Employees First
In these early stages of our Sustainability 2017 initiative, employee engagement has been a key focus. Making Sustainability 2017 a success externally will require all our employees to understand and commit to what the group is aiming to achieve.
A detailed two year communications plan is being delivered with the aim of giving employees a clear view of the importance of sustainability to the overall business strategy and equipping them with the information they need to take forward their own sustainability ideas.
During the year, a leaflet, poster, in house magazine article and intranet area have been produced and distributed across the group. All employees also received a further communication from Neil Carson, Chief Executive of Johnson Matthey, outlining the early progress towards Sustainability 2017 and an update on the group’s financial performance.
Celebrating success and recognising achievements is always a great motivation. The company has launched the Johnson Matthey Sustainability 2017 Awards to showcase the outstanding contribution of individuals or teams in working towards achieving the vision.
Read more about the Johnson Matthey Sustainability Awards
Over the last year, one day sustainability training sessions were run to help employees put the Sustainability 2017 Vision into practice in their day-to-day work. Around 130 employees around the world attended the sessions and a number of them have since used the training materials and delivered the programme to colleagues at their own sites. Further tailored training sessions for specific functions such as Purchasing and Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) are being developed for 2009/10.
Feedback from employees on Sustainability 2017 suggests that there is a particular interest in hearing more about how other businesses are working towards the group goals. Employees are keen to share their own experiences so others may benefit and learn from them. Sharing best practice and learning from others is an excellent way to maintain momentum and a Johnson Matthey Sustainability microsite is being developed to facilitate it. The microsite will provide a central source of information on every aspect of our sustainability programme and offer a means for employees, wherever they are in the world, to share their comments and ideas. It will be launched during 2009/10. Plans are also underway to develop an enhanced sustainability section on the company’s corporate website during 2009/10 which will provide a wider range of materials both for employees and other stakeholders.
