Buyer’s guide
HSE & ESG software
Hazards, incidents, emergencies, environmental impact, waste and ESG metrics.
The problem it solves
Safety incidents, environmental data and ESG metrics are collected by different people in different formats, so reporting is slow and hard to trust.
Usually bought by
- ✓HSE managers
- ✓Sustainability and ESG teams
- ✓Contractors and industrial operators
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Capabilities to look for
- ✓Hazard identification and risk assessment
- ✓Environmental impact assessment
- ✓Incident and near-miss reporting with investigation
- ✓Emergency preparedness and response
- ✓Waste management, including hazardous waste
- ✓Inspection checklists, including on mobile
- ✓ESG metric collection and approval
Questions to ask vendors
- 01Can site staff and contractors report from mobile devices, including offline?
- 02Which ESG reporting frameworks are supported?
- 03Is Arabic available for frontline users?
Frameworks it should support
Regulation guides
The process it should support
If the software can’t run this cycle, keep looking
- 01
Identify hazards
- 02
Assess risks
- 03
Inspect and monitor
- 04
Report incidents
- 05
Investigate and correct
- 06
Review and improve
Should connect with
Questions
Should HSE and ESG be in the same system?+
Often, yes. Much ESG data, such as incidents, emissions and waste, starts in HSE processes, so collecting it once avoids reconciliation later.
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Next step
Not sure which area to start with?
The GRC maturity check shows where your programme is weakest. That’s usually where software helps first.