Given the reports from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the UN Environment Programme’s 2022 conference on biodiversity, consumer and employee expectations on what companies are doing to move to net zero are high.

The ISSB has published draft reporting standards on climate, closely following the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures. So boards can expect to see follow-up from regulators if they are not reporting on their actions to mitigate climate change.

How can HR support?

HR can support the company environmental strategy on green skills, organisational development, managing change, communication and engagement with employees and pension beneficiaries, but how can we turn strategy into action?

These case studies provide practical advice from senior HR leaders on how people teams can implement initiatives from the top-down, using real-life examples of:

  • making existing strategies and benefits more environmentally-friendly
  • engaging your whole workforce and creating performance targets that align to your strategy
  • building environmental strategies into your employer brand to make your organisation more attractive to investors and future talent.

While these case studies are based on perspectives of UK senior leaders, the scenarios and key takeaways should be of interest wherever you are based.

In this series

Case study

Embedding environmental sustainability initiatives in your organisation: Smurfit Kappa Group plc

A case study on embedding sustainability into your purpose and into the mindset and development of your people

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Embedding environmental sustainability initiatives in your organisation: Deloitte UK

A case study on empowering people to make greener choices

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Embedding environmental sustainability initiatives in your organisation: SUEZ

A case study on how SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has embedded sustainability into the employee experience and employee value proposition, while demonstrating to clients its efforts to improve its own operations

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Embedding environmental sustainability initiatives in your organisation: PTHR

A case study on how you can make an impact as a small business

Case study

Embedding environmental sustainability initiatives in your organisation: Alliance Medical

A case study on the importance of creating a structured governance framework around sustainability to ensure it is consistently applied internationally

Case study

Embedding environmental sustainability initiatives in your organisation: Dassault Systèmes

A case study on how to make sustainability part of everyone’s job

Putting people professionals on the road to
net zero

Our report sets our three main areas where HR can drive change: organisational design, strategic workforce planning and upskilling

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