The SAP SuccessFactors HR Research team has identified six distinct areas, or pillars, that comprise people sustainability. Unpacking the Six People Sustainability Pillars Penny Stoker, global talent leader at EY, unpacks how people sustainability is at the core of building a better working world. They’re also better positioned to attract and retain talent. Just as environmental and economic sustainability require careful preservation and use of natural and financial resources, people sustainability requires treating people and human potential as precious resources that must be supported and valued to drive resilience, agility, and achievement of sustainability goals.Ĭompanies that prioritize people sustainability, by creating social impact and building a more diverse and inclusive culture, are able to boost employee engagement and productivity. People sustainability focuses on treating people – those within an organization’s workforce, across their supply chains, and in the communities in which they operate – ethically and fairly. In today’s workplace, HR has both the opportunity and responsibility to ensure that people are at the center of work by creating an environment in which the workforce, and the organization, can thrive. People are at the heart of any strategy to make progress on sustainability goals. People make up society, impact the environment, and power the economy. Organizations are increasingly recognizing the need to be as focused on social, or people, sustainability as they have been on economic and environmental sustainability – all three together support and drive business sustainability.
A holistic approach to sustainability incorporates social, environmental, and economic sustainability – or people, planet, and prosperity. When you hear the word sustainability, the first thing you may think of is recycling or environmental sustainability, but sustainability is about so much more than eliminating single-use water bottles and reducing fossil fuel consumption. All of this demands a more sustainable approach from CEOs and business leaders. Human rights and environmental regulations are increasing rapidly. Investors are putting more emphasis on sustainable development goals with a significant increase of focus on social impact. Job seekers and consumers today want to support organizations that stand for something important and that are making positive impacts on society at large. Operating in a socially responsible way strengthens an organization’s brand reputation. Diminishing planetary resources, climate change, social and economic division, changing consumer preferences, employee activism, increasing regulations, and declining institutional trust are all leading to organizations being increasingly measured based on purpose as well as profit. There is no doubt that sustainability is transforming the global economy.
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