I’ve often written about the work and research of Coro Strandberg, a consultant who works with businesses and government and industry associations to create policies for a sustainable future. I highlighted her Green Team Continuum — as I like to call it, CSR 4.0 — which covers four stages: Incremental; Strategic; Cultural; and Transformational.
Coro’s work always stretches my capacity and I’ve routinely appreciated her foresight in predicting the evolution of our sector. Now, a new Insight Briefing (PDF) she put together for the Conference Board of Canada suggests that the role of sustainability practitioners is transitioning once again, this time “from an operational to a more strategic focus as organizations realize they need to become more transformational to foster prosperity for business and society.”
Read more here in the latest GreenBiz Talent Show post.
Starting in 2010, Ellen Weinreb created a column on GreenBiz called “Talent Show.” The goal of this column is to share industry trends and best practices in the collaboration between sustainability and HR. This article was originally posted on GreenBiz Talent Show.