SB Collaboratory Orientation Call Slides 1/14/14

Sustainable Brands Collaboratory

Beyond Employee EngagementOrientation

1/14/14

www.SustainableBrands.com/forums/employee-engagement-collaboratory

Agenda

• Introductions/Anymeeting.com overview• Collaboratory Vision• Expected Outcomes/Success Measures• Operational Details and Expectations• Working the Forum• Questions and Support• Monthly Call• Next Steps


Current Participants

3M - Cassandra Garber - Manager, Sust. Comms.3M - Heather Tansey - Sust. ManagerAnnie’s - Shauna J. Sadowski - Director of Sust.Avery Dennison - Heather Rim - VP Global Corp. Comms.BASF - Thomas Battagliese - Sust. Metrics ManagerBASF - Donnalyn Robles - Sust. CoordinatorBASF - Charlene A. Wall - Sust. LeaderCaesars - Lindsay Garcia - Sust. & Public Affairs ManagerCaesars - Jeffrey Ruskowitz - Utilities & Environ. EngineerDirecTV - Ramsay Huntley - Sust. ManagerDirecTV - Jeff Rodgers - Manager, Sust., Supply Chain ManagementeBay - J.D. Norton - Global Manager, Social Innovation & Employee EngagementEastman - Cathy Combs - Sust. ManagerEastman - Ryan Spies - Manager, Sust. Strategic InitiativesGMCR - Karen Yacos - Dir. Strategic Philanthropy


GMCR - Prudence Sullivan - Dir. Culture & Workplace InnovationHP - Randi Braunwalder - Environ. Programs ManagerHP - Tatyana Kjellberg - Environ. Customer Program ManagerInterface - Lindsay Stoda - Sr. Business Analyst, Sust. Strategies GroupKohl’s - Kristina Bell - Sr. Supply Chain Coordinator, Corp. Sust.Kohl’s - June Fischer - Sr. Manager, Sust. Comms.Mattel - Sarah Levine - Associate Manager, EHSMattel - Alex Silvester - Sr. Coordinator, Corp. ResponsibilitySAP - Christine Mueller - Global Sust. Transformation & Change ManagerSAP - Thomas Odenwald - SVP, Sust. CoreSB Advisory Board - Ted HowesSB Advisory Board - Jeff MendelsohnSymantec - Jaime Barclay - Corp. Responsibility Program ManagerSymantec - Shana Sachs - Brand Comms.Target - Chad A. Davis - Manager, Sust.

Vision

The SB Employee Engagement Collaboratory is a peer-to-peer learning group supporting better employee engagement on sustainability in order to

enhance company sustainability performance and employee recruitment, satisfaction, and retention.

We’ll do this by sharing experiences, expertise and tools that build on your collective experience through- • Monthly call/webinar series and expert showcases• Online forum and resource library• Potential face-to-face gatherings/discussion/working sessions/report-outs at SB

events


Year 1 Outcomes/Measures of Success

• Initial commitments at launch: -- Establish learning/support group -- Mine learning within the group, broader SB Community/network -- Establish asset library to share tools/resources -- Determine shared development needs, identify strategies for responding -- Share back learning/experience with the broader SB Community

• Discussion:– What do you hope to gain from participating?– What topics would you like to see covered/discussed this year?– How will you measure success of this initiative?


Operational Details & Expectations

• Leadership/Support– Group Administrator: Matt Eversman– Group Facilitator: Ted Howes

• Forum– The forum and resource libraries are open now and accessible at any time – Please log in any time you have something to share and please upload any resources that you have

found useful in your own employee engagement experiences– You will be notified via email anytime there is a new post in the forum

• Calls– Each of you will take turns owning call, showcasing a relevant project, problem or initiative– Participate in every call and, if there is no scheduled presentation topic, show up with something to

discuss or a question for the group– All calls will be recorded and uploaded into the forum and a synthesis will be sent out to all

• Privacy - SB will blog about general details, but ask for permission to use specifics/case studies


Working the Forum


Questions and Support

If you have questions or problems, you can:• Post a message in the “Support” forum, • Click on Matt Eversman’s profile in the forum sidebar and send a

message

• Or contact directly via email at [email protected]


Next Steps

1. Log into the Forum, introduce yourself, and answer these questions:– What do you need from this group?– What do you have to offer this group?– When would you like to lead a call? On what topic?

2. Load at least one asset, case, report or tool you’ve found helpful 3. Doodle for scheduling next call 4. February Call

1. JD Norton and Susan Hunt Stevens (Practically Green) will discuss eBay’s new employee engagement program


Here’s to a more engaged and productive workforce in 2014!
