Welcome to the What Works Institute
Business Risk & Integration Learning Community

About this Community

The What Works Institute Business Risk & Integration Learning Community is more than a network - it is a living workgroup of committed EHS leaders dedicated to sharing practices, addressing common challenges, and elevating their organization’s approach to this critical issue.

Community members meet monthly both virtually and at What Works events to compare programs, identify and test new tactics, and push one another on a collective journey of continuous improvement.

What do Members Receive?

What Works Learning Community members receive a wealth of content and connections throughout the year. The below list is just a taste of what you can expect when you join one of our dynamic, member-directed groups:

  • Weekly Community Updates and Regulatory Newsletter of your choosing (select from one of five)

  • Monthly Community Calls focused on benchmarking, practice-sharing and solutions

  • Quarterly Webinars with rich content from expert speakers and members willing to dive deep

Current Focus

EHS Positioning: Identifying the best routes and strategies for positioning EHS within broader business contexts in the current moment.

Sustainability & Governance: Helping leaders integrate EHS into
broader environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, as well as engage in board, investor, and other stakeholder discussions strategically.

Supply Chain & Quality: Collaborating with key procurement stakeholders to embed safety & risk-informed thinking up and down the supply and labor chain.

ERM & Business Continuity: Increasing the visibility of safety at an enterprise risk level, particularly as a core enabling factor in successful crisis management and operational disruption.

Influence & Change Management: Understanding the points of view held by other organizational leaders, and how to best engage them on critical risks.

This Learning Community looks at the ways in which EHS must be positioned and activated within complex business operating structures, cultures & environments.

The goal is to assist leaders with the strategies, tactics and tools to “show up” the right way, no matter the conversation.

Current focus areas for the Learning Community include but are not limited to the following member-driven topics:

Ready to Learn More?

  • Three annual events (one virtual, two in-person) as well as a reduced pass to the annual What Works Symposium.

  • Regularly-published tools, guidance, policy and program templates, and white papers

  • Access to a living content library from across What Works Institute communities and workgroups

What Works Institute Members are ready to welcome you to the table! Joining is as easy as selecting your Learning Community!