All of us at Benchmark Gensuiteยฎ want to thank the 200+ attendees who joined us in Washington D.C. for theโฏ2023 Impact Benchmark Gensuite Conference. In only a few short days, we covered a wide range of topics including EHS, Sustainability, ESG Disclosure Reporting, Quality, Product Stewardship & Supply Chain Risk, including real-world, results-driven applications of Benchmark Gensuiteโs Advanced Tech and AI.ย
With so many amazing speakers, so many remarkable success stories, and informative training sessions, itโs hard to narrow it all down to just 5 takeaways, but we wanted to share a few of our favorite insights from our speakersโฆ and one key announcement.ย
1. GennyGPT
You’ve heard of ChatGPT. Now, it’s time to meetโฏGennyGPT!โฏBenchmark Gensuite is thrilled to introduce our own generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot, and we canโt wait to share more about it in the coming months.
While GennyGPT is still in development, youโll definitely want to stay tuned for release notes and schedules soon!ย
2. “Management Programs are the Foundation.”โฏ
When asked what was top of mind for private companies these days,โฏAnn Klee (Board Member, Sotera Health LLC & Wabtec Corporation) said:
“Management programs are the foundation. They are now enabling us, whether at an early-stage start-up or more mature company, to think differently and be more risk-focused. If I think about it from a board perspective, where you are in that journey may differ, but a common thread is reliability, transparency, and risk focus. The tools Benchmarkโs developed, they’re the holy grail in getting ahead of the risk, ahead of the curve.”ย
3. “We Needed a System.”โฏ
During Thursday’s speaker panel,โฏJay Smallโฏ(VP Global EHS, JELD-WEN, Inc.) shared this need echoed by others in the panelโ unifying subscribers in EHS, Sustainability, Quality & ESG:โฏ
“I came to JELD-WEN because there was no global EHS function in 2019…The first thing I recognized was we needed a system. We were using an antiquated workerโs comp system globally…using spreadsheets to manage all our data and needed a solution that would help us come together as an organization and align our goals… We knew we needed very sophisticated modules, we created a list of our must-haves, got the funding approved, developed a core team, and then worked with great partners at Benchmark Gensuite.
4. “Safety Isn’t Proprietary.”โฏ
Ensuring worksite safety is the prime directive ofโฏeveryone, both across the enterprise and across industries & businesses. Leveraging sophisticated, cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like Benchmark GensuiteยฎโฏExecutive AIโฏand our other AI Advisors to provide foresight, prevent incidents, and save lives is the ultimate path forward.โฏ
AsโฏLiz Hackettโฏ(EHS Executive, Cytiva) further explained:โฏ “Safety isn’t proprietary. We all have something to learn from each other. We still have a journey to go and thatโs the beauty of Benchmark Gensuite… it evolves, it grows, it learns.”
5. “Building Relationships for Success.”โฏ
Deploying an outstanding digital solutionโ or suite of solutionsโ to an enterprise is only part of the success story. As explained byโฏMary Ann Poladโฏ(Director, EHS, Security & Sustainability, The Boston Beer Company) when retelling her implementation journey with Benchmark Gensuite; fostering a deep, close-knit relationship between the two teams is a major part of this success:
“Olivia [Salatin of Benchmark Gensuite] became part of our team and I bet if she walked into the Cincinnati brewery, they would confuse her as a [Boston Beer Company] EHS team member. Weโve established a relationship with her and the team and found having a dedicated amount of time to have Benchmark Gensuite people accessible to us to answer even the smallest questions or larger problems, has been immeasurably valuable.”ย
These 5 takeaways are just a small portion of the engaging mix of presentations, collaborative sessions, and shared insights from leaders in the EHS & Sustainability industry. To explore it all, including full session recordings, check out our Impact 2023 Resource Hub and donโt forget to save the date for our 2024 Customer Conference while youโre there. To learn more about what Benchmark Gensuite’s digital EHS and cross-functional management systems can do for your organization stay tuned for our upcoming two-part webinar series in June!
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