Driving change in the work place Greener enterprises through worker-employer cooperation

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1 Driving change in the work place Greener enterprises through worker-employer cooperation

2 The ILO greening enterprise program: how is it different from other green programs? - People-centred o Worker-employer cooperation driving enterprise improvement o Emphasis on behavioural changes and workplace practices - Integrated strategy for improvement better resource productivity, but also OSH, and workplace relations - Ownership and self-driven process of change by enterprises

3 The Greener Business Asia program Countries: Thailand and Philippines Duration: Phase I ; Phase II Sector of focus for the enterprise program: hotels (TH) and autoparts manufacturing (PH) Funding: Government of Japan C O R E T R A I N I N G DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 Continual improvement and greener workplaces Workplace relations & mechanisms of cooperation People & workplaces for service excellence Changing Enterprises in a Changing World: Continual Improvement and Joint problem- Solving for Sustainability Greener processes and workplaces Workplace cooperation, principles and practices The 5S Rights, equality and diversity Occupational Health & Safety Level 1 People for continual improvement and service excellence Green Improvement Planning ELECTIVE SESSIONS Energy efficiency Waste Management & Green procurement Water Management Service Quality Occupational Safety & Health L2 Preparation of Green Improvement Plans by joint teams Improvement action implementation by teams & Follow-up Advisory Visits

4 Training of Trainers, October 2013, Bangkok High quality training according to participant feedback (4.5 out of 5 score) 37 participants from tripartite constituents and sector organizations trained in GBA methodology Dialogue among representatives from businesses, workers organizations, government and educ. institutions Action-oriented training, with individual action plans developed Applied learning to ensure relevance Principles of worker-employer cooperation integrated in all content and practical exercises

5 Results Joining GBA has greatly benefited the hotel in that the staff members have become more engaged and there is better communication and cooperation (...)Things have improved between the executives and operational staff because they have a chance to work together. This is narrowing and filling the gap that was once found between the two groups. K. Dao, Malisa Villa Suites All of this has made us even more determined and dedicated for future development. We have also been more engaged in hotel alliances, we can learn from our GBA partner hotels. K. Supattra, the NAP, Patong Include, among others: Better worker-manager cooperation, with wellfunctioning joint workermanager teams Safer and better organized workspaces 30 % energy savings 42% reduction in food waste 18% reduction in laundry expenses

6 Greening enterprises in Honduras and Mexico Sustainability standards / CSR / Ecomapping Organisation Higher Management Trade unions Technicians and mid-level managers Workers Monitoring, evaluation and continous improvement Groups Training guides Individual

7 Implementation steps Creation of Green Committee (bipartite) Establishment of base line Action plan CB/ Implementation/ Monitoring Areas of implementation Certification of workers Evaluation

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9 The green side of things Diagnosis Visual identification Ecomapping Base line Action plan Reduce Reuse Recycle Raise awareness Tools and Herramientas/ methodologies Metodología Training guides Recipes Consultations with local administration or recycling businesses Communication with clients Themes Water Energy Chemicals Food waste EM solution soaps PET bottles towels & bed linen Energy consumption

10 The social side of things The environmental side of things Skills development and certification Social dialogue at workplace Risk assessment and improvement of OSH practices Green fund Recycling from 0 to 70% 55% reduction in food waste 40% reduction in use of chemicals Water consumption reduced by 50% 15% reduction in energy consumption Mexico: Results of 13 SMEs and 8 large enterprises

11 Discussion How can the greening enterprises intervention expand to the value chain?