"I'm convinced that our economic and social systems need rethinking profoundly. Everything we do now must be done within a sustainability framework - and we need to get a move on."
Carole Young (EcoSTEPS)
2. UnderstandingThe next step is to develop your own organisation-specific business case. What and who are the drivers in your organisation? You’ll have to identify specific concerns and issues which need to be addressed and understood. You and other key decision makers must understand the underlying principles of sustainability. EcoSTEPS Workshop: Sustainability Answers'Clarity - Strategy - Transformation' Sustainability Training & EducationYour Sustainability Action Plan will need an educational component, because for employees to thrive in the sustainability era, new skills will be required. Consider, for example, the hypothetical case of an industrial facilities director. His basic job description had remained the same for decades; he was simply ordered to keep his people on task and make the company profitable. Today, change is in the air. He (or, just as likely today, she) is being told to work with the local community; to meet with neighbours, unions and politicians; to attend meetings and perform community outreach. But many employees do not have the skills and training to engage in the dialogue, to communicate and integrate with the community, to deal with conflicts, emotion, and the unknown. Education and training required to bridge this gap. Sustainability Thinking'Sustainability Thinking' is a great place to start. As Albert Einstein is purported to have said: Sustainability Business CaseTool: EcoSTEPS Sustainability Business Case is process that all organisations can use to develop their unique business case for sustainability. It identifies and priorities your sustainability value drivers. CSR & Stakeholder EngagementTool: EcoSTEPS CSR & Stakeholder Engagement services are designed to assist your organisation to communicate and context your sustainability activities and include such approaches as AA1000 and IAP2. Find out how EcoSTEPS can help you, please contact us.
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