NOTTINGHAM, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 9, 2025--
Ideagen, a global provider of environmental health and safety (EHS), quality and compliance software, has been named a ‘Leader’ in the prestigious Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2025 scoring highly in both AI integration, document management and quality management.
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Since the explosion of AI in 2022, the market has undergone a pivotal shift, as AI features start to redefine the value users can extract from EHS software.
Ideagen’s innovative AI integration earned a top score of 2.5/3.0 for its ability to enhance efficiency and support decision-making. From risk classification to action plan creation, Ideagen’s AI-powered features were recognized for the way they support users with tools that streamline processes and deliver actionable insights.
Ideagen also posted the highest scores of any vendor for document (2.5/3.0) and quality management (2.4/3.0) and was described as having made ‘monumental strides’ since the 2023 report.
Speaking about the news, Ideagen CEO, Ben Dorks, said: "The Green Quadrant is widely regarded as one of the most influential comparisons of EHS platforms in existence, so we are incredibly proud of the momentum we have made in strengthening our position as a ‘leader’.
“Our commitment to innovation is at the core of everything we do. Our investment in AI and focus on delivering a dynamic, user-friendly platform ensures we continue to meet the evolving needs of our customers, and it’s great to see that reflected in this ‘leader’ status."
Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2025 helps corporate decision-makers – such as heads of EHS, procurement, sustainability, risk and operations – better understand available software options, draw up EHS software selection strategies, de-risk vendor selection and accelerate procurement timelines.
“Buyers in medium-to-high-risk verticals are particularly well-suited to Ideagen, with firms in highly regulated sectors able to tap into its deep quality expertise as well. Businesses seeking efficiency and safety improvements will find benefits in Ideagen’s pervasive use of AI,” said Christopher Sayers, Senior Analyst, Verdantix.
With more than 16,000 customers, two-million daily users globally and solutions to support organizations manage their risk, quality, health, safety and compliance, Ideagen already has a reputation for helping businesses drive efficiency, improve safety and enhance operational performance.
And it’s this deep domain expertise and pulling together of the best functionality that has supported some of the recent enhancements. The report goes on to say:
“At a platform level, the firm is investing in the use of pervasive AI, embedded in multiple workflow stages and software modules to provide end-users with contextual subject-matter guidance. For instance, when users are completing an incident review, they can receive AI-generated support through a hovering window, with assistance for risk classification, action plan creation and more.”
About Ideagen
Ideagen brings clarity and confidence to the safe hands and trusted voices protecting our world.
By unifying deep regulatory expertise and innovation with affordable, best-in-class software we provide trusted, meaningful intelligence to regulated and high-compliance industries such as life sciences, healthcare, banking and finance, aviation, defense, manufacturing and construction.
From the shop floor to the flight deck, from the front line to the boardroom, our 16,000 customers include more than 250 global aviation organizations, nine of the top ten accounting firms, nine of the top ten global aerospace and defense corporations, 15 of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies and 65% of the top 20 global food & drink companies and includes blue chip brands such as Heineken, British Airways, BAE, Aggreko, US Navy, Bank of New York and Johnson Matthey.
Headquartered in Nottingham UK, with offices across the US, Australia, India, Malaysia and UAE, our 1,700+ colleagues are dedicated to supporting industries to turn risk into resilience.
About Verdantix
Verdantix is the essential thought-leader for world-enhancing innovation. We support change-makers with our proprietary data, unique expertise and executive networks. Our impactful analysis is delivered via a digital platform, consulting engagements and in-person events to thousands of decision-makers in more than 100 countries. From offices in London, New York and Boston, the Verdantix research team applies the principles of rigour, accuracy and curiosity to help our globally distributed clients solve their most complex challenges. verdantix.com
Ideagen is a Leader in the Verdantix Green Quadrant EHS Software (Graphic: Business Wire)
Ben Dorks, Ideagen CEO (Photo: Business Wire)
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting Thursday to press the incoming Trump administration to not give up on Kyiv’s fight, warning that to cease military support now “will only invite more aggression, chaos and war.”
“We’ve come such a long way that it would honestly be crazy to drop the ball now and not keep building on the defense coalitions we’ve created,” Zelenskyy said. “No matter what’s going on in the world, everyone wants to feel sure that their country will not just be erased off the map.”
Austin also announced that the U.S. would send another $500 million in security assistance to Ukraine, including missiles for fighter jets, sustainment equipment for F-16s, armored bridging systems and small arms and ammunition.
The weapons are funded through presidential drawdown authority, meaning they can be pulled directly from U.S. stockpiles, and the Pentagon is pushing to get them into Ukraine before the end of the month.
Ukraine is in the midst of launching a second offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and is facing a barrage of long-range missiles and ongoing advances from Russia as both sides seek to put themselves in the strongest negotiating point possible before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
Zelenskyy called the Kursk offensive “one of our biggest wins” that has cost Russia and North Korea, which sent soldiers to help Russia in Kursk, thousands of troops. Zelenskyy said the offensive resulted in North Korea suffering 4,000 casualties, but U.S. estimates put the number lower at about 1,200.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine will continue to need air defense systems and munitions to defend against Russia's missile attacks.
The latest U.S. package leaves about $3.85 billion in funding to provide future arms shipments to Ukraine. If the Biden administration makes no further announcements, that balance will be available to Trump to send if he chooses.
“If Putin swallows Ukraine, his appetite will only grow,” Austin told the approximately 50 member nations who have been meeting over the last three years to coordinate weapons and military support for Ukraine. “If autocrats conclude that democracies will lose their nerve, surrender their interests, and forget their principles, we will only see more land grabs. If tyrants learn that aggression pays, we will only invite even more aggression, chaos, and war.”
In the months since Trump's election victory, Europe has grappled with what that change will mean in terms of their fight to keep Russia from further advancing, and whether the post-World War II western alliance will hold.
In recent days, Trump has threatened to take Greenland, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark — a NATO member — by military means if necessary. Such action would upend all norms of the historic NATO alliance and possibly require members to come to the defense of Denmark due to U.S. aggression.
Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius called Trump's comments “diplomatically astonishing.”
“Alliances are alliances, to stay alliances. Regardless of who is governing countries,” he said. “I'm quite optimistic that remarks like that won't really influence U.S. politics after the 20th of January.”
There are also questions as to whether there will be a future meeting of the 50-member Ukraine Defense Contact Group, or whether it will assume a new shape under one of its major European contributors, such as Germany.
If the U.S. does not come back to the table to assist Ukraine, Pistorius said Germany and several other European countries are discussing options. Pistorius said he intends to travel to the U.S. shortly after the inauguration to meet his new counterpart to discuss the issue.
“It’s clear a new chapter starts for Europe and the entire world just 11 days from now,” Zelenskyy said. “A time when we will have to cooperate even more, rely even more on one another even more and achieve even greater results together.”
Globally, countries including the U.S. have ramped up domestic weapons production as the Ukraine war exposed that all of those stockpiles were woefully unprepared for a major conventional land war.
The U.S. has provided about $66 billion of the total aid since February 2022 and has been able to deliver most of that total — between 80% and 90% — already to Ukraine.
“Retreat will only provide incentives for more imperial aggression,” Austin told the group. “And if we flinch, you can count on Putin to push further and punch harder. Ukraine’s survival is on the line. But so is the security of Europe, the United States, and the world.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attends a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
