Woodhouse Recruitment: Sustainability Analysis and Improvement Report

This report provides an analysis of the sustainability practices of Woodhouse Recruitment, focusing on areas for improvement. It suggests that the company should focus on sustainable supply chains and implementing green initiatives, such as using recycled paper and employing waste management specialists. The report highlights the importance of both qualitative and quantitative measures to evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies, including reducing waste and measuring the financial impact of sustainability efforts. Furthermore, the report recommends the use of e-commerce for sourcing environmentally friendly materials and emphasizes the integration of green supply chain management. The report also mentions risk and cost-benefit analysis to assess the implementation of the suggested strategies and includes references to relevant research and resources on sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

SUSTAINABILITY AT
WOODHOUSE
RECRUITMENT

Areas of improvement
 The management M/s Woodhouse Recruitment should
consider the number of areas of improvement as a part of the
sustainability program. The areas of improvement which the company
should take into account are sustainability, staff development and
stationary sourcing.


Strategies which the company can implement and
evaluate the current level of performance and
sustainability

Sustainability of current supply
chain
 The current supply chain which the company is using is not
sustainable and needs improvement. First, company should form a
central sustainable strategy which should also include supply chains.
Secondly, the company should source environment friendly recycled
paper which should be procured in biodegradable packages.

Improvement parameters
 The company can measure the improvement parameters by using
several tools. The tools can be qualitative and quantitative.
 The qualitative measures can be the decreasing the amount of
pollution due to reduction of wastes and use of recycled paper.
 Again, the quantitative measures can consist of measuring the
expenditure the company would be suffering due to high waste
emission.

Two specialists and sustainable
trends
 The two specialists which the company can use to attain
sustainability are using ecommerce to source environment friendly
paper and hiring of a waste management specialists.
 Woodhouse Recruitment can modern waste management
systems which is a trend in the corporate organisations. Moreover,
the company can opt for green supply chain management to ensure
higher level of sustainability.

Action plan and contingency plan
Act
ivit
y
no
Activities Period
(months)
1
The departmental heads measure and
record the performances of the
subordinates 2
2 Present the perfromance before senior
management and HR department 0.25
3 Recognising training needs 0.25
4 Training of employees 1
Risk management training 0.25
Technological training 0.25
Sustainability sourcing and operating
training(TQM/Kaisen/lean
management) 0.5
5 Monitoring of employee performance 2
6 Recognising training needs 2
7 Formation of a standard recruitment
policy 2
8 Contingency plan 14
Allocation of funds towards
contingency plan 2
Monitoring of employee performance 6
Recruitment of new employees and
activity 1 starts 6

Risk and cost benefit analysis
isks Identification Management Cost benefit analysis Impact of change
Option A Option B Basis of analysis
Lack of KPIs
Inaporopriate measurement of the
performance of staff
Formation of KPIs NA
Improvement in perfromance
measurement of the company
Lack of social media presence
Lack of access to market and
interaction with customers
Launching of pages on social
media like Twitter and Facebook
Company develops and manages
pages on social media
Outsources management of social
media
Compares the costs of
Option A and Option.
Uninterrupted interaction on
consumers
Lack of staff professional
development plan
Leads to high turnover of
employees and leads to loss of
talent
Formation of stfaf perofessional
development program
Company can develop
professional plan in-house
Outsourcing of the same
Compares the costs of
Option A and Option.
Proper professional development of
staff
Lack of sustainability
Lack of sustainability and high
amount of wastes
Adoption of sustainable practices
Company can install waste
management plant
Hire services of a waste
management company
Compares the costs of
Option A and Option.
More sustainable and environment
friendly operations
Purchase of non-environment
friendly paper
High costs of aqcuire stationary.
Disposal pollutes environment
Acqusisition of Green supply chain
Company can install waste
management plant
Hire services of a waste
management company
Compares the costs of
Option A and Option.
More sustainable and environment
friendly operations

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