Case studies

Example of:

The creation of an effective sustainability strategy.

Key Points:

• High level leadership is key to the success of a sustainability strategy.
• The company sustainability strategy should be clearly defined and well directed, based upon consideration of all potential drivers.

Example of:

An organisation demonstrating and developing a culture of sustainability.

Key points: 

• Effective communication of company values is required to foster a sustainability culture.
• Integrating sustainability considerations into job descriptions and appraisals helps to create a sustainability mindset.
• A strong sustainability culture in itself is not sufficient to drive continuous improvement.

Example of: 

Establishing effective governance and accountability.

Key points: 

• High level leadership is key to successfully establishing governance and accountability.
• Individual roles and responsibilities must be clearly defined.

Example of:

How improving an organisation's skills base can help improve sustainability

Key points:

• Training is key to improving an organisation’s environmental skills base.
• Improving employee knowledge of sustainability issues relevant to the organisation can be achieved through educational activities and through effective internal communications.
• SMEs often lack the resources necessary to improve their awareness of the sustainability issues relevant to them.