ESG
“ IN THE END , THIS SUSTAINABILITY CULTURE NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE PEOPLE ON THE SHOP FLOOR , BY THE PEOPLE ON DELIVERY , BY THE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THE COMPANY ”
FEDERICO MAGALINI DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES FOR UK AND ITALY , DSS +
One type of service that dss + offers is to help companies understand how to integrate their ESG priorities into operations .
“ Most companies are now looking into these challenging questions around how to speed up the process ,” says Ana Mundim , EMEA Offerings and Sales Lead at dss +. “ We help companies to understand that sustainability doesn ' t need to be something apart ; it can be incorporated into some of the initiatives they already have .”
According to Magalini , when it comes to sustainability and its related transformation , one cannot see a company as only those sitting at board meeting tables . Instead , the transformation needs to be effected across every single part of the company , right down to the frontline .
“ A company , especially a big one , is not simply the board . A company is everything in the setup ,” he says . “ One of the key activities that we are always keen to do is bring the cultural transformation from the boardroom , where decisions are made , down to the very last employee . Because , in the end , this sustainability culture needs to be implemented by the people on the shop floor , by the people on delivery , by the people who depend on the company .”
Magalini then differentiates sustainability transformation within a company into three different tiers .
“ So the worker , shareholders , and the board of investors are one . The next tier is the dissemination of this culture within the company ,” he says . “ Then , of course , the final tier is operational transformation , which sometimes requires you to change processes , change your production , change the technology . It might have different angles .”
A shift in mindset There is another aspect in the journey toward sustainability that needs to be
62 June 2022