Back to basics: for better sustainability management, help your staff support your program with the proper training.
Research suggests that when employees understand what the company is doing to improve sustainability, and why, they achieve better results. And setting clear targets and measurements for progress are key to gaining that momentum.
This process begins with consistent training to create awareness—of the effects of their actions, and the costs and benefits of improved sustainability. Training is the cornerstone to your sustainability management program, and integral to achieving longterm goals.
Further, a benefits-focused approach to topics such as energy management can improve employee relations and motivation, enhance the company's external reputation, and also boost business performance.
Some statistics show that plastics processing sites can decrease energy use by 20% as a result of simple training—but training must be ongoing to maintain gains made.
Start now:
• Create a short training course based on the company sustainability policy—download a free, simple staff-training course for plastics processors from tangram.co.uk/technical-information/energy-sustainability-topics
• Deliver the training session to the entire staff and make the training a standard induction procedure for new employees
• Follow the training session with exercises that reinforce learning, focusing on trainees’ job functions such energy, water, and waste
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