Sustainability readiness scan

Is your organization ready for a sustainable future?

How far are we in our thinking about sustainability? How is sustainability embedded in our decision-making? How good are we in aligning our sustainable ambitions with our daily operations? Fill in the questionnaire and assess your company’s sustainability readiness.

Where are you in your sustainability journey?

Stap 1 van 7 - About the survey

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Before we start

This is an anonymous survey into the way sustainability is organized. Your answers are used to make comparisons (across sectors,company sizes etc.). Please fill in your contact details, so that we can share the outcome of the assessment.

Your name

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E-mail (for sending results)*(Vereist)

Company

Industry*(Vereist)

Company size*(Vereist)

Yes, I understand, let’s start the survey(Vereist)

Vision & Strategy

What suits your company’s VISION on sustainability best?(Vereist)

What suits your company’s VISION on sustainability best?

It exists only in theory.

Isolated from the overall company vision.

An integral part of our company vision.

It stretches beyond our company and includes all stakeholders.

What describes the ROUTE for realizing the sustainability vision best?(Vereist)

Nope. There's no route to sustainability.

Separated from the overall company strategy.

Its milestones are incorporated into our company's strategy

As an integral part of our strategy.

Our ecosystem joins us on our journey

What describes the STRATEGY EXECUTION of sustainability in your company best?(Vereist)

Its success depends on individual efforts.

Often not supported, and if so, stand-alone and reactive support.

Is being integrated into the business, but mostly seen as a separate subject.

Employees are highly qualified to integrate sustainability into decision-making and core operations.

Sustainability is a profit centre. It is implemented strategically and improved continuously.

What describes your company's sustainability OBJECTIVES best?(Vereist)

Nobody knows about them.

They aren’t well-known. Sustainability projects emerge bottom-up.

They're known, mostly as projects focused on specific products/services.

Defined together with employees and integrated with customers’ needs. They're SMART and supported throughout the organization.

Sustainability drives our business. We identify and define stakeholders' needs in co-creation.

Leadership & Engagement

What describes your company's LEADERSHIP best?(Vereist)

They don't talk about sustainable options or display sustainable decision-making.

Sometimes, they take stakeholders' interests into account and initiate some sustainable activities.

Get things done when it comes to sustainable improvements and they motivate others to contribute to the sustainable objectives.

Role models for sustainable decisions and behavior, stimulating others to learn and grow as well.

Trailblazers for sustainable business, synergistically managing financial performance and social & environmental impact.

What is your main driver when selecting PARTNERS to work with? Choose one.(Vereist)

Price

Capabilities

Quality

Existing social-environmental impact

Trust

Mindset & Behavior

What describes your company's TEAMWORK on sustainability best?(Vereist)

Very ad hoc.

In isolated teams.

In cooperation between interdependent teams.

Disciplined cross-functional teamwork.

High performing, cross-functional, self-managing teamwork.

What describes the sustainability MINDSET in your company best?(Vereist)

It's not in our mindset and desired behavior is not defined.

It's on the minds of individuals and people are able to take initiative.

Teams working on sustainability have the right mindset, but desired behavior is not defined. Often based on trial and error of the teams.

It's on everyone's mind. Desired behaviors are described in line with our strategic direction. Everyone's encouraged to demonstrate them.

It's in the DNA of the organization. Employees show the desired behavior, because they're intrinsically motivated.

Education & Communication

What describes the EDUCATION of employees (about sustainability) best?(Vereist)

No emphasis on individual, team or organizational learning.

Individual learning is encouraged, to comply with functional roles.

Team learning is promoted to improve decision making and business efficiency.

Capabilities are enhanced by matching the skill profile with the business objectives through investment in training and education.

Capabilities are enhanced through a flexible approach to individual and group education and knowledge management.

What describes your company's COMMUNICATION about sustainability best?(Vereist)

Mentioned internally and externally, mostly commercially driven.

Promoted internally and externally, mostly success or event driven, not standardized.

People know about our activities, but there's no coherent story and not in line with our overall ambition.

We're recognized for our sustainable performance, we consistently involve our stakeholders.

We benefit from our communication efforts, it's part of our culture, we collaborate with our ecosystem to share the right messages.

Processes & Data

What describes sustainabilty PROCESSES in your company best?(Vereist)

Independent from the rest of the management process. Occasionally, it is addressed at staff meetings.

Belongs to the Communication or Corporate Affairs department, not integrated within the business.

They're equal to other business processes and management has an idea of how it should be integrated.

There's a plan to totally integrate these processes within the business.

They're totally integrated and accepted as essential for business success. Our ecosystem understands that sustainability excellence is never ending.

What describes the use of sustainability INFORMATION best?(Vereist)

No sustainability information is collected

Information is collected to support compliance with requirements.

Used to improve and customize decision making.

Seen as a strategic resource to build competitive advantage.

Exchanged within the organization’s ecosystem, to jointly work on new sustainability solutions.

Where are you in your journey?

Check your email and find out how you score on your sustainability journey.

Mostly a) Lost in the valley

Mostly b) At the foot of the mountain

Mostly c) Basecamp

Mostly d) Peak is in sight

Mostly e) On top of the world