RES Forum Survey - Sustainable and Responsible Global Mobility - Annual Report 2020 |
Dear RES Forum Members and in-house GM professionals,
Protests such as Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future have brought environmental issues into the spotlight, with the call for sustainable and responsible management growing ever stronger. However, little is known about what this means for global mobility (GM) within organizations and how GM departments manage these issues.
Sustainable human practices aim to protect and strengthen our natural habitat, preserve resources and stop detrimental activities such as the emission of the large quantities of carbon associated with global warming. With respect to sustainable global mobility, some goals and activities might include minimizing carbon emissions associated with GM programmes and international moves. This could include minimizing flying, encouraging virtual teams (and training for effective team work), drawing up schemes that support responsible travel (cycling to work, using public transport), sponsoring flexible working schemes (working from home, flexibility for travel to work etc.), or selecting service vendors that prioritize sustainability.
Responsible GM would additionally strive for global fairness and justice, including initiatives such as global talent management that provides local talent with opportunities. It would be characterized by non-discrimination (age, gender, sexual orientation etc.). Global justice approaches would aim to strengthen local subsidiaries and to seek to support overall development in economically less advanced countries.
Sustainable and responsible management approaches should go far beyond a marketing or brand building initiative and should focus on integrating these practices into the DNA of the organization, placing them at the heart of competitive strategy. After all, just imagine how consumers and stakeholders (e.g. Millennials) will regard non-sustainable and non-responsible organizations in the future.
This survey looks to understand the status quo of sustainable and responsible GM today and tries to chart possible developments in the future.
This survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and the results will be published as part of the RES Forum Annual Report in Spring 2020. The report will be authored by Michael Dickmann, Professor of International HRM at Cranfield University, School of Management
Thank you in advance for your participation!
Michael (Report author) & Andy, David, Jose & Heather (The RES Forum Team)
A few notes...
The RES Forum Annual report is truly unique in the HR mobility space in that it reflects the hot topics and issues for global mobility professionals as identified by global mobility professionals. By participating in this survey and therefore our Annual Report research, you are helping to shape global mobility thinking, policies and practices. The data is also used for research purposes and wider dissemination. In addition, we analyse longitudinal trends.
If you have never seen our annual reports before, do take a look at the most recent reports at the following link http://theresforum.com/annual-report/
Please note that any in-house GM professionals completing the survey who are not already RES Forum members are welcome to join our community for free to view past reports, to receive a copy of this report, and to send benchmarking questions out to the RES Forum membership. Please visit www.theresforum.com to join us!
Protests such as Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future have brought environmental issues into the spotlight, with the call for sustainable and responsible management growing ever stronger. However, little is known about what this means for global mobility (GM) within organizations and how GM departments manage these issues.
Sustainable human practices aim to protect and strengthen our natural habitat, preserve resources and stop detrimental activities such as the emission of the large quantities of carbon associated with global warming. With respect to sustainable global mobility, some goals and activities might include minimizing carbon emissions associated with GM programmes and international moves. This could include minimizing flying, encouraging virtual teams (and training for effective team work), drawing up schemes that support responsible travel (cycling to work, using public transport), sponsoring flexible working schemes (working from home, flexibility for travel to work etc.), or selecting service vendors that prioritize sustainability.
Responsible GM would additionally strive for global fairness and justice, including initiatives such as global talent management that provides local talent with opportunities. It would be characterized by non-discrimination (age, gender, sexual orientation etc.). Global justice approaches would aim to strengthen local subsidiaries and to seek to support overall development in economically less advanced countries.
Sustainable and responsible management approaches should go far beyond a marketing or brand building initiative and should focus on integrating these practices into the DNA of the organization, placing them at the heart of competitive strategy. After all, just imagine how consumers and stakeholders (e.g. Millennials) will regard non-sustainable and non-responsible organizations in the future.
This survey looks to understand the status quo of sustainable and responsible GM today and tries to chart possible developments in the future.
This survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and the results will be published as part of the RES Forum Annual Report in Spring 2020. The report will be authored by Michael Dickmann, Professor of International HRM at Cranfield University, School of Management
Thank you in advance for your participation!
Michael (Report author) & Andy, David, Jose & Heather (The RES Forum Team)
A few notes...
The RES Forum Annual report is truly unique in the HR mobility space in that it reflects the hot topics and issues for global mobility professionals as identified by global mobility professionals. By participating in this survey and therefore our Annual Report research, you are helping to shape global mobility thinking, policies and practices. The data is also used for research purposes and wider dissemination. In addition, we analyse longitudinal trends.
If you have never seen our annual reports before, do take a look at the most recent reports at the following link http://theresforum.com/annual-report/
Please note that any in-house GM professionals completing the survey who are not already RES Forum members are welcome to join our community for free to view past reports, to receive a copy of this report, and to send benchmarking questions out to the RES Forum membership. Please visit www.theresforum.com to join us!