Impact on people and planet (with AI)
ESG reporting is coming. You might want to familiarise your workforce with the ESG concept (Environmental, Social, and Governance), so that the transition to a more sustainable business happens smoothly, while also touching on the potential and risks of using generative AI in daily tasks. The ESG framework helps you go beyond the conventional financial success metrics, by pushing you to consider not only the positive impacts that goods/ services and the operations to deliver them have on people and planet, but also the negative ones in order to minimise them.
Goal: Educate employees from different positions within a company about ESG framework (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and its importance, with the help of AI.
Objectives
- Understand the ESG framework and its importance for product management.
- Identify key environmental and social principles associated with product management.
- Use an AI-generated text tool to answer questions and critically assess the results.
Instructions
The main driver of this workshop could be given by the pressure created by regulatory requirements related to sustainability. However, the right time to organise such a session has to do with having the motivation to address sustainability and implement responsible business practices. Some specific scenarios in which such a workshop can be set:
- When the company is actively launching or expanding sustainability initiatives (such as setting specific sustainability goals, implementing green practices, or developing a sustainability strategy);
- When the company is developing new products or revamping existing ones;
- When the company is actively involved in CSR activities or aims to enhance its social and environmental responsibility;
- As part of an ongoing employee engagement program to ignite a sense of purpose and inspire employees to contribute to sustainable practices within their roles.
Who can facilitate this ESG framework workshop?
The workshop can be run by facilitators that are able to guide discussions, encourage active participation, provide examples and allow participants to reflect on their practices.
An external expert can offer a more informal and free of expectations space for participants to relate the ESG framework and the AI tool to their own work.
The workshop template includes the relevant content that helps in guiding discussions. It’s rather easy when the facilitator is familiar with concepts related to sustainability and generative AI.
This template was the winner of the “Best Virtual Workshop” award in the April 2023 innovative workshop design contest organized by SessionLab and the NeverDoneBefore community.