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In approximately 2009, the American Society of Safety Engineers recognized the significant impact of sustainability on the practice of safety and health. In collaboration with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineers (CSSE), the Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (CSHS) was formed as a 501(c)3 not‐for‐profit organization in 2010. The CSHS represents over 100 000 workplace safety and health professionals worldwide. The main focus of the CSHS was to promote the recognition of the importance of what is now called human capital for sustainability from the major focus on environmental practices alone. Since the establishment of the CSHS, they have published a number of studies and recommendations. In one of their earlier publications, it was shown that some companies named as being in the top 100 sustainable companies had very poor reporting practices and even high rates of fatalities (12). They reported that less than 10% of the 100 best organizations complied with the GRI recommendations. They also reported that five of the most sustainable organizations reported at least 10 fatalities with one reporting 49 fatalities in that reporting year. This initial report clearly demonstrated the lack of attention paid to safety and health within the sustainability field.

The CSHS has published their own guidelines for safety and health reporting in sustainability. This is the CSHS Best Practice Guide for Occupational Health and Safety in Sustainability Reports (13). The guidelines start with recommendations for a description of the safety and health function and scope. This includes:

 Organizational structure and reporting relationships including reporting relationships for the central or corporate safety and health function(s) on both an indirect and direct basis and if there is any reporting relationship to the Board of Directors.

 Scope of the safety and health programs coverage (all sites, joint ventures, suppliers, etc.).

 A description of the safety and health policies or codes of conduct.

 A description of the management systems for safety and health (such as a proprietary approach or the use of a nationally or internationally recognized standard or guideline like ISO 45001) and any registration or certification of the system by a third party accreditor.

 A description of safety and health program and performance auditing.

The guidelines provide a minimum recommended base of safety and health reporting with suggestions for additional elements to be included in the sustainability report. The minimum recommendations for each metric are to be reported numerically and graphically for a minimum of the last five years (if the data are available). These metrics follow:

1 Lost‐time injury and illness frequency rate, lost‐time injury and illness severity rate, and number of fatalities (all employees/workers – five year period).

2 Lost‐time injury and illness frequency rate, lost‐time injury and illness severity rate, and number of fatalities (all contractors – five year period).

3 Percentage of owned or leased manufacturing, production, or warehousing facilities that have implemented an occupational safety health management system that meets nationally or internationally recognized standard or guideline.

4 Percentage of owned or leased manufacturing, production, or warehousing facilities that have had their occupational safety health management systems audited.

5 Percentage of direct/first‐tier suppliers' facilities that were audited for compliance with safety and health standards.