TOTAL CONTRIBUTION SESSION RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS WEEK 19 APRIL 2016 – – Amalagamated discussion group notes. Group facilitated by Unilever (Sabina Group facilitated by PwC (Atul Patel) Group facilitated by United Utilities Group facilitated by British Land Nealon) (Jonathan Dobson) (Charles Middleton) Barriers: JLL Barriers Skanska, Understanding impacts of Benchmarking, JD Language Important to have What are the barriers – different areas of the comparability, consistency top level on board. Skanska the key barrier is – business Sample sizes for primary This area can be very and to find the Convincing the CFO and research focusing can be hard. information. More interest commercial teams Grant Thornton: Kier On the language piece, trying now than a few years ago, Lack of data – Proof of value add Senior Buy-in to agree on a common basis can be progressing now they have (particularly to global HQ’d Not priority yet difficult. Some comparability of risk a strategy to look at Return orgs) The Estate or opportunities are tricky. Trying to on Investment. It is a long Definitions and terminology Business case get people to agree there is process, need to find the Availability of resource Simplicity comparability is difficult. I can right methodology. Perception that this data But also holistic need to measure the costs, time lost, value Something that can be may divert attention from – financial reporting know impact on larger on life but do you really want to understood by the business. Need to be careful of over society for long term monetise health and safety? City founder corporation – reporting planning and thinking Tangible but not always welcomed. skills shortage + other But business doesn’t seem JD Culture within a business can teams do not speak the – to connect these things also be a barrier, when teams are same language. Hard to get – need to make them only talking with their own the right people in the understand that it is functions. room. fundamental! Skanska Finance graduates were a British Standard Institution – London City airport: great asset - able to approach it bring people together, – Working with BITC differently. experts in the field to try to They do have buy-in from We’re also good at only recording develop standards and help senior negative impacts. It’s hard to know others to develop theirs. Very dependent on local exactly what to measure. Work with Business in the communities that why they JD We tend to focus on being less Community. Common – are really keen to start bad. terminology
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION SESSION – RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS WEEK – 19 APRIL 2016 Amalagamated discussion group notes. Group facilitated by Unilever (Sabina Nealon) Group facilitated by PwC (Atul Patel) Group facilitated by United Utilities (Jonathan Dobson) Group facilitated by British Land (Charles Middleton) Barriers: Understanding impacts of different areas of the business Convincing the CFO and commercial teams Lack of data Proof of value add (particularly to global HQ’d orgs) Definitions and terminology Availability of resource Perception that this data may divert attention from financial reporting Need to be careful of over reporting JLL Benchmarking, comparability, consistency Sample sizes for primary research Grant Thornton: Senior Buy-in Not priority yet The Estate Business case Simplicity But also holistic – need to know impact on larger society for long term planning and thinking But business doesn’t seem to connect these things – need to make them understand that it is fundamental! London City airport: Working with BITC They do have buy-in from senior Very dependent on local communities that why they are really keen to start Barriers JD Language – Important to have top level on board. This area can be very and focusing can be hard. Kier – On the language piece, trying to agree on a common basis can be difficult. Some comparability of risk or opportunities are tricky. Trying to get people to agree there is comparability is difficult. I can measure the costs, time lost, value on life but do you really want to monetise health and safety? Tangible but not always welcomed. JD – Culture within a business can also be a barrier, when teams are only talking with their own functions. Skanska – Finance graduates were a great asset - able to approach it differently. We’re also good at only recording negative impacts. It’s hard to know exactly what to measure. JD – We tend to focus on being less bad. Skanska, What are the barriers Skanska – the key barrier is to find the information. More interest now than a few years ago, progressing now they have a strategy to look at Return on Investment. It is a long process, need to find the right methodology. Something that can be understood by the business. City founder corporation – skills shortage + other teams do not speak the same language. Hard to get the right people in the room. British Standard Institution – bring people together, experts in the field to try to develop standards and help others to develop theirs. Work with Business in the Community. Common terminology
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