Employee Engagement
2 | Advancing
Corporate Office
Minimise negative impacts and initiate positive impacts
Outcomes
By the end of this stage you will have achieved the following outcomes from the Pathway Framework:
- Employees are participating in learning or education programmes for sustainability (environment and social).
- Employees and non-employee workers are participating in sustainability initiatives or projects.
- Career paths and advancement opportunities for all employees, have been created and communicated broadly.
Setting up for success
Take ownership
Identify owners across all key organisational teams
Implement a Sustainability Monitoring System (SMS) if not done already
Review and update governance procedures
Engage stakeholders
Review and engage stakeholders previously mapped, and identify any additional key external stakeholders in the value chain to engage with on Human Rights, Labour practices and EDI
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Establish a feedback mechanism for key stakeholders to comment on sustainability initiatives
Check whether there are any local, regional or national plans that could be aligned to support wider efforts
Understand impact & dependencies
1. Take stock of current corporate volunteering opportunities
2. Review current level of engagement of employees and non-employees in sustainability and identify areas for further engagement
3. Review current career path and advancement opportunities for employees and consider how these might be strengthened
Set targets
4. Review and strengthen previous target for education, training and career progression for employees
5. Set new targets for volunteering, sustainability training, sustainability engagement
Take action
6. Review guidance to identify relevant actions
7. Record progress towards employee engagement targets in the Sustainability Monitoring System (SMS)
8. Determine and gather required resources
9. Review and update governance procedures relating to employee engagement
10. Raise employee awareness of sustainability commitments, and their role in achieving them
Reviewing & Reporting Progress
Monitor & Report
Conduct an external audit on key environmental and social data
Review progress by comparing against previous performance and industry benchmarks where available (such as CHSB). Repeat on a regular basis (e.g. monthly/quarterly)
Review benefits seen through actions
Review challenges encountered along the way and plan solutions to implement
Update leadership on progress
Create a revolving fund to reinvest savings from efficiency measures into new sustainability initiatives, if not done already
Inform corporate customers and investors of performance and activities by including information in communications and meetings
Publicly report progress against company targets on an annual basis
Share your case studies with us!
As hospitality companies progress towards Net Positive Hospitality, the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance is keen to share good news and best practice from across the industry. Our Net Positive case studies are shared across our website and LinkedIn, acting as a positive space to celebrate these actions, achievements, and commitments.
We invite hotels to get involved by sending case studies to press@sustainablehospitalityalliance.org and / or tagging @Net Positive Hospitality and @Sustainable Hospitality Alliance within LinkedIn posts relating to environmental sustainability or social responsibility.
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Test the outcomes of ESG solutions
The Net Positive Hospitality Simulation brings the Pathway to life, helping users understand the impacts of their decisions, test sustainability actions and create a tailored sustainability action plan.
Ready to move on to the next stage?
Once you have completed Employee Engagement – 2 | Advancing, you are ready to move on to 3 | Accelerating.
