PeopleProfitPlanet UK Limited is delighted to announce that the business has become the cultural change division of the leading sustainability and energy management consultancy Carbon Credentials Energy Services Limited. The PeopleProfitPlanet brand will be maintained, and the division…
At almost exactly the same moment as I delivered my first environmental behaviour change workshop for a client in January 2007, M&S launched its groundbreaking Plan A. I’ve come a long way in the last five and half years and…
A challenge for many sustainability practitioners working in organisations is their senior leadership doesn’t have the same passion for sustainability that they have. There are, of course, exceptions to the rule. One shining example is the granddaddy of corporate sustainability,…
Now that you have invested time, effort and capital into designing an adaptable strategy for your sustainable change programme (see ‘Barriers to Sustainable Change, Part I‘), it’s time to implement it. The journey to long-term change is however all too…
If you want to create change, the first step ought to be an introspective one. Yet, when it comes to integrating sustainability into business, this stage is often set aside in favour of quick action. Although not inhibiting to short-term…
Who doesn’t appreciate recognition? From the primary school child receiving a ‘gold star’ to the football star receiving the Player of the Year award. Your people and organisation are no different. So just how important is the power of reputation?…
You have skills, knowledge and even qualifications that enable you to approach with confidence most of what you face week-to-week, apart from in one area: engaging people around sustainability. Due to your position you are expected to manage a number…
PeopleProfitPlanet recently conducted two research projects with Leeds University into attitudes to sustainability (one with FTSE350 companies, one with SMEs). A clear finding from this was that whilst many organisations have taken significant steps in developing their ‘technological’ sustainability, for…
“A lot of companies have environmental policies, but struggle to bring them to life” This quote comes from the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development report ‘Motivated Staff Make Lighter Footprints’. Training your management and staff in skills for sustainability…
Stories are the most powerful tool that any organisation can utilise to generate loyalty and engagement. You only have to look at the story that Apple and Steve Jobs created, and compare it with that of their peers, to recognise…
