April 2022

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Long-serving CEOs, the Great Resignation, and the truth about female leaders

In this month’s myGrapevine magazine leadership round up, we take a look at the effect that the ‘Great Resignation’ is having on the C-Suite, how companies that are led by women are outperforming those led by men...

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Sophie Parrott

Online Editor

The ‘sustainability & purpose’ issue

Increasingly, employees are looking for more than just a job that lines their pockets with cash at the end of each month; they want to work for companies that engage in sustainable practices and are actively seeking to be a force for good. This is backed by statistics: in a poll of 1,500 employees carried out by Businesswaste.co.uk, over two-thirds (67%) demand that we become more sustainable, while OfficeTeams data found that employees would actually leave their current role to find an organisation with a higher purpose or stronger mission (12%). With these issues increasingly topping the employee wish list, it is crucial for employers to consider how they can get better.

This is why sustainability and purpose are the key topics that this issue speaks to. To explore what firms are doing in this area and how employers can get better, in this issue of myGrapevine magazine we asked our advisory board experts what role HR plays in supporting CSR and sustainability, and interviewed the Head of Communications at AkzoNobel UK & Ireland to find out how sustainability can tie into employee purpose. For this month’s cover feature interview, we interviewed P&G’s VP of HR for Northern Europe to find out how employees help advance the firm’s commitment to the environment and equality.

As ever, we hope that you find the content in this issue useful and informative!

Featuring expert opinions from

Arti Kashyap-Aynsley

Global Head of Health and Wellbeing, Ocado Group

Carol Frost

CPO, Metro Bank

Dawn Moore

Group People and Communications Director, Murphy

Amir Kabel

Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Burberry

Jeanette Wheeler

Chief HR Officer, MHR International Ltd

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Long-serving CEOs, the Great Resignation, and the truth about female leaders

Employee wellbeing mistakes every company makes

Naleena Gururani, Chief People Officer, Hyperoptic

Mental Health | Get that natural feeling

How can sustainability tie into employee purpose?

The importance of HCM analytics for competitive advantage

Clare Radford, Head of Talent & Performance, Greene King

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A look at company purpose with Lily's Kitchen

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In This Issue

The ‘sustainability & purpose’ issue

Arti Kashyap-Aynsley

Global Head of Health and Wellbeing, Ocado Group

Carol Frost

CPO, Metro Bank

Dawn Moore

Group People and Communications Director, Murphy

Amir Kabel

Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Burberry

Jeanette Wheeler

Chief HR Officer, MHR International Ltd

P&G's people-driven approach to a sustainable future

What role does HR play in supporting CSR and sustainability?

A look at company purpose with Lily's Kitchen

Long-serving CEOs, the Great Resignation, and the truth about female leaders

Naleena Gururani, Chief People Officer, Hyperoptic

How can sustainability tie into employee purpose?

Clare Radford, Head of Talent & Performance, Greene King

P&G's people-driven approach to a sustainable future

Prioritise people across your value chain

Using technology to redefine your Employee Value Proposition & employee experience

Measuring the effectiveness of wellbeing plans

Employee wellbeing mistakes every company makes

Mental Health | Get that natural feeling

The importance of HCM analytics for competitive advantage

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