Avetta Rounds Out First 2025 Summit Series Event by Joining Intersociety Forum, Awarding Top North American Customers and Revealing Details on International Summits
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avetta®, the leading provider of supply chain risk management (SCRM) software, today concluded its North America Avetta Summit Series event in Nashville, Tennessee by announcing the company's participation in the Intersociety Forum (ISF). The ISF is a coalition of leading organizations dedicated to improving worker safety and health while promoting safety practices as a strategic advantage. Avetta also revealed its 2025 North America customer award winners—13 companies and three individuals making a significant positive impact through innovation, safety leadership and sustainability. Lastly, the company unveiled the dates for upcoming Avetta Summit Series events in London and Sydney this fall.
Joining the ISF in protecting workers and driving successful businesses
At the event, Avetta pledged its support for the ISF's occupational health, safety and environmental core principles, which are designed to better protect workers and serve as a foundation of economic competitiveness. Those principles are:
Business-driven practice: Standards and worker well-being.
Beyond compliance: Embracing risk and safety management systems.
Leading indicators: Revolutionizing record keeping for predictive insights.
"We believe improving the safety and protecting the health of workers isn't just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do," said Arshad Matin, President, CEO and Board Member at Avetta. "Safe, well-supported workers are the foundation of operational excellence, innovation and long-term growth. By joining the ISF, we're reinforcing our commitment to advancing workplace safety as both a moral imperative and a strategic advantage for companies."
Avetta is the first technology company to join the ISF and unites with its partners the American Society of Safety Professionals and the National Safety Council as members of the coalition. Select other members include the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America, the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, the National Electrical Contractors Association and the National Environmental Health Association.
Awarding top customers for outstanding performance
Each year, Avetta awards customers across a series of performance categories based on a set of objective criteria. For 2025, the judges were Avetta's safety, sustainability and compliance experts along with a panel of third-party industry leaders: Adele Abrams, Senior Counsel at Littler; Dylan Short, Managing Director at The Redlands Group; and Dustin Hickey, Senior Vice President, HSEQ at Industrial Specialty Services.
"Our customers are at the heart of everything we do," said Abid Yousuf, Chief Customer Officer at Avetta. "These awards are our way of celebrating the incredible progress they're making to improve supply chain safety, sustainability and security across their networks. Their commitment inspires us to keep innovating and partnering more closely to help them achieve even greater impact."
This year's winners and other finalists are:
Health and Safety Leader
Companies that have built outstanding health and safety programs and leveraged Avetta solutions to drive measurable safety improvements.
Winners: Caterpillar, Heat Shock 2 and RT Technical Solutions.
Other finalists: Bee-Clean Building Maintenance, BGIS, Brock Canada, Ervin Cable Construction, Martin Industrial Contracting Services, Schneider Electric and Verizon.
Operational Excellence Leader
Companies using Avetta solutions to enhance business efficiency—time savings, streamlined workflows and successful automations.
Winners: ABM, Ainsworth, Innomotics and RF MacDonald Co.
Other finalists: AmSpec, Black Hills Energy, Cushman & Wakefield, JoyRide Logistics and Verizon.
Sustainability Trailblazer
Companies that are advancing sustainability within their operations and supply chains.
Winners: Kleinfelder and Progressive Logistics.
Other finalists: BGIS, Buckeye Partners, Bunzl, Harvard Maintenance, LBC and Quanta.
Premier Partner
Companies exhibiting strong collaboration and partnership with Avetta across multiple initiatives.
Winners: Black Hills Energy, KCCTech and Northline Utilities.
Other finalists: BGIS, Dubak Electrical Maintenance Corp. and Verizon
Safety Transformation Innovator
Companies that have enhanced their safety processes, either by implementing new systems or by significantly improving existing ones.
Winner: D.C. Taylor
Other finalists: Alterman, Inter Technologies Corporation and Constellis Holdings.
Changemaker
Individuals who are using Avetta solutions to drive meaningful change within their organizations.
Winners: James Armstrong, AmSpec; Dami Jaiyeoba, Cushman & Wakefield; and Aubrey Robinson, Cargill.
Other finalists: Will Amos, Parking Mates; Donald Burton, DK Burton Doors; Katie Dolan, Ainsworth; Lisa Saner, ABM; and Phil Varney, Amazon.
"I'm honored to be named a Changemaker," said Dami Jaiyeoba, Vice President and Head of Procurement Technology and Operations at Cushman & Wakefield. "I'm passionate about leveraging technology and collaborating with clients to identify and reduce supply chain risks. I'm excited to continue pushing boundaries in creating safer, more resilient supply chains that protect people and operations alike."
Looking ahead to upcoming international Avetta Summit Series events
The 2025 Avetta Summit Series will continue with customer events in London on September 25 and Sydney October 21-22. Like the North America summit, these international conferences will provide engaging discussions, invaluable learning experiences and meaningful networking opportunities. Avetta will also announce the 2025 customer of year award winners for EMEA and APAC, respectively. Sign up for updates on these summits here.
About Avetta
The Avetta SaaS platform helps clients manage supply chain risk and their suppliers to become more qualified for jobs. For the hiring clients in our network, we offer the world's largest supply chain risk management network to manage supplier safety, sustainability, worker competency and performance. We perform contractor prequalification and worker competency management across major industries, all over the globe, including construction, energy, facilities, high tech, manufacturing, mining and telecom.
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