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Empower your workforce: how partnering with ISEP will help you lead with impact

The transition to a sustainable future depends on one critical factor: green skills.

30/01/2025

 

The Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals' (ISEP) #GreenSkillsAtCOP campaign reinforced that every role, team and industry must be equipped with the knowledge and expertise to make the right decisions for the planet, society and business success. This isn’t just about training specialists; it’s about empowering an entire workforce to drive transformation.

Often, this responsibility falls to the sustainability lead or team within the organisation. Sustainability professionals know that you often have to wear multiple hats in an extremely broad role. For the specialist professionals out there, this could be completely out of your scope and remit. All types of professionals are facing challenges with buy-in and resources.

You are not alone. With ISEP Corporate Partnerships, your account manager becomes an extension of your team, helping to solve challenges, cut through the noise, and champion a sustainable future for your organisation.

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Scaling up

Achieving these goals can feel complex. Leaders are navigating increasing regulatory demands, evolving skill requirements and growing stakeholder expectations, while striving for internal buy-in. The difference between ISEP Corporate Partnerships and individual membership lies in the scale, strategic support and impact an organisation can achieve. While individual membership focuses on personal development, ISEP Corporate Partnerships are designed to deliver organisation-wide transformation.

From infrastructure to healthcare, hospitality to logistics, leading organisations partner with ISEP to overcome sustainability challenges, unlock opportunities and future-proof their workforce.

 

Here’s why:

  • Bespoke solutions for workforce development: ISEP collaborates with organisations to identify the green skills needed across all job families using the ISEP Skills Map. This ensures tailored learning pathways that align workforce capabilities with sustainability priorities. As Kier states in its Large Corporate Partner biography, ISEP plays “a vital role in raising awareness and competency across our organisation”. Responsible recruitment helps with workforce development, and corporate partners are given access to preferential rates on the ISEP jobs board.
  • A trusted sustainability leader: ISEP is the professional voice on sustainability, delivering recognised training, resources and qualifications. Equans highlights ISEP’s leadership in “driving environmental and sustainability excellence” to align its strategies with environmental and social responsibility.
  • Driving strategic leadership and transformation: ISEP empowers organisations to strengthen their influence through thought leadership, connections and training. Greene King values the opportunity “to collaborate and implement impactful solutions”, while Amey highlights how ISEP corporate programmes “spark meaningful conversations and inspire leaders to take action”.
  • A global network for collaboration and innovation: through ISEP’s network, organisations can access resources and opportunities to collaborate with peers tackling shared challenges. South Western Railway says its partnership “opens doors to share knowledge” enabling progress towards common goals. ABM states: “We partner with ISEP to learn, share best practices and deliver the stepping stones to net zero.”

 

Supporting transformation, ISEP’s corporate partners are leading the way in embedding sustainability across their operations. By delivering a blended training programme combining e-learning modules, virtual classrooms and in-person workshops, Diageo upskilled its procurement teams, enhancing sustainable sourcing practices and achieving cost savings while reducing environmental impacts. For Amey, the ‘Leading with Sustainability’ course sparked action and leadership; and teams within the NHS supply chain used ISEP resources and skills mapping to create tailored learning guides.

 

Ready to elevate your impact?

The success of any strategy starts with people – building their skills, aligning their capabilities and empowering them to act. ISEP Corporate Partnerships provide the expertise, tools and network to help you navigate complexity, unlock workforce potential and deliver measurable results.

Book a conversation with the ISEP Corporate Partnerships Team to explore how we can help your organisation build green skills, inspire leadership and turn ambition into action. For more information, see www.bit.ly/Corporate_Partnerships