Why EHS+ Professionals Do This Work | Cority Connect 2026

Cority EVP of Strategy Amanda Smith opens with a question she's asked EHS professionals for 20 years: why did you choose this work? For most people, the answer is personal: A father, a daughter, a community, or something that went wrong and left a mark. And at some point, this work stopped being a job and became a responsibility worth carrying. In this keynote address, Amanda connects that purpose to the real challenges EHS leaders face today: more data, faster pace, retiring expertise, and rising expectations. The responsibility hasn't changed. What has changed is our ability to meet it. --- **Chapters:** 0:00 Why EHS professionals choose this work 1:30 When responsibility shows up in response, not just prevention 3:10 The real cost of inefficiency — Parkland Health 5:40 When more data doesn't create clarity 7:20 Risk doesn't stay in its lane 9:00 Seeing the full picture — Christus Health's workplace violence program 12:00 What's now possible: from reacting to preventing 14:30 The opportunity in front of EHS leaders today Watch more from Cority: https://www.youtube.com/@CoritySoftware Learn about CorityOne: https://www.cority.com/corityone/