ISN® Releases 2025 Edition of The Orange Book

New publication provides strategies to help strengthen contractor compliance, improve company safety culture, and drive measurable impact based on learnings from industry-leading companies

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ISN, the global leader in contractor and supplier information management services, announced the release of its latest edition of The Orange Book, The Journey to Best-in-Class Contractor Management. The publication highlights data-driven best practices in contractor management, featuring case studies from industry leaders on establishing benchmarks, enhancing safety culture, increasing hazard recognition and awareness, and more. This edition also provides actionable insights from top global companies advancing risk management and workforce readiness through digital innovation and cultural transformation.

“ISN’s customers continue to raise the bar in contractor management, going beyond basic requirement checks by implementing best-in-class processes and creating cultures of safety and accountability,” said Kim Holly, Chief Business Development Officer at ISN. “By listening to workforce feedback and tracking real-time data, these leading companies are turning compliance into a competitive advantage.”

This edition of The Orange Book outlines three phases of contractor management maturity. Each section includes real-world examples from ISN customers and highlights how ISNetworld^® tools and services help companies create transparent, accountable, and high-performing contractor management programs.

• Initiating Best-in-Class Culture: Establish a foundation to assess and maintain a safety- and sustainability-first culture and benchmark processes to drive lasting improvements.
• Informing the Workforce: Leverage digital tools to deliver training, reinforce competencies, and engage front-line workers to increase hazard awareness and recognition.
• Implementing Processes for Measurable Impact: Integrate best practices into every layer of operations, using leading indicators, field verification, and automation to enhance decision-making and operational performance.

“ISN is proud to partner with 870 of the world’s leading Hiring Clients committed to improving worker and jobsite safety and sustainability,” said Brian Callahan, Chief Executive Officer at ISN. “The latest edition of The Orange Book provides best practices from our customers and offers a roadmap to help elevate contractor management programs.”

To learn more about how leading companies are improving workplace safety, download a copy of The Orange Book here. For more information on ISN’s industry-leading software and services, visit isn.com.

About ISN

ISN is the global leader in contractor and supplier information management, with more than 20 years of experience connecting 870 Hiring Clients in capital-intensive industries with 85,000 active contractors and suppliers to promote safety, health, and sustainability in the workplace. ISN’s brands include ISNetworld^®, a global online contractor and supplier management platform, Transparency-One^®, a responsible sourcing platform built to bring transparency to supply chain management, and Empower^®, a worker-level app built to keep workers moving forward.

ISN has 14 offices around the globe which provide award-winning support and training for its customers in more than 85 countries. ISN takes pride in leading worldwide efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of contractor and supplier management systems and in serving as a world-class forum for sharing industry best practices, benchmarking performance, providing data insights among its members, and helping decision makers, including board members, ensure contractor and supplier risk is assessed and monitored. For more information, visit isn.com.