Green initiatives for HR professionals March 2010

by Fluid

March 2010

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Contents3-4 Introduction to Fluid5-6 Exercise A7-8 Environmental management and

sustainable development9-10 Four phases to achieve

sustainability11-13 Carbon footprint14-15 Be an environmental activist16-17 Exercise B18-19 Does it pay to be green?20-21 Green talent22-23 Retention, engagement and

attraction24-25 Salaries26-27 The seven deadly wastes28-29 Exercise C30-31 Case study32-33 Conclusion and questions

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Introduction

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Introduction to Fluid• Fluid Consulting Limited (Fluid) is a specialist

human resources consultancy headed by Tim Holden MCIPD

• 10 years in banking• 10 years in Human Resources consultancy• Fluid trading since 2006• The core services provided by Fluid are:

- Retention- Selection- Attraction- Remuneration & Reward - Outplacement- Training & HR consultancy

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Exercise A

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Exercise A

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Environmental management and

sustainable development

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Environmental management and sustainable development

• Abridged life cycle analysis• Recycling and recovery• Re-use• Energy• Travel to work• Haulage• Biodiesel

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Four phases to achieve sustainability

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Four phases to achieve sustainability• How phase

• Why phase• Who phase• External phase

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Carbon footprint

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Carbon footprint (1 of 2) • What is a carbon footprint?• Why document your footprint?• The How of Carbon Footprinting• It’s all about the data• Documentation and recording• GE• When and the ‘art’ of carbon

footprinting• Caterpillar

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Carbon footprint (2 of 2) • IBM and the House of Carbon• Reaching a satisfactory carbon charge-

back system• 1-Understanding consumption of

distributed IT assets• 2-Augmenting with data centre

consumption and power density factors• 3-Monitoring of shared infrastructure• 4-Monitoring by transaction

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Be an environmental activist

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Be an environmental activist • Tactics used by lean and green activists• Plant seeds and water them• Be willing to play politics• Begin with your example• Career benefits of being an environmental

activist• Become a lean and green activist

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Exercise B

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Exercise B

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Does it pay to be green?

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Does it pay to be green? • Stakeholders• Making money• Saving money• Circumstances to increase the likelihood

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Green talent

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Green talent• Definition• Planning a route to a low carbon future• Case studies• What is preventing other organisations

taking action?• APPG on Corporate Responsibility talent

challenge

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Retention, engagement and attraction

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Retention, engagement and attraction

• Employer brand and employer of choice• Volunteering• Transport and commuting• Giving something back and CSR• Own website, PR, media and corporate

brochure• Awards and the Sunday Times Green List

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Salaries

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Salaries• Environmental professional in a managerial

position• Project manager• Environmental consultant• Non-managerial engineer• Regulatory compliance specialist

• Sector• Age• Experience

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The seven deadly wastes

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The seven deadly wastes• Waiting• Overproduction• Rework• Motion• Over-processing• Conveyance• Inventory

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Exercise C

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Exercise C

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Case study-Subaru

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Case study-Subaru

• Cradle to ladle• Green pilots• Sustainability teams

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Conclusion & Questions

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Conclusion

• Summary• Questions