Andy summarises the work that led to ethical and sustainable growth being one of the seven objectives of Fitch Group’s business strategy, and, describing the changes in the workplace that create opportunities to increase HR influence and impact, discusses the principle ‘no bad jobs’.

Andy discusses DE&I and sustainability in the context of business risk, refencing, for example, what sales and marketing teams feed in about business transparency and impact, and calls on you to position HR as the trusted provider of insights and solutions to business problems.

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Topics in this episode:

• Purpose and sustainability in business strategy
• Workplace shifts increasing HR influence and impact
• Social inequity and access to education
• DE&I and business risk
• HR – a trusted provider of insights and solutions

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