You have been granted a budget to implement ISO 26000 guidelines in the organization you selected for the course project. Using the ISO 26000 framework

Module 6-1 Discussion Responses

Prompt: You have been granted a budget to implement ISO 26000 guidelines in the organization you selected for the course project. Using the ISO 26000 framework:

· Assess your selected organization's readiness to implementing the guidelines.

· Determine whether the current organizational strategies align with your vision for the ISO 26000 guidelines. Support your perspective with specific examples.

Respond to at least two peers and comment on what you learned about the challenges of implementing the guidelines by reading their posts. Specifically, what leadership and/or organizational culture changes may need to be made to support effective implementation of your peers' guidelines?

Post for Response #1 Below-

Amanda—

Hello Everyone,

The organization I chose for my final project is my current employer, East Penn manufacturing. We currently utilize a system very similar to the ISO 26000. This system allows HR to keep track of employment turnover rates, satisfaction, years of service, and ensures we are meeting equity, diversion, and inclusion standards. The business office also utilizes this feature to track consumer satisfaction and price points for comparison, financial performance of all products offered and a charting system that shows product reliability and demand. 

In my opinion, the current vision of the company does align with the organizational strategies that they have had implemented prior to the start of using this system. East Penn has been a large contributing factor for the local organization United Way for decades and also promotes environmentally friendly materials and sustainable products. They have also been named one of Pennsylvania's Top rated employers for the last twenty years because of everything they offer for employees and community members. This is all mentioned in their website which I encourage you all to visit and browse through. I am proud to be a training leader with this company and look forward to utilizing my degree to move further up in the company. Have a great week everyone!

Amanda 

East Penn Manufacturing. (n.d.). Over Seven Remarkable Decades.  https://www.eastpennmanufacturing.com/about/history/  

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Posted by Tammy-

The company I selected for my course project is Russell Stover. They are one of the best-known chocolate manufacturers in the United States. Lindt & Sprüngli acquired the company in 2014, strengthening its presence in the North American market. Lindt & Spungli use the EcoVadis approach to assess the sustainability performance of direct and indirect suppliers for 13 main subsidiaries. In 2022, they increased their supplier assessment scale from 466 to 581, accounting for 52% of our total Group expenditure. The assessment is based on 21 criteria and includes four areas: the environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.

     EcoVadis considers material industry concerns, risk country presence, supplier size, and geographical scope. In addition, the evaluation looks at "international sustainability standards such as the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, the ILO conventions, the GRI Standards, the  ISO 26000 standard, the CERES Roadmap, and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights." Their suppliers scored an average of 54.6 out of 100, up 1.8 points from 2021. The average expenditure-weighted score was 55.8. Companies with ratings below 45 will receive annual requests for corrective actions and reassessments. Regardless of the score, each supplier receives a customized corrective action plan outlining our expectations for each criterion and training support via the EcoVadis Academy. 

     The current organizational strategies align with my vision for the ISO 26000 guidelines. This aligns with my vision for ISO guidelines because they use not only ISO 26000 but also many other ways to assess their sustainability, for example, the EcoVadis approach. The EcoVadis approach assesses the sustainability performance of direct and indirect suppliers for 13 main subsidiaries.

REFERENCES

“Lindt & Sprungli Sustainability Report 2022.”  Lindt & Sprüngli, 2022, www.lindt-spruengli.com/amfile/file/download/id/7865/file/Lindt-und-Spruengli-Sustainability-Report-2022.pdf.