Module 6

How can younger or less experienced employees bring value to their more experienced mentors?

• They are always hungry for new challenges and looking for innovative ways to solve problems.

• They have more experience with social media.

• They can share their concern about the company's sustainability as they have more years to serve.

• They can share their passion and values from a different perspective. 

What should be done once you have a communication plan in place?

• Send out a mass email and hope people would read and follow it through.

• Allow for feedback and update the communication plan regularly.

• Keep it and only use it to counter bad press

• Ensure it is embedded into each department's KPI.

Which of the following statements regarding transparency is accurate?

• Transparency requires a lot of work and generally it creates misunderstanding within the organization.

• Transparency should only be limited to things that we want people to know.

• Transparency is not for everyone. It can only be delivered by people who are certain about the success of their mission.

• Transparency increases awareness of where your company is making progress on sustainability and where it  has stalled.

How can posters be a useful way of communicating your sustainability agenda?

• Posters can serve as effective visual reminders to employees to relate to the mission and vision or to communicate sustainability initiatives.

• Attractive visuals will get attention and makes employee feel that it is important.

• So people will memorise it at heart as they keep passing it every day.

• It will be a nice feature on the wall.

What are the different important elements to connect the dots when first communicating company's vision and mission in sustainability?

• Employee, investors and customers

• Cost, investment and profitability

• Company purpose, sustainability agenda and employee experience.

• Product, marketing and sales

What is the most effective way to conduct a town hall to share a sustainability related initiative or activity?

• Share the update, then open the floor to any questions and welcome feedback and insights.

• Make sure it is not intimidating so people will not feel overwhelmed.

• Keep it short and surface level.

• Invite a guest speaker from outside the company to speak about it.