Supporting Greener Workforce Mobility
Dwellworks LLC
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Description
The Coalition for Greener Mobility (greenermobility.org) is committed to reducing the carbon footprint of global corporate relocation and to supporting sustainable practices in workforce mobility. Dwellworks delivers services for 30,000+ corporate employees every year who stay in temporary housing, travel to new destinations, and require accommodations and services for themselves and those traveling/moving with them. Within the remit of the scope of work performed for our clients , Dwellworks aligns specifically with key SDGs, including: 5) gender equality - building an organization that supports and promotes women at all levels of the business and provides responsive service to the specific concerns of women on global work assignments; 7) affordable and clean energy - Dwellworks does not generate energy but through the supply chain we use to deliver transportation and accommodations related services, we continuously survey the use of cars and alternative transportation, and in housing, the adoption of sustainable practices like lowered energy and water use, to promote adoption of more efficient solutions wherever possible; 10) reduced inequalities - global workforce mobility is a business practice that encourages the global distribution of diverse talent through inclusive practices and policies, which Dwellworks advocates and demonstrates to its clients and customers; 12) responsible consumption and production - we deliver our services paper-free to the extent possible and manage our physical office footprint efficiently to reduce carbon emissions, and have done so in successive years since 2020; and 13) climate action - we are an industry advocate for educating a supply chain that extends to 125 countries and includes thousands of properties and people , in the specific actions they can take to control and reduce emissions, and we are a sponsor of a carbon calculator specific for the temporary housing industry which will enable clients, traveling employees, and housing operators to calculate the 'carbon cost' of a stay in serviced apartment housing and discern the steps by which carbon emissions can be reduced
1. Coalition for Greenery Mobility is an advisory body consisting of leaders/sustainability specialists in the respective lines of service related to global workforce mobility
2. Each area expert works with affiliated service providers in their 'workstream' to both share best practices in sustainability and to learn from affiliated service providers how they are creating their sustainability roadmaps and efficiently implementing sustainable actions.
3. Individual companies (such as Dwellworks) manage their own annual goals, measurements, results and communication. The Coalition for Greener Mobility reports out on progress at industry forums and specifically supports large scale actions, such as 'defining the sustainability criteria to be used in reviewing service partners' , so that companies in our industry as well as employers looking to use our service have more standardized ways of assessing sustainable performance - enabling a level playing field while also encouraging/rewarding progress towards sustainable practices and outcomes aligned with key SDG.
Within Dwellworks own operations and focus on sustainability in the context of the identified, aligned Strategic Development Goals, we build capacity through the ongoing efforts of our supply chain management team, our global inclusion committee, and our ESG team to align the company's actions and those of our suppliers and partners to meet targets and more importantly, foster a sustainability mindset and practice. At present, there is limited technology transfer in our Sustainability efforts, but we see that evolving quickly as in the next 12 months hundreds of our supply chain will be participating in a carbon calculation methodology (developed by one of the core associations in the Coalition for Greener Mobility) which will enable not only a validated methodology for carbon emissions measurements but will demonstrate the value of making progress in sustainability through shared and streamlined platforms. vs solely through individual company efforts
The initiatives encompassed in Greener Workforce Mobility are guided by the coalition 'out' and the members of the coalition 'in.' The participants in the Coalition meet in workgroups associated with their lines of business to develop objectives, actions and measurable results, which are shared with coalition affiliates in national and regional meetings of our associations and through webinars. Each company who affiliates with the Coalition, as Dwellworks has, determines their own course of action in sustainability/ESG initiatives and also works with affiliate organizations to simplify and standardize sustainable actions so they can be more broadly adopted. Dwellworks governs its internal initiatives through a Steering Committee with quarterly report outs and an annual report summarizing progress vs goals and actions still required.
Dwellworks evaluates its own progress in sustainability through annual goal setting, quarterly reviews and an annual public communication of results. Each participant organization in the Coalition for Greener Mobility similarly manages their own plan and results, and the Coalition provides a resource center through which affiliate organizations can learn of Coalition and affiliated companies' use cases and success stories in working towards making global workforce mobility not only 'greener' but more inclusive, diverse, and representative of the UN SDG.
Dwellworks is a partner in the activities coordinated by the Coalition for Greener Mobility, which includes, Worldwide ERC (WERC), Canadian ERC (CERC), European Relocation Association (EuRA), Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA), Association of International Movers (AIM), Federation Internationale des Demanageurs Internationaux (FIDI)
SDGS & Targets
Goal 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
5.1
End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.1.1
Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of sex
5.2
5.2.1
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age
5.2.2
Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence
5.3
5.3.1
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
5.3.2
Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age
5.4
Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
5.4.1
Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
5.5
Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.5.1
Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments
5.5.2
Proportion of women in managerial positions
5.6
Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
5.6.1
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
5.6.2
Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
5.a
Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws
5.a.1
(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
5.a.2
Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control
5.b
5.b.1
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
5.c
Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels
5.c.1
Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment
Goal 7
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
7.1
By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
7.1.1
Proportion of population with access to electricity
7.1.2
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology
7.2
7.2.1
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
7.3
7.3.1
Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP
7.a
7.a.1
International financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy research and development and renewable energy production, including in hybrid systems
7.b
By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support
7.b.1
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)
Goal 9
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
9.1
9.1.1
Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road
9.1.2
Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport
9.2
Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries
9.2.1
Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita
9.2.2
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
9.3
9.3.1
Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added
9.3.2
Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit
9.4
By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities
9.4.1
CO2 emission per unit of value added
9.5
9.5.1
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP
9.5.2
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants
9.a
9.a.1
Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure
9.b
9.b.1
Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added
9.c
Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020
9.c.1
Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology
Goal 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
12.1
Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries
12.1.1
Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production
12.2
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.2.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
12.2.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
12.3
By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
12.3.1
(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index
12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
12.4.1
12.4.2
(a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment
12.5
By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
12.5.1
National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
12.6
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
12.6.1
12.7
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
12.7.1
Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans
12.8
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
12.8.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
12.a
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
12.a.1
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)
12.b
Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
12.b.1
Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability
12.c
Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities
12.c.1
Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP
Goal 13
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
13.1
Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries
13.1.1
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
13.1.2
Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
13.1.3
Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
13.2
Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
13.2.1
Number of countries with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
13.2.2
Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
13.3
Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
13.3.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
13.a
Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible
13.a.1
Amounts provided and mobilized in United States dollars per year in relation to the continued existing collective mobilization goal of the $100 billion commitment through to 2025
13.b
Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
13.b.1
Number of least developed countries and small island developing States with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
SDG 14 targets covered
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Individuals moving for work and those who move with them,
Corporations invested in sustainable work practices,
Service suppliers in the global workforce mobility ecosystem who can impact climate change as well as demonstrate/enact the intentions of key SDGs,
Employees who work in global mobility and create opportunities for innovation, efficiency and alignment between commercial outcomes and sustainability goals
Local communities who benefit from new arrivals who thoughtfully engage with their new destinations
Innovation in accommodations, travel, and transportation businesses that do well while doing good
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Maura Carey , VP, Content and Research and ESG Lead