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embedding sustainabilityin organizational culture
A How-to Guide for Executives
Prepared by
Dr. Stephanie Bertels
Simon Fraser Universityand NBS
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Cv im cusy f Hh, Inc. | PHotograPHer: Phiip Csn
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93% of CEOs see sustainabilityas important to their companys
future success. Yet, mostdo not know how to embedsustainability into their company.
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What are you doing to develop aculture of sustainability?
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A How-to Guide for Executives
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How om oh h v?
Organizations launch change initiatives on a regular basis. In fact, many organizations are
undergoing multiple change initiatives simultaneously. There is a wealth of research on
implementing total quality management, building cultures of health and safety or building
cultures of compliance. While the lessons learned from these kinds of culture change may
prove useful, a shift towards a culture of sustainability presents some unique challenges.
Most organizational change initiatives are bounded and internal. In contrast,
sustainability is part of a broader societal agenda that extends beyond the organization.
External forces often provide the motivation for a sustainability change initiative. Whenthe change is motivated internally, it may be driven by a desire to do the right thing,
rather than an effort to improve competitiveness. Furthermore, key levers required
for change may be beyond the control of the organizationthe power may reside in
the organizations supply chain or with its key stakeholders. This often means that
organizations embarking on a sustainability journey must be willing to collaborate
with other organizations. For these reasons, transitions to sustainability may require
paradigm-breaking business models or approaches.
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Sustainability has become an increasingly importantpart of doing business.
OrganizatiOnal culture Of sustainability
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This report represents a framework for embedding sustainability in organizational culture. Designed for executives,
senior HR managers and senior sustainability managers, it presents a portfolio of practicesboth those practices that
the research has shown to be effective and those that show potential but remain untested.
To produce this report, the Network for Business Sustainability commissioned a systematic review of the entire body
of research on sustainability and organizational culture. Synthesizing data from 179 studies spanning 15 years of
research, this review presents the most comprehensive and credible evidence to date on embedding sustainability inorganizational culture.
The sustainability movement exhibits strong parallels to the
safety and ethical conduct movements of years past. Research
in those elds indicates that organizations must implement
a combination of diverse practicesotherwise known as a
portfolio approachto fully entrench the desired changes.
Consider the organization-wide safety practices that
now represent standard operating procedures for many
organizations in the developed world:
Safety goals are often integrated directly into anorganizations strategic objectives.
Responsibilities are embedded into current roles, or
new roles are created, to address safety issues within the
organization.
Formal safety policies are written and enforced.
Employees receive regular education and training related to
workplace safety.
Sufce it to say, embedding safety in organizational DNA
has required a combination of different practices, including
formal and informal, strategic and tactical, top-down and bottom-up. The same
appears to be true of the sustainability movement.
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What can you do to build and support aculture of sustainability?
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This framework depicts the many ways that you can embed sustainability in your organization. Each of the four main quadrants is broken
into categories of practices. On the following four pages, each category is further divided into individual practices. In the full academic
report on Embedding Sustainability in Organizational Culture (available at www.nbs.net/knowledge/culture) each practice is described in
more detail and accompanied by specic examples.
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InnovationPractices that move the organization further along the path to sustainability
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Fostering CommitmentInformal Practices for Delivering on Current Sustainability Commitments
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Clarifying ExpectationsFormal Practices for Delivering on Current Sustainability Commitments
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F m pcics, visi h fu sysmic vi.
Building Momentum for ChangeInformal Practices for Innovation
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Instilling Capacity for ChangeFormal Practices for Innovation
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Tembec, a forest products company, realized benets for its employees through external
engagement and partnership activities. This has helped to embed sustainability in a
company founded on strong social values.
While many rms are reluctant to share proprietary dataespecially on issues facing
regulatory uncertaintyTembec has embraced transparency and collaboration. It has
partnered with the World Wildlife Fund and Natural Resources Canada to share data and
evaluate the impact of various types of forestry practices on carbon management. The
results are publicly shared so that other companies, environmental groups, government
agencies and researchers can observe and learn from the initiative.
Our people are very pleased to be involved in something that is quite different from
their core responsibilities and yet integral to the future of our business, explained Chris
McDonell, Tembecs Manager of Environmental and Aboriginal Relations. Its the kindof thing that were asked about in public meetings and we feel good to respond actively
as opposed to saying climate change is the governments responsibility. We learn about
emerging issues that were not part of our education, which increases our professional
credibility. In this economic climate, there isnt a lot of space to learn and innovate but
we make it work.
Its the kind of thing that
were asked about in public
meetings and we feel good
to respond actively as
opposed to saying climate
change is the governmentsresponsibility.
develop metrics, monitor/track, report, share knowledge
externally, collaborate with others, benchmark, reect
Practices:
Case Studies from Leading Organizations
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Teck, a mining company, has created a cross-functional working group to develop its sustainability
vision, strategy and action plan. This has resulted in an active, company-wide engagement in
sustainability.
We had begun hearing from our employees and sustainability report review panel. They wanted a
clearer vision and strategy for sustainability, explained Carmen Turner, Leader, Sustainability at
Teck. Then our CEO made sustainability leadership one of his top ve goals for the year, which was
our call to action. But, rst we needed to dene where we wanted to go. People representing all parts
of the organization need to have a say in such decisions. So, Teck invited Gran Carstedt, former
president of Volvo and IKEA, to galvanize employees. He asked us what kind of company we want
to be. After that presentation, I had such good feedbackpeople wanted to be part of creating a
sustainable future. Teck also conducted in-depth interviews with employees across Canada to gain
even more input on how to develop a clear vision and strategy and gain buy-in.
Tecks sustainability group then populated a cross-functional working group. Participants were
invited by our CEO. This set the tone for engagement, and theyve embraced the task. They meet on
weekends and work late. They run with it because we invited them to engage in something that has
meaning and purposesomething they want to be a part of.
Turner recalled an anecdote that summed up how working groups were helping push their thinking
on sustainability. We were discussing our efforts to create a culture of sustainability, much like weve
created a culture of safety. It was noted that one difference between how we view safety and climate
change is that with safety its unacceptable to have a fatality, but with climate change we talk only
about how to reduce emissions incrementally. Why is it acceptable to have any emissions? The issuewas about dening success, and it was a totally different mind frame that resonated with everyone.
Setting stretch goals initiates long-term thinking and creates room for innovation and creativity to nd
new solutions.
... our CEO made
sustainability leadership
one of his top ve goals forthe year, which was our
call to action. But, rst we
needed to dene where wewanted to go.
seek external help, ask, listen, dene sustainability, back-cast,
frame, champion, educate, integrate into existing roles
Practices:
Case Studies from Leading Organizations
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Canadian Pacifc (CP), a logistics and shipping company, implemented a campaign to reduce the
use of bottled water and educate employees about broader sustainability issues.
Grete Bridgewater, Director, Environmental Management Systems at CP, recalls: We launched with
presentations and walk-aboutsyou could see discarded water bottles all over. The need to reduce our
use was clear. CP used many tactics to get employees engaged. We provided information about the
consequences of waste from bottles through our newsletter and our intranet. Employees saw pictures
of mountains of water bottles and associated dollar amounts. We featured interviews on our intranet
with employees saying now I understand and Im glad to be supporting the environment. But not
everyone in the company has a desk and a computer, so other messaging and presentations come in
handy.
Bridgewater and her team made a conscious effort to link actions at work and actions at home. We
drew lessons from think globally, act locally. You need to make a personal commitment. [We got]
individual employees to feel they can participate and make a difference and see a connection much
broader than one job and one taskto a greater community and a greater benet. Encouragement
and rewards were also employed. We gave feedback about reduced consumption and encouraged
[employees] to see that its doable. We translated that into so many fewer emissions, less waste to
landlls, etc. We have a conference once a year with regional awards. Employees get recognized by
coming to Calgary in front of senior management for a day. Senior managers also demonstrated their
commitment to the initiative by making the switch to tap water at their meetings.
Bridgewater concluded: We can modify our behaviourour employees reduced [bottled water
consumption] by 30%!
... individual employeesto feel they can participate
and make a difference and
see a connection much
broader than one job and
one taskto a greater
community and a greaterbenet.
educate, link, recognize, model, tell stories, customize, repeat,
monitor/track, report, share knowledge internally, ask
Practices:
Case Studies from Leading Organizations
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Suncor, an integrated energy company, wanted to ensure they were consistently meeting their
environmental commitments at various facilities. Given that Suncor merged with Petro-Canada in
August 2009, adopting one company-wide approach was critical for dening the culture of the new
Suncor.
The rst step in the process was a strong management commitment to Operational Excellence,
comprised of four elements: personal & process safety; reliability; people development; and
sustainability & environmental excellence. Operational Excellence became a key strategic priority,
and now all employees have goals associated with each element. In addition to this overarching
internal approach, Suncor also publicly declared four environmental performance goals to focus its
sustainability efforts.
One aspect of Operational Excellence involves improved integration of compliance into existing
business processes and roles, and the development of new business processes and systems to identifyand track compliance across the organization. Suncor sent a strong signal that compliance was
important by placing senior managers with strong operational compliance records in key positions.
These managers took a hands on approach by walking the walk. Training tools were developed and an
effort is presently underway to ensure compliance training takes place across the organization. Finally,
compliance targets were embedded into performance evaluations at all levels of the organization.
Our investment in technology is a good example of operational excellence within Suncors culture.
By deploying different technology, Suncor can improve our operations andreduce our environmental
footprint, said Peter MacConnachie, Sr Sustainability Issues Management Specialist. A recent
example is the development of our new tailings technology, TRO, which will allow us to reduce tailingsreclamation time by decades.
... By deploying different
technology, Suncor canimprove our operations
andreduce our
environmental footprint
commit, model, allocate resources, set goals, integrate into
business processes and systems, integrate into existing roles,
create new roles, train, incent, monitor/track, develop newbusiness processes
Practices:
Case Studies from Leading Organizations
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This research was inspired by the NBS Leadership Council, which gathers annually to identify the
Priorities for Business Sustainability. The research team, led by Dr. Stephanie Bertels at Simon Fraser
University, reviewed 13,756 academic and practitioner articles, narrowing them down to 179 relevant
sources. These sources included 96 relevant materials on embedding sustainability (82 academic
articles and 14 practitioner articles and books). Also included were 83 sources examining other types
of organizational culture, such as safety and innovation. Using this set of sources, the researchersconducted extensive, detailed analysis and synthesis of the materials to extract the various practices
that may support embedding sustainability.
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Embedding sustainability in organizational culture is
still an emerging eld of research. There has been a very
limited amount of research that addresses the issue of
embedding sustainability into organizational culture. This
is an area where practice often leads theory.
The research that has been conducted on embedding
sustainability continues to be dominated by exploratory,
case-based research with an emphasis on success stories.
There is a lack of clear denitions (what academics call
construct clarity) in this eldterms are used somewhat
interchangeably and are often not dened.
We encourage you to visit the full systematic review (www.nbs.
net/knowledge/culture) for a detailed discussion of practices,
case studies, and implications for research and practice.
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A Canadian non-prot established in 2005, the Network for Business Sustainability produces authoritative resources on important sustainability issues
with the goal of changing management practice. We unite thousands of researchers and professionals worldwide who believe in research-based
practice and practice-based research.
The Network is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Richard Ivey School of Business (at The University of
Western Ontario), the Universit du Qubec Montral, and our Leadership Council.
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The Networks Leadership Council is a group of Canadian sustainability leaders from diverse sectors. At an annual meeting, these leaders identify their
top priorities in business sustainabilitythe issues on which their organizations need authoritative answers and reliable insights. Their sustainability
priorities prompt each of the Networks research projects.
Network for Business Sustainabilityc/o Richard Ivey School of Business,University of Western Ontario
1151 Richmond St.,London, Ontario, Canada N6A 3K7519-661-2111 x80094
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Canada H2X 3X2514-987-3000 x7898