The materiality analysis workshop - a powerful tool for sustainable development
Objectives
- To introduce the materiality analysis, and teach its use to the participants
- To get a first overview of which topics within sustainable development that are relevant for the organisation and its stakeholders.
Materials
Attachments
- Case volunteer presentations - The Good Tribe.pdf
- Old materiality analysis - slide deck, The Good Tribe.pdf
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Instructions
In this template workshop, the facilitator guides the group through a materiality analysis. The purpose of the materiality analysis is to help companies determine which sustainable development topics are of greatest importance to the own organisation, as well as key stakeholders. The materiality analysis can be used to shape strategies or to define key performance indicators and impact measures.
This workshop focuses on the foremost, to shape strategies. The results of the workshop can, e.g. be used to create a vision, a strategy, to set goals and develop new products and services.
When should this session be delivered?
This workshop is a first step to get an overview of which topics within sustainable development are relevant for the organisation and its stakeholders. The next task after this workshop is finished, would be in-depth work with the materiality analysis based on business intelligence regarding the respective stakeholders.
The workshop can be held internally in one organisation, or with a mix of people from different organisations. The facilitator will need to change the workshop outline accordingly.
Who can facilitate it?
Facilitating this session does not require any special certification. However, you need a proper understanding of the domain of sustainable development and the concept of materiality analysis to effectively support your group in conducting the main exercise of the session. The materiality analysis in itself is rather straightforward. However, what can be challenging is helping, especially a client with little or no experience working with sustainable development, as it’s a highly complex topic.
If the client’s experience and/or knowledge of sustainable development is low, an alternative start to their work is to conduct a life-cycle-analysis.