One of your readers recently emailed: “I have always found it interesting that the ES&H function in a significant number of corporations is managed, note I did not say led, by executives who have failed somewhere else in their corporation and are clueless when it comes to ES&H activities.”
Today's headlines are chock-full of stories perceived to be issues of ethical misconduct. Some chief executive officers are seen walking into court handcuffed and charged with leading their businesses into financial distress and even bankruptcy while ending up with huge compensation packages.