EHS Departments

Departments might not even be the right term!  EHS departments range from departments of one, to collectives of hundreds in large multi-nationals. 

When EHS professionals come together as a group, department, or collective,

• Our individual orientations are magnified by organizational dynamics, and in some cases, organizational dysfunctions.
   
• In the best settings – it’s a challenge to achieve EHS goals or to implement new EHS initiatives. 
   
• Resources, or lack of, can be magnified and our ability to find leverage can be illusive.

When aligned, we can

• Have a profound impact on our organizations.
   
• Lead the way in defining organizational values.
   
• Have fun and bring a new lightness to others.

The core of the RAI approach is working with EHS professionals and their organizational collectives (department, groups, etc) to develop the capacities to integrate their functions into every aspect of the organization. 

RAI focuses on collaboration.  Any large effort requires more than we can provide as individuals.  An issue here is developing stronger strategic partnerships and the ability to generate a collective inquiry in our organizations.  In some cases this first requires shifting how we are perceived and working on our internal perceptions.

Learn more about EHS professionals’ capacity building in our “Breaking the Threshold Barrier” seminar