperations.Bysubmittingapplicationsandundergoingrigorousonsiteassessmentsoftheiroperations,allrecipientsoftheRobertW.CampbellAward®haveshownthatanintegratedEHSmanagementsystemiscrucialtobuildingandgrowingasustainablebusiness.Withinthesepages,youwillfindexamplesofhowfourteenCampbellAward-winningorganizationshaveachievedsuccessinprotectingtheirworkers,eliminatinghealthhazards,improvingtheenvironment,andconservingenergy,allwhileimprovingbusinessperformanceandincreasingprofitability.Theseexamplesdrawattentionnotonlytotheorganizations’concreteEHSinitiatives,butalsototheirimpact.WhiletheseapplicationsoriginatefromthefirsttwelveyearsoftheAwardfrom2004to2015,theyactuallydescribedecadesofEHSachievementsthroughcontinuousimprovementefforts.ThevarietyofAwardwinnersintermsofindustry,geographiclocation,corporatesize/structure,andbusinesssystemscreatesaholisticperspectiveofEHSmanagementthatshouldberelevanttoanyorganizationseekingexcellenceinEHS.AllapplicationsarepreparedusingauniformoutlinebasedontheCampbellAwardevaluationcriteria,soitfollowsthatthemajorfindingsforbestpracticesgenerallyfallintofiveareasfromtheAwardapplication:1.LEADERSHIP–empoweringallwithintheorganizationtoleadonEHS2.INTEGRATION–incorporatingEHSintoallfacetsofthebusiness3.DATAMANAGEMENT–gatheringandusingkeyperformanceindicatorstomonitorEHSsystems4.ALIGNMENT–linkingEHSgoalstootherorganizationalobjectives5.CORPORATECITIZENSHIP–promotingoff-the-jobsafetyandenvironmentalinitiativesThestructureofthisreportlooksateachofthesefiveareas,providingspecificexamplesfromAwardwinners.Whilethistypeofqualitativeresearchwithasmallsamplesizegivesreasonforcautioninmakingbroadgeneralizations,organizationsbothlargeandsmallwillfindvalueinevaluatingtheirownEHSmanagementstrategiesagainstthoseconsidered“bestinclass.”LeadershipIntegrationDataManagementAlignmentCorporateCitizenship45CampbellAward2016DefiningEHSExcellence:BestPracticesfromCampbellAwardWinnersResearchFindings1.LeadershipExcellenceinEHShingesupontheabilityofindividualsthroughoutanorganization–fromtheCEOtofrontlineemployees–tocontributetobuildingandsustainingaculturewhereEHSisgiventhesamepriorityasbusinessperformance.Becauseofthis,leadershipisthefirstamongtheevaluationcriteriaoftheCampbellAward.Reviewersplaceemphasisontheabilityofleaderstoexertpositiveinfluencethroughwordsandactionstochangepeople’sbeliefsandattitudesregardingworkplacesafety,employeehealth,andenvironmentalprotection.Oftenthisbelief-andculture-changeisbroughtaboutthroughcomprehensiveleadershiptrainingandempoweringeveryemployeetobealeaderinEHS.CEOCommitmentRegardlessofcorporatestructure,EHSresponsibilitiesmustresideatthehighestleveloftheorganization.CampbellAwardwinnersdesignatetheChairman,CEO,and/oraC-suiteexecutiveasaccountableforEHS.Johnson&Johnson’sOfficeoftheChairman,thehighestexecutiveleveloftheorganization,isaccountableforandcommittedtoEHS.TheBoardofDirectors,throughitsPublicPolicyAdvisoryCommittee,overseesthepublichealthprograms,gearedtowardsemployeeandcommunityenvironmentalhealt...