The Rising Demand for EHS Audits in the Asia Pacific Region

In this episode, we discuss EHS audits in the APAC region, diving into regional comparisons and how the industry has been evolving. We hear from experts David Cham, Country Manager, ESC Singapore, Sandra O’Brien-Kelly, Principal Environmental Scientist and Technical Director of Environmental Auditing and Sustainability, Tonkin + Taylor New Zealand and Tom Tang, Senior Project Manager, Anew Global Consulting in China. The group covers key drivers of change and their advice to multinational companies looking to do their audits more efficiently.

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Guest Quotes

“Build a local compliance team. It's very important to have a strong team local.” - Tom

“We're seeing EHS broaden to more social considerations and social factors, which is wonderful to see because we're getting much better results out of that.” - Sandra

“The importance of a local understanding is apparent, especially in Asia, Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia where language is an issue. Some of the regulations are written only in the local language and for multinationals to really understand what it means to comply, translating it to English may not capture the exact interpretation.” - David

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Time Stamps

(02:02) EHS Audits in Singapore

(04:05) EHS Audits in New Zealand

(05:47) EHS Audits in China

(07:38) The growing importance of remote audits

(08:54) The value of local understanding in EHS audits

(15:39) Drivers of change

(20:02) Tips for multinational companies

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