Speaking Presentation – Leaning In and Listening to the ESG Conversation, What to Know Within the Intersections and Harmony of EHS and ESG
Scott DeBow, Director, Health, Safety & Environmental (NORAM - LATAM - APAC), Avetta
2025 marks a pivotal year for transformative health and safety performance amid today’s evolving workplace. Serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) persist as a major concern in workplace safety, even in organizations with strong compliance practices and decreased frequency rates of minor/moderate injuries. This has revealed fundamental gaps in leadership engagement, resource allocation, and system design. The traditional focus on lagging indicators and low-consequence incidents leaves critical gaps in leadership engagement, targeted resources, and intentional system design when it comes to preventing these life-altering events.
As organizations increasingly rely on contractors, subcontractors, and temporary labor, managing safety becomes even more complex, as the stakes grow higher.
This session will explore cutting-edge methodologies designed to move beyond compliance and embed safety excellence into the fabric of an organization.
Attendees will gain practical tools to drive safety transformation through:
- Safety 1 & 2 Frameworks: Moving from reactive incident management to proactive risk anticipation and systemic resilience.
- Human and Organizational Performance (HOP): Integrating human factors and organizational context into safety strategy through an integrated systems approach tailored to today’s workforce.
- The Alternative Metrics Discussion: Exploring the evolution of global safety standards, such as ASTM E-2920, to develop evidence-based metrics for measuring and improving safety performance.
This session intends to blend an expert-led presentation with interactive engagement, equipping participants with actionable insights to drive safety innovation within their organizations.
Attendees will analyze the limitations of traditional safety compliance models and explore innovative frameworks for SIF prevention. They will learn to develop a systems-based approach to safety leadership— integrating perspectives from legal, operational, procurement, and HSE departments. Additionally, participants will apply emerging methodologies – such as Safety 1 & 2 frameworks, HOP, and ASTM E-2920 standards – to enhance workplace safety strategies.
Through a mix of visual storytelling, case study analysis, and collaborative problem-solving, participants will leave the session with a comprehensive understanding of safety’s role in corporate strategy, practical tools to implement a systems approach to safety performance, and strategies for enabling measurable improvements in safety outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
- Analyze the limitations of traditional safety compliance models and identify innovative frameworks for Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention.
- Develop a systems-based approach to safety leadership that integrates perspectives from legal, operational, procurement, and HSE departments.
- Apply emerging methodologies including Safety 1 & 2, Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), and ASTM E-2920 standards to enhance workplace safety strategies.

30min
Scott DeBow
Scott DeBow, CSP, ARM, is the Director of Health, Safety & Environmental at Avetta, where he leverages technology to manage risk at the speed of [...]