Esade Professor Maja Tampe discusses the answer with Alexandre Téchy (product analytics manager for Ecovadis), Alicia Paricio Martin (director of HR for Southern Europe at ERM), Borja Segura (sustainability manager at ClimatePartner) and Ximel Bladh (sustainability manager at Autodesk).
“We need people able to move a company towards sustainability when that may not align with monetary goals”
Amongst the major insights discussed, it is clear that passion is needed to fight but resilience is even more important to stay on track. That is a key advice for candidates. For companies though to foster and grow such candidates, flexibility and adaptability are essential in attracting the right candidates. Moreover, the role of AI and machine learning is highlighted in the challenge of hiring and retaining the best employees due to the shortage of appropriate talent. On one side candidates are becoming very demanding and the companies are in dire need of people with both technical skills and a CV that matches the new job description but at the same time of people who are driven by ethos, clear values, critical thinking, and multicultural awareness. These soft and green skills are beyond monetary goals and wages’s motivational impact.
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