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CSR Research Digest  January 2011

Summary

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, the review presents the most comprehensive and credible evidence to date on embedding sustainability in organizational culture.

 Key Findings

• 93% of CEO’s see sustainability as important to their company’s future success; yet, most do not know how to embed sustainability into their company.
• Designed for executives, senior HR managers and senior sustainability managers, it presents a portfolio of practices – both those practices that the research has shown to be effective and those that show potential but remain untested.
• The report represents a framework for embedding sustainability in organizational culture.
• This framework depicts the following ways that one can embed sustainability in the organization:
• Fostering Commitment – practices that affect values and behaviours to help the company deliver on current sustainability commitments;
• Clarifying Expectations – rules and procedures that help the company deliver on current sustainability commitments;
• Building momentum for Change – practices that affect values and behaviours to help the company do things differently or better;
• Instilling capacity for Change – rules and Procedures that help the company do things differently or better.

Author(s)

Network for Business Sustainability

Source

PDF report

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