HR's Role in Sustainable Business:
Evolution or Revolution?
Tuesday 31 October 2023 | In-Person
London, UK
9.00 – 15.30 GMT
Wednesday 15 November 2023 | Online
14.00 – 15.00 GMT / 15.00 – 16.00 CET
Event
HR's Role in Sustainable Business:
Evolution or Revolution?
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Sustainability is no longer a ‘nice-to-have' – it is now a top priority for governments, businesses, and society. Government action, public / customer opinion, the business costs of climate change, and potential commercial advantage mean that companies have to address sustainability now. This requires applying a sustainability lens to products and services, social practices, employee practices, and supply chains. And because sustainability is a supranational issue – requiring shared objectives and cooperative action across the globe – multinational organisations are in a strong position to influence progress.
From stakeholder engagement to ethics to people policies and practices, we believe HR has an important role to play in helping organisations become more sustainable. But is HR equipped for the task? Do HR leaders have the highly technical knowledge required to navigate and make a success of sustainability? If not, what do they need to do to become equipped? This event and accompanying research report, sponsored by CRF Partner Hult EF Corporate Education, will explore the complexities of sustainable business, its challenges and rewards, and HR’s role at the heart of the agenda.
Learning Objectives
- Understand global organisations' influence on sustainability and HR's role in shaping their organisation's impact.
- Explore key aspects of sustainability (in products/services, supply chain, operations) and the management of stakeholder relationships (with employees, customers, financial investors, communities in which the company operates, and supply chain actors).
- Learn how peers are applying a sustainability lens to key areas of HR, such as attraction and retention, Employee Value Proposition, reward, policies, performance management, and employee experience.
- Consider what impact you can have as an HR leader on your organisation's sustainability strategy and the skills you will need to influence the outcomes.
Who is this event for?
HR Directors, Senior Business Leaders, and Senior HR leaders with responsibility for inclusion, sustainability, or similar.
Speakers
PROF. MATT GITSHAM
Professor of Business & Sustainability, Hult EF Corporate Education
DR. NIGEL GUENOLE
Expert in Measurement and Analytics
DR. SALLY UREN OBE
Chief Executive, Forum for the Future
Case Study Speakers
JANE BENNETT
Global Capability Delivery Consultant, Bupa
JAMES McGAHAN
Director, Talent Acquisition Europe and Digital, Brambles
CHRISTINE SHILLINGTON
Group People and Sustainability Director, Nichols plc
SARAH SMITH
Talent Director, Global Sustainability, EY
MAR SORO
Group Head of Sustainability Advocacy, Bupa
Pre-event Partner Masterclasses
Tuesday 31 October, 9.00 – 9.50am
These two pre-event masterclasses, hosted by CRF Partners, are included within the event but require additional registration.
IN-PERSON MASTERCLASS FROM ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH:
Culture vs Data – How HR Can Unlock the Sustainability Agenda through People Engagement and Leadership Mindset
The sustainability revolution is creating a whole new set of data challenges, from measurement to reporting to justifying financial investment with new software. Whilst consulting services and AI can help to make sense of this complexity, it is the organisational culture and mindset that will ultimately be decisive, yet is still often overlooked. As HR professionals, how do we embed a new culture that can identify and change the unconscious behaviours and assumptions that keep us trapped in the status quo?
IN-PERSON MASTERCLASS FROM MERCER:
HR’s New Purpose: Saving The World
In this masterclass, we will explore the critical role that HR plays in driving sustainability and ESG within organisations. We will discuss HR's essential role both outward, in supporting business transformation towards sustainability, and inward, in improving HR practices towards making good work a reality for all employees. We'll explore strategies for promoting fairness and well-being in the workplace, creating a more human-centric future of work, and building a more sustainable workforce. We will also provide tools and resources for participants to implement these practices in their own organisations. By the end of the session, you will have a clear understanding of how HR can lead the way towards building a more sustainable future for all.
Venue
Chartered Accountants Hall
1 Moorgate Place
London EC2R 6EA
Online Event
HR's Role in Sustainable Business:
Evolution or Revolution? – Online
Joining Details
This event will take place on Zoom, and a link will be circulated the week prior.
Sustainability is no longer a ‘nice-to-have' – it is now a top priority for governments, businesses, and society. Government action, public / customer opinion, the business costs of climate change, and potential commercial advantage mean that companies have to address sustainability now. This requires applying a sustainability lens to products and services, social practices, employee practices, and supply chains. And because sustainability is a supranational issue – requiring shared objectives and cooperative action across the globe – multinational organisations are in a strong position to influence progress.
From stakeholder engagement to ethics, people policies, and practices, we believe HR has an important role to play in helping organisations become more sustainable. But is HR equipped for the task? Do HR leaders have the highly technical knowledge required to navigate and make a success of sustainability? If not, what do they need to do to become equipped? This online event and accompanying research report, sponsored by CRF Partner Hult EF Corporate Education, will explore the complexities of sustainable business, its challenges and rewards, and HR’s role at the heart of the agenda.
Learning Objectives
- Understand global organisations' influence on sustainability and HR's role in shaping their organisation's impact
- Explore some key aspects of sustainability and the management of stakeholder relationships
- Consider what impact you can have as an HR leader on your organisation's sustainability strategy and the skills you will need to influence the outcomes
Related Resources
CRF’s research breakfast on 11th July 2023 brought together senior practitioners in the field of HR and sustainability to discuss the latest trends in sustainability, where responsibility for organisational sustainability sits, and what role HR has to play. This discussion will help shape the upcoming research HR’s Role in Sustainable Business: Evolution or Revolution? which will be published in October 2023 in advance of this event with the same name.
This Briefing Paper introduces some of the issues that are arising as HR Directors seek to help their organisations understand and address the challenges around sustainability. The commitments and emphasis to 'sustainability' at a given organisation is likely to influence the shape and scope of HR’s role.
‘Responsible business’ is a contested term; different organisations use different terminologies and definitions. We define responsible business as the responsibility a business voluntarily takes for its social, economic, and environmental (SEE) impacts i.e. core business behaviour and activities. Increasingly, many argue, responsible business activities are not an optional bolt-on to business as usual, but core to the business and how it behaves, built-in to the business’s purpose and strategy. This paper explores what this means in practice for HR.
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