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Email: info@youtree.uk
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To gain impetus it’s important to evaluate what worked and what didn’t work so we can plan for even better results in the future. Moving into 2020 provides an opportunity to reflect on our achievements and ask, “What sustainable actions has our organisation taken since 2010”?
You may not have been in your current post in 2010, but to build on the momentum and celebrate achievements during the past 10 years, try this activity to kick start the new decade and demonstrate to those who matter just how far you’ve come.
Identify a few members of staff who were with your organisation in 2010. Choose a cross section from different departments and ages (some may have been apprentices back then, and some will be in different roles to where they are now). It’s also important to invite staff who have been in the same role or department too, plus representatives from your maintenance department or housekeeping/security, as they will provide a different perspective.
This activity will work best as a workshop, as it’s important for folks to stimulate memories and build community. It could also be completed online as a questionnaire, or as a webinar using Zoom, Skype or similar platforms.
Read on to deliver your workshop or click below to download it as a free resource.
Highlight some meaningful events to both your audience and your organisation, e.g. 2010 may have seen the introduction of a new product, a premise move, or merger with another company.
Here are a few memory joggers to start you off:
You will also need some background company information. I would suggest:
Collate the information onto a sheet, against the most up to date figures that you have. You might like to turn it into a quiz with those in the room, or to the wider workforce with prizes up for grabs. Never miss an opportunity to market sustainability!
OK, so you have everything planned.
Set people into small groups, with a flipchart to capture information on.
Ask questions poignant to your organisation. Create questions that will be meaningful and provide you with usable data. Highlight any linked messages which you would like to be takeaways for those involved. (e.g. productivity increase following installation of new equipment).
Pose these questions to the groups for discussion and ask them to collate their answers on the flipcharts. Don’t forget to take photos for your newsletter and to include them when promoting the findings!
Here are some question suggestions:
How many sustainability activities have been introduced in our organisation since 2010? Which have made the biggest impact?
Now it’s your turn. Add meaningful questions which will provide you with great feedback opportunities!
You can also download the Sustainability Steering Wheel tool and use it as a prompt.
The past decade may well demonstrate a celebration in utilities, waste disposal and carbon reductions, through the introduction of alternative processes or use of renewable energy.
To make the data meaningful it is important to naturalise it against a baseline.
If your utilities have risen, has your productivity, or your headcount?
If you have had experienced a reduction but have outsourced processes, what is the information really saying?
Whatever the outcome, draw together the findings, and celebrate the results. Use these to publicise the difference a decade makes, and report out to the workforce and other Stakeholders.
If negative issues arise, use this opportunity to discuss and develop ways to improve things.
Last of all, have fun. Use this as a reflection of what has been, to help shape the next 10 years.