Talent for Sustainability – A unique campaign for embedding sustainability in the housing sector

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Outcomes from the Sustainability Leaders Group

As the housing sector continues to face major challenges, developing and retaining a talented workforce has never been more important. The Talent for Sustainability campaign is a call to action from an innovative partnership which aims to make a difference by embedding sustainability in the sector’s talent pool in the North.

In partnership with the GEM Programme and Talent in Huis in the Netherlands, this dynamic three-year campaign is ambitious in its quest to discover and develop talented and inquisitive minds who think fast, act quickly and make a difference to sustainability for housing organisations, their tenants and communities, providing them with training, guidance and assigning projects to develop them into future leaders with a solid understanding of sustainability challenges.

Following the launch of the campaign this Summer, we’ve held two meetings with the Sustainability Leaders Group: the group is comprised of early adopter housing organisations who want to embed sustainability across all roles in their organisation, and will steer the shape of the campaign going forward.

The group discussed possible projects for new GEM recruits, and agreed that projects should cover the whole range of sustainability challenges:

  • Sustainability of homes, buildings and offices
  • Sustainability of people
  • Biodiversity
  • Finance and the green economy

We also identified potential ideas for study visits for the GEMs, during which they will have the opportunity to learn from the very latest and most innovative sustainability projects, both within and outside of the housing sector.

We’ll keep you updated on the work of the group with regular blogs. To find out more, or to get involved, contact Trevor Smith, Director, The GEM Programme: trevor.smith@centreforpartnership.co.uk or Kate Maughan, Director of Member Engagement, Northern Housing Consortium: kate.maughan@northern-consortium.org.uk