Stories About Employee Engagement
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When Purpose Becomes Personal: The Role of the Individual in Organisational Purpose
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - There are many challenges to implementing corporate purpose effectively. One of the biggest is to sufficiently embed it, so it is owned by everyone. This is more challenging than embedding other corporate ideas, because purpose is personal.
Chipotle, Chobani, Verizon Among Companies Committing to Financial Health of US Workforce
FINANCE & INVESTMENT - Member companies will assess the financial security and health of their employees as part of a new effort to address the economic hardships of workers.
Q&A: Harnessing Energy, Fresh Thinking with the Next Generation of Innovators
FROM PURPOSE TO ACTION: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE TOGETHER - As climate- and waste-related issues continue to evolve, the next generation will create and deliver sustainable solutions that decision-makers haven’t yet dreamt of. That's why we must engage these rising leaders about the path to circularity and carbon neutrality.
The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on People’s Needs, Expectations in the Office
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - The ongoing pandemic has changed fundamental patterns in our lives, accelerating existing trends and revealing new unmet needs. Since the onset of COVID, Steelcase has conducted ongoing research to help organizations understand its impact on their people and business.
Target Unveils Plan to Co-Create an Equitable, Sustainable Future for All
WALKING THE TALK - Among the retailer’s goals are to achieve 20% Black team member representation across the company by 2023; and reach net zero in both waste to landfill and value-chain-wide emissions, and 100% owned-brand product circularity, by 2040.
All Aboard: Cox Enterprises on the Cumulative Power of Buy-In
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - How can an organization enact profound ESG governance in a sector of the economy that might not be facing external pressures to operate more sustainably? The Cox family of companies accepted this challenge before sustainability was even in the zeitgeist.
Color of Change Holding Corporations Accountable to Racial Justice Promises
WALKING THE TALK - The nation’s largest online racial justice organization has outlined new demands of corporations that made racial justice statements to urge them to move #BeyondTheStatement.
4 Ways to Attract Top Sustainability Talent
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - It’s brilliant news that sustainability and ESG professionals look set to become as critical to any business as operations, sales and marketing; but for brands that rely on a steady stream of candidates in these roles, it will require a rethink of hiring strategies.
US Demand for CSOs Grew 228% in 10 Years, But Diversity Remains a Challenge
LEADERSHIP - The good news: According to a new report from the Weinreb Group, hiring of Chief Sustainability Officers surged in 2020 in the US, and women now account for 54% of CSO positions. The not-so-good news: The field remains overwhelmingly white.
Just Brands ’21: Where the Rubber Meets the Long, Bumpy Road to Truly Equitable Workplaces
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - At Sustainable Brands’ latest Just Brands event, experts from across the spectrum of business discussed corporate efforts to support diversity, equity, inclusion and justice issues — and how stakeholders will no longer tolerate a gap between commitments and actions.
Reimagine Gender: Helping Corporate America Create Truly Inclusive Workplace Cultures
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - We caught up with Reimagine Gender CEO Lisa Kenney, to discuss why it's critical for businesses to embrace a broader understanding of gender as part of their inclusivity efforts.
Is Your Brand Really Making Progress Towards Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice?
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - More companies are outlining policies and setting targets for DEIJ, but meeting those commitments remains a challenge. At Just Brands ‘21 (May 6-7), major companies share keys to implementation of authentic strategies, to realize the moral and business imperative of becoming a truly inclusive brand.
Alaska Airlines Outlines Path to Net Zero by 2040
CLEANTECH - In one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize, Alaska has set forth its plan to greatly reduce its carbon, waste and water impacts by 2025; and eliminate its carbon emissions altogether by 2040.
Businesses Must Understand the Intersections of Mental Health, Sustainability
THE NEXT ECONOMY - As we emerge from COVID-19 and mental health rises up the corporate agenda, how can businesses incorporate the subject into their core sustainability agenda, rather than treat it as a separate issue?
Chipotle Now Offering Employees Free Degrees in Agriculture, Culinary, Hospitality
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - As part of Chipotle’s mission to ‘cultivate a better world,’ it has expanded its debt-free degree program to include nearly 100 degree options in these fields at 10 US universities.
Bridging the Missing Link in Purposeful Business: How Women Are Addressing Sustainability, Equality
FROM PURPOSE TO ACTION: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE TOGETHER - Dow is committed to supporting women at every level of its business — so that, as doors open to the next generation of female leaders, so do new ideas for delivering sustainable solutions.
Microsoft, LinkedIn Expand Initiative to Enable More Inclusive, Skills-Based Tech Economy in US
THE NEXT ECONOMY - The companies have launched a variety of new tools and services aimed at fostering a more inclusive tech workforce in the US, with a specific focus on women and underrepresented minorities.
Design Takes Center Stage in Kohler Co.’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - We have set bold sustainability goals and worked to understand the gaps we need to fill and the impacts we can make based on our business and expertise. We’re guided on this path by our Design for Environment program, which takes into account the full life-cycle of our products.
Trending: Nike, Chipotle Tie Exec Compensation to Diversity, Sustainability Metrics
WALKING THE TALK - In the past week, both Nike and Chipotle announced new sets of environmental and social goals — and systems with which their executives’ compensation will be tied to achieving them.
New WeSpire Research Finds Significant Drop in Corporate DEI Programs in 2020
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - The 10th annual study reveals that HR departments apparently underestimated employee concerns about racial equity and social unrest. Was the pandemic, or lack of company buy-in, to blame?
