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.

GB Talent Show: How the 4 stages of employee engagement ensure a bright future

May 27, 2014 | GreenBiz Talent Show, What We Think

I love observing the evolution of sustainability from my human resources and talent vantage point. Take the current buzz about shared value for example. Unilever just announced its shared-value-heavy Sustainable Living Plan 2014, which includes the “Enhancing Livelihoods” goal. How does this apply to employees, talent, retention, and engagement?
When thinking about the employee angle, I often turn to Coro Strandberg of Strandberg Consulting. I previously interviewed Strandberg about her widely used CSR HR checklist for employee engagement.
I find Coro to always be one step (if not more) ahead of me. Her latest is the Green Team Continuum that I call “Coro’s 4.0.” We’re not talking Sustainability 2.0 here: we’re talking the future of sustainability.Strandberg_Coro_Colour_web
Read more here in the latest GreenBiz Talent Show post.