Introduction to sustainability governance

Establishing good governance is critical for advancing sustainability. Good governance promotes clarity, accountability, and transparency, and allows human, natural, economic, and financial resources to be managed efficiently. While governance does not guarantee a strong foundation, its absence severely limits a sustainability program’s success and can, at worst, impede it.

Join this 90 minute session to learn the basics of sustainability governance including core documents, structures, staffing, stakeholders, and resourcing. Facilitators will also guide participants through discussions focused on key processes, such as using stakeholder mapping to inform sustainability program structures and strategies to build trust with stakeholders from a system-level perspective. Time will be provided for attendees to share their experiences developing the elements of effective sustainability governance.

Key takeaways:

• Learn how to develop or refine the best sustainability structure for your organization.
• Chart a path to gather buy-in for and perform a stakeholder assessment.
• Evaluate which sustainability governance documents are most critical for your organization to prioritize in the near and short term.
• Prepare new ideas or examples of sustainability resourcing and staffing for your decision-makers.

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This event is part of the Accelerating Health Care Sustainability series. Participation in this session qualifies as one of four required sessions to receive the Sustainability Program Fundamentals Certificate of Completion.