5.8 Implement Sustainability Onboarding Guidelines

The organization has clear onboarding and training processes that include PPP policies and practices with explicit references to digital sustainability and responsibility. Ensure that onboarding utilizes a “green by default” process and avoids being an opt-in procedure. This applies equally at an organizational level and to visitors and consumers of your products and services.

Criteria

Training Materials: The organization has dedicated training manuals, workshops, and materials that outline the PPP policies and practices it follows and how to implement them. While managing and maintaining these materials over time, adapting them as new policies and practices arise.
Progress Incentivisation: The organization incentivizes leadership, teams, and stakeholders to make progress toward the goals outlined in their training, including time for sustainability activities, recognition for completion, and so on.
Negative Variables: The organization anticipates and maps potential negative external variables on the service, and acts to minimize their overall impact.

Impact

High

Effort

Medium

Benefits

Economic:
Organizations with sustainability training and onboarding practices in place benefit from higher retention rates, improved performance, and more resilient standards of practice for maintaining business continuity.

GRI

materials: High
energy: High
water: High
emissions: High

Example

An academic organization providing staff sustainability opportunities and resources.

Resources

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