Executive Brief • December 4, 2025
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“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken.”
Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)
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This Flu Season Looks Grim as H3N2 Emerges with Mutations
Health officials in the United Kingdom are warning that this year’s flu season for the Northern Hemisphere is looking like it will be particularly rough—and the US is not prepared.
Ars Technica

The ABCDs of Fall Protection: Why a Rescue Plan is as Crucial as the Arrest
While most safety programs focus on preventing falls or stopping them midair, far fewer address what happens next—when a worker is left hanging (quite literally) in limbo.
EHS Today

What Did COP30 Achieve?
This COP, hosted for the first time on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, carried enormous symbolic and political weight. It was billed by many as the “implementation COP” – a chance to turn the promises of the Paris Agreement and 2023’s Global Stocktake into real action. So, what did we achieve?
European Commission

Beyond the Rearview: Building a Future View of Safety with Leading Indicators
Many EHS teams are stretched thin maintaining compliance and meeting reporting requirements, often still relying on lagging indicators. This reliance means safety is often managed by looking in the rearview mirror—measuring what has already gone wrong. By the time an incident is reported, it’s too late to prevent harm.
NAEM’s GreenTie Blog by Sphera

World’s Best Companies in Sustainable Growth 2026
As experts sound the alarm on increasingly urgent climate warnings, companies are faced with a challenge to conduct business more sustainably, without sacrificing growth. This year, TIME and Statista are publishing the second annual ranking of the World's Best Companies in Sustainable Growth to identify companies leading their industries by demonstrating both outstanding financial and environmental performance, characterized by small carbon footprint, low water consumption and waste production rates, and high green energy usage.
TIME

How Leaders Can Build Stakeholder Trust in Uncertain Times
When companies focus on cost cutting and hoarding cash, they can alienate customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders, and communities—just when they’re needed most
Harvard Business Review
 
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