In this bonus episode of Rethinking EHS, Angelique Dixon talks with Ross Griffiths, Managing Director of Environment Analyst, to unpack the key forces shaping the global environmental consulting and EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) sector. The conversation dives into evolving ESG trends, where the focus is moving from intent to measurable business value, as well as the rising demand for energy solutions, digital transformation, and the accelerating growth of EHS services. With insights across regions the episode highlights how environmental and EHS challenges are now core business priorities.

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Time Stamps

00:00 - Intro

00:40 - What is Environment Analyst?

02:45 - 54% Industry Growth – Why It Matters

03:35 - From Climate Momentum to Uncertainty

05:10 - ESG Isn’t Dead – It’s Evolving

06:20 - Energy Costs Are Reshaping Everything

07:15 - Why ROI Matters More Than Ever

10:05 - EHS Is the Fastest Growing Segment

19:45 - This Is a Business Problem, Not Political

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Rethinking EHS is brought to you by the Inogen Alliance. Inogen Alliance is a global network of 70+ companies providing environment, health, safety and sustainability services working together to provide one point of contact to guide multinational organizations to meet their global commitments locally. Visit http://www.inogenalliance.com/podcast to learn more.

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Episode 1 of Rethinking EHS, Season 3 reflects on 25 years of the Inogen Alliance, highlighting how its success has been built on connecting global organisations with deep local expertise to tackle complex environmental, health, safety, and sustainability challenges.

The discussion underscores key lessons for organisations: prioritise local knowledge, embrace technology, and foster strong partnerships to deliver meaningful, scalable impact, ultimately demonstrating that sustainable progress depends on aligning global ambition with on-the-ground realities.

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00:00 – Intro
00:03 – Opening & Series Introduction
01:13 – Setting the Scene: Topics & Guests
01:43 – The Origin Story: Why the Alliance Was Created
03:15 – Rising Complexity: Regulation & Local Expertise
05:43 – Why an Alliance Model (Not Expansion)?
07:21 – Evolution Over 25 Years
09:49 – Key Moments: When the Model Proved Itself
16:32 – The Present: Strategy, Purpose & Growth
22:09 – The Future: Risk, Uncertainty & Opportunity
31:52 – Advice & Closing Reflections

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Rethinking EHS is brought to you by the Inogen Alliance. Inogen Alliance is a global network of 70+ companies providing environment, health, safety and sustainability services working together to provide one point of contact to guide multinational organizations to meet their global commitments locally. Visit http://www.inogenalliance.com/podcast to learn more.

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In this follow-up to our last episode on AI in the tech industry, Host Angie Dickson, President of the Inogen Alliance and EVP of Antea Group USA, sits down with Karl Huntzicker, Global VP of Health and Safety at Salesforce, to look ahead at the future of AI in EHS.

Karl shares how the move from bots to agents marks the beginning of what he calls the “agentic era,” where digital tools are not just answering questions but taking action, conducting investigations, and helping EHS professionals focus where it matters most. The discussion highlights opportunities for augmentation, the evolving idea of a digital workforce, and the hope that AI will finally allow EHS leaders to achieve long-standing goals.

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Guest Quote:

“I really want to look back in five years and say we built agents that made sense, that helped our employees, that provided care to our employees, and that moved the health and safety program forward.” – Karl

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Time Stamps
00:32 Bots vs. Agents – What’s the Difference?

04:00 From Incident Investigations to the Agentic Era

07:13 Augmenting EHS Teams Without Losing Focus on People

10:22 The Digital Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges

13:00 Becoming “Bionic” – Augmentation and Superpowers

14:13 Hopes for the Next Five Years in EHS

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Rethinking EHS is brought to you by the Inogen Alliance. Inogen Alliance is a global network of 70+ companies providing environment, health, safety and sustainability services working together to provide one point of contact to guide multinational organizations to meet their global commitments locally. Visit http://www.inogenalliance.com/ to learn more.

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Technology is transforming how we live and work, and artificial intelligence is reshaping Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) in profound ways. In this episode, host Angie Dickson, President of the Inogen Alliance and EVP of Antea Group USA, is joined by Charlotte Buffoni, EHS Practice Director at Antea Group UK, Julie Kreger King, Senior Consultant and Technology Segment Leader at Antea Group USA, and Karl Huntzicker, Global VP of Health and Safety at Salesforce. Together they discuss how AI is being integrated into EHS practices, the challenges of trust and accuracy, the impact on the workforce, and the evolving role of EHS professionals in this new era.

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Guest Quotes

“AI is not the end all, be all… it needs to be guided, trained, and managed by humans consistently in order for it to be effective and accurate.” – Karl

“Using AI can allow EHS teams to move away from repetitive tasks… freeing them up to focus more on strategic initiatives and stakeholder engagement.” – Charlotte

“It’s an iterative process. The more time you spend engaging with AI, the more comfortable and effective you become. Every EHS professional needs to start that journey now.” – Julie

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Time Stamps

01:02 Introducing Guests and Setting the Stage

02:54 How EHS Teams Are Using AI Today

06:09 Practical Applications and Early Wins in Tech

09:40 Regulatory Research and Policy Challenges

15:23 Impacts of AI on the Workforce

20:26 New Skills and Mindsets for EHS Professionals

26:28 Benefits, Risks, and Emerging Industry Practices

30:26 Looking Ahead: The Future of AI in EHS

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Rethinking EHS is brought to you by the Inogen Alliance. Inogen Alliance is a global network of 70+ companies providing environment, health, safety and sustainability services working together to provide one point of contact to guide multinational organizations to meet their global commitments locally. Visit http://www.inogenalliance.com/ to learn more.

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Julie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-kreger-king/
Karl on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlhuntzicker/

In this bonus episode, Host Angie Dickson, President of the Inogen Alliance and EVP of Antea Group USA, speaks with Sasikumar, Chief Marketing Officer with Chola Risk Services in India. Sasikumar shares a real-world case study from a 750 MW solar project that faced significant regulatory, permitting, and community challenges mid-development.

The conversation highlights the blocks and bottlenecks they faced, and how they were overcome.

“ This solar project is uh, for capacity of seven 50 megawatt, which was in a central part of India, which was taken up by one of large corporate in India. And what had happened over that was they had some issues related to regulations, local agitations from the village, and they came to us.” - Sasikumar

00:00 Introduction to the Energy Transition Bonus Case Study
00:45 Overview of the 750 MW Solar Project in Central India
01:55 Regulatory, Forest Zone, and Water Body Constraints
03:45 Community Resistance and Public Hearing Challenges
04:55 Addressing Livelihood Concerns and Misconceptions About Solar Heat
05:45 Education, Safety Communication, and Local Language Engagement
06:25 Design Changes: Pathways, Access, and Infrastructure Adjustments
07:30 Key Lessons: Compliance, Planning, and Stakeholder Trust
08:10 How the Project Shaped Future Solar Developments

Rethinking EHS is brought to you by the Inogen Alliance. Inogen Alliance is a global network of 70+ companies providing environment, health, safety, and sustainability services worldwide. Visit inogenalliance.com to learn more.

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 The global energy transition isn't stalled because of lack of ambition, it's often slowed by bottlenecks that block progress. We brought together some of our experts to be able to unpack what's really blocking progress, what tactics are working, and how we can move energy transition projects forward. Host Angie Dickson, President of Inogen Alliance, is joined by Emmanuel De Nanteuil, Managing Director of HPC France, Sasikumar,  Chief Marketing Officer with Chola Risk Services in India and Scott Thomas,  Sector Lead for Solar with Tonkin + Taylor out of New Zealand.

“Everyone wants the energy transition, but transition has a cost.” - Emmanuel

“Finance is not at all a problem in India…Land issues are major in India. Transmission and evacuation is another problem.” - Sasikumar

“ Our base load [in New Zealand] is around 80 to 90 percent renewables.  It is making sure that the mix that comes on board is still green.” - Scott

00:00 Introduction to Energy Transition

00:53 Expert Insights: Bottlenecks in Europe

04:39 Challenges and Progress in India

15:21 Financing and Investment Issues

24:30 Energy Transition in New Zealand

Rethinking EHS is brought to you by the Inogen Alliance. Inogen Alliance is a global network of 70+ companies providing environment, health, safety, and sustainability services, working together to provide one point of contact to guide multinational organizations to meet their global commitments locally. Visit inogenalliance.com to learn more.

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In this bonus episode, Host Angie Dickson, President of the Inogen Alliance and EVP of Antea Group USA, speaks with Sofiane, a Senior EHS Consultant with Baden Consulting in Switzerland. Sofiane walks through the extraordinary remediation of a major hazardous waste site, one of the largest and most complex environmental cleanup projects in Swiss history. He explains how decades of contamination were safely excavated, contained, and transformed into a site that now serves both the environment and the surrounding community.

“The site is no longer a hazard. It is now a resource for the community and the environment. It shows that legacy contamination can be reversed if action is taken.” - Sofiane

00:45 The Long History of the Site: From Clay Extraction to Waste Disposal
04:05 Safely Removing 500,000+ Tons of Hazardous and Contaminated Material
05:40 Shared Responsibility: Local Authorities, Industry, and Federal Support
06:25 From Hazard to Habitat: Agriculture, Natural Reserves, and Regeneration
07:40 Core Lessons: Prevention, Collaboration, and Lifecycle Stewardship
08:20 Waste-to-Energy Insights: Why Reduction Still Comes First

Rethinking EHS is brought to you by the Inogen Alliance. Inogen Alliance is a global network of 70+ companies providing environment, health, safety, and sustainability services worldwide. Visit inogenalliance.com to learn more.

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 Landfills have long been the end of the road for waste. Today, they're becoming the starting point for transformation. What if instead of disposal, we saw energy, materials and opportunity. Today we're exploring how waste to energy is reshaping the global circular economy. Hosts Phil Dillard and Angie Dickson, President of Inogen Alliance, are joined by Sofiane Kessouar, Senior EHS Consultant for Baden Consulting in Switzerland and Meiling Xu, Senior EHS Consultant, from Anew Global Consulting in China.

“ It keeps surprising me that people from other region of the world often still seem to consider landfills an acceptable method of waste treatment, and that waste to energy seems somewhat utopian to them.  These plants don't just burn waste. They produce electricity and heat, often supplying homes or industry.” - Sofiane

  In China, landfill sectors is in the rapid transition, hundreds of old sites, , being closed or mined for the west. As of 2023, the number of municipal waste landfill sites across the country has decreased from 640 in 2015 to 366. The closed sites are now transforming into equal parks, industrial parks, or other land usage after soil remediation and the land redevelopment.” - Meiling

01:14 – Switzerland’s Waste-to-Energy Success
02:08 – China’s Rapid Waste Transition
05:02 – Misconceptions About Landfills & Incineration
08:27 – What Zero Waste Looks Like in Practice
12:06 – Waste-to-Energy in Europe’s Sustainability Strategy
14:54 – Innovation Spotlight: New Technologies in China
18:42 – Industrial vs. Household Sorting Challenges
23:26 – Aligning Global Corporate Waste Strategies

Rethinking EHS is brought to you by the Inogen Alliance. Inogen Alliance is a global network of 70+ companies providing environment, health, safety, and sustainability services, working together to provide one point of contact to guide multinational organizations to meet their global commitments locally. Visit inogenalliance.com to learn more.

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