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The Age of Accountability
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• MAKE MONEY!
• Provide philanthropy!
• Protect the environment!
• Protect workers!
• Safeguard products
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• MAKE MONEY!• Provide philanthropy!• Restore the environment!
• Protect workers!• Safeguard products!• Promote diversity!• Prevent child labor!• Foster public health!• Ensure human rights!• Alleviate poverty!• Provide technology!• Oppose corrupt regimes!• Patrol supply chain!• Engage stakeholders!• Measure and report!• Continuously improve!
• Ensure privacy
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• MAKE MONEY!• Provide philanthropy
1950’s 2010’s1970’s
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Sales, profits, ROI Pollutants emitted Health and safety
Taxes paid Climate change Community impacts
Supplier relations Recycling practices Child labor
Job creation Water and energy use Human rights
Wages and benefits Product impacts Privacy
TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL
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Sales, profits, ROI Pollutants emitted Health and safety
Taxes paid Climate change Community impacts
Supplier relations Recycling practices Child labor
Job creation Water and energy use Human rights
Wages and benefits Product impacts Privacy
TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL
Economic Environmental Social
The Triple Bottom Line
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Business
Results
Sustainability delivers business
results:!
• Cut costs!
• Reduce risk!
• Grow revenue!
• Strengthen product brands
Employee engagement delivers business
results:!
• Increase job productivity!
• Reduce turnover, absenteeism, theft!
• Get innovation and other extra efforts!
• Strengthen employer brand
Synergy between sustainability and
employee engagement: !
• Sustainability motivates employees !
• Motivated employees get involved with
sustainability!
TBL !
Programs
Employee
Engagement
Employee Engagement and Sustainability
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Changing Organizational Behavior
Corporate Behavior
Employee Behavior
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Changing Everyone’s Behavior
Corporate Behavior
Employee Behavior
Personal Behavior
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Weak Corporate Culture
Artifacts
Espoused Values
Underlying Assumptions
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“What we do”
“What we say”
“What we !
believe”
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Strong Corporate Culture
Artifacts
Espoused Values
Underlying Assumptions
“What we do”
“What we say”
“What we !
believe”
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• Recruitment !
• Hiring !
• Career Development!
• Pay and Incentives !
• Training !
• Promotion!
• Retirement
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Reinforce Sustainability Throughout the
Employee Lifecycle
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Andrew W. Savitz!
Sustainable Business Strategies!
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