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Masterclass

Assess your organisation's sustainability approach and integration maturity level for value creation, resilience, and impact.

What if sustainability was not something added to business, but part of how the business itself works?

Good practice organisations are evolving their sustainability approach to be integrated, inform decision-making and funding, transform business models and proactively contribute to value chain regeneration, including people and the environment. This enhances resilience and demonstrates a purpose-led organisation proactively contributing to the economy, people, communities and the environment.

To be credible and evidence-based, each organisation needs a line-of-sight pathway from purpose, values, context, materiality, ambition, risk, goals, actions, data collection tools, reporting, communications, and learning, which can be updated.

Most organisations have multiple parts of the line of sight, but few link them so they can be updated, responded to, and shared with stakeholders.

Join us for a 90-minute Masterclass (19th November, 10 December, 21 January) to expand your skills and knowledge to assess your organisation's sustainability approach and integration maturity level for value creation, resilience, and impact. 

Who – learning for all in some areas, given the  multi-disciplinary skills and knowledge required. Relevant for managers, board members, team leaders, accountants, lawyers, sustainability specialists, and communication and marketing personnel looking to expand knowledge, practice, and capability. 

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How do we turn good intentions into action and impact?

The Living Sustainable Business Framework Approach provides a practical way forward. It connects purpose and values with context, stakeholders, strategy, risk, capability, action, measurement, evidence, reporting, learning and adaptation.

This masterclass uses the Living Sustainable Business Framework Approach outlined in the book Intent to Impact by Dr Kate Averill (PhD, MBA).  Through nine connected phases, organisations can move beyond sustainability as a programme or a reporting exercise and embed it in how the business works.

To support organisations evolve, Dr Kate Averill developed the  Living Sustainable Business Resources, which includes the Book,  20 Case study resources, and a Practitioner Toolkit with practical templates.

Aims of the Masterclass include:

  • Discussing what a ’credible’ line of sight means using the Sustainable Business Framework Approach.
  • Supporting organisations to collate, develop and demonstrate a credible line of sight from purpose, goals, material (big rocks) issues/opportunities, actions, evidence, reporting and learning.
  • Supports integrating sustainability as part of an adaptive business model to enhance value creation, resilience, risk management, reporting and learning.
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Masterclass registration includes

  • Book summary
  • Three practitioner templates
  •  Case study resource (10 case studies)
  • 90 Minute online masterclass (dates: 19th November, 10 December, 21 January, 12-1.30 pm NZDT)
  • An opportunity to book a 1:1 complimentary 30 min session with Dr Kate Averill.
  • Be registered in the ISD Community which has 3 monthly webinars, shared resources and shared practice discussions.

 By the end of the Masterclass, you will have:

  • A clear picture of the Framework and the Approach, and where your organisation sits in the nine-phase cycle.
  • A first draft of your own Framework Canvas (Template A), so that purpose, context, choices, action, evidence and learning are in 1 working document.
  • Your Diagnostic scores (Template B) across the 13 areas, with your three strongest capabilities and three biggest gaps.
  • An assessment showing your current sustainability maturity level and areas to enhance.
  • Identified one immediate priority, and the capability to build next steps.
  • A map of Templates C to M, so you know which one to reach for next.

Avoid green washing, clarify a line of sight, and evolve a pathway for 2027!

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Living Sustainable Business pathway:

  • Buy the book, read and reflect. Identify areas or concepts that evolve your knowledge and practice.

    View the 20 Case studies for good practice examples. Identify areas that you could implement. 

  • Practitioner Toolkit  including 13 templates. Start off with templates A and B. Then extend  practice.

  • Participate in the Masterclass - join with others evolving their knowledge and practice.
    Connect with a community as part of the Masterclass for follow up, support and sharing..   

  • Book a time with Dr Kate  Averill

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