Award Winners
We are proud to announce the 2025 Safety On the Edge Company Excellence Award winners, honoring outstanding contributions to workplace safety and innovation. This prestigious award aims to recognize organizations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to creating safer environments for work.
SOUTHERN COMPANY – DIAMOND AWARD LEVEL
Southern Company achieved a strong overall performance against the criteria. The organization demonstrates particular strength in the management of risks reflecting a comprehensive and proactive approach to identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks, especially critical risks that could lead to serious injury or fatalities. The company’s approach to Safety and Health Management is systematic and structured, with clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and robust management systems integrated into operational planning.
Leadership at Southern Company consistently leads safety through visible commitment, effective communication, and employee engagement initiatives, though there remains room to enhance frontline recognition and engagement further. Human and Organizational Performance is strong, underpinned by active employee participation, effective training programs, and consistent cultural assessments that inform ongoing improvements.
While Southern Company utilizes Information and Analysis effectively, further enhancements in data integration and consistent dissemination across all organizational levels could yield additional improvements. The organization’s safety Performance is admirable, actively benchmarking against industry peers and continuously evolving to prioritize serious injury prevention over simple metrics, fostering transparency and meaningful safety engagement.
Overall, Southern Company’s robust systems, active leadership, and strategic focus on critical risks position it well above industry averages, marking it as a leader in fostering a proactive and effective safety culture.
PERNOD RICARD – DIAMOND AWARD LEVEL
Pernod Ricard demonstrates a robust and proactive approach to safety and health management, achieving a total score of 200 out of 288. The company’s strongest performances are observed in Management of Risks and Safety and Health Management, showcasing effective risk identification, assessment, and control, supported by the structured LIFE cycle framework. The leadership team visibly promotes safety, integrating it into strategic planning and everyday operations, though with room to improve visibility in non-industrial settings.
The company effectively fosters employee engagement in safety and health matters, supported by structured training, recognition programs, and a positive workplace culture. Pernod Ricard’s communication strategies are notably effective, ensuring consistent, actionable safety messaging throughout the organization.
There are opportunities for further enhancement, particularly in the integration of safety processes within non-industrial environments such as offices and brand homes, improvement in the reliability and consistency of data collection and analytics and refinement of proactive health management, especially mental health initiatives.
Overall, Pernod Ricard’s approach to safety and health stands out for its strong leadership commitment, comprehensive safety standards, and measurable improvements in safety performance indicators, positioning the company as a safety leader within the FMCG sector.
AMPELMANMN – PLATINUM AWARD LEVEL
Ampelmann demonstrates strong overall safety and health management performance, against the six categories and 36 criteria. The organization particularly excels in Risk Management and Safety and Health Management, effectively implementing thorough risk assessment processes, robust incident management, comprehensive emergency preparedness, and a proactive approach toward health promotion. Leadership is proactive and highly visible, consistently communicating safety strategies and effectively involving employees at all levels. The organization maintains high standards for Human and Organizational Performance through extensive training, employee involvement, and a positive workplace culture.
Opportunities exist for improvement in areas such as deeper integration of safety plans with overarching company strategy, improved communication of safety responsibilities at line management levels, better benchmarking against peer companies, and establishing clearer and measurable personal/team safety goals. Ampelmann excels in utilizing extensive data sources and analysis tools but could improve by fully leveraging data across departments and enhancing the follow-up on safety actions.
Overall, Ampelmann is recognized for its best-in-class practices, significantly outperforming industry benchmarks in key performance indicators, and maintaining an exceptional commitment to employee safety, health, and well-being.
L’Oréal NLR – PLATINUM AWARD LEVEL
L’Oréal NLR achieved a high assessment score, demonstrating best-in-class performance in nearly every evaluation category. The company excels notably in , proactive risk management practices, which are strategically integrated with all business activities, particularly targeting critical “LIFE” risks, ergonomic concerns, and health-related hazards.
In Safety and Health Management L’Oréal NLR showcases fully integrated operational planning and clearly defined roles across all levels, supported by rigorous compliance and systematic continuous improvement mechanisms. Leadership is clearly deeply committed to safety, visibly proactive, and extensively involved, fostering a robust interdependent safety culture that emphasizes employee engagement, transparent communication, and consistent visibility on the shop floor.
Human and Organizational Performance reflects high employee involvement and empowerment, characterized by extensive consultation, sophisticated training programs, recognition initiatives, and culture assessment tools. The company leverages extensive and highly reliable data, ensuring comprehensive use of analytics and systematic data-driven improvements.
Finally, L’Oréal NLR consistently outperforms industry benchmarks, maintaining zero lost-time accidents and significantly exceeding sector averages. The organization’s meticulous performance tracking, benchmarking, and full integration of safety indicators into operational and strategic planning place it clearly at the pinnacle of safety and health management excellence.
About the Awards
The Safety On The Edge Company Excellence Awards celebrates those companies who go above and beyond to ensure the safety and well-being of employees. The Award highlights innovative solutions and best practices that significantly reduce workplace risk and enhance overall safety culture through exemplary leadership.
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