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THE THINK TANK
Top Controllable Barriers & How to Mitigate or Eliminate Them
CLEARLY ARTICULATING THE 'WHY'
The first barrier identified was the issue of clearly articulating the story of why and how the university is
participating in sustainability efforts. To accomplish the goal of clearly articulating why and how CSR and
sustainability are being practiced in the organization, it is vital that a specific individual in that dining
program " owns " the sustainability program. That individual should be tasked with clearly, succinctly, and
cogently defining sustainability. In the think tank and online, various definitions of what sustainability is are
provided. Thus, there is room for confusion and misunderstanding surrounding the term. Accordingly, it is
important to establish the definition. Once that takes place, then it is important to set SMART goals so that
implementation and execution of sustainability efforts may be achieved. It was also noted that some goals
may not be attainable. For example, there are some cities in which recycling plants are not yet up and
running. Thus, finding feasible alternatives to those efforts was strongly encouraged.
Another common theme that emerged was the notion of communication and storytelling. It is important to
identify ways to talk about how you are advancing your sustainability efforts, in addition to finding ways to
influence peer-to-peer communication, without making it feel like you are forcing or pressuring the issue.
To that end, it was emphasized that both the employees and the customers require continuing education on
this important topic. To accomplish this, digital and static signage may be used to communicate the
sustainability efforts and story. Ultimately, it is important to tell and retell the story, while making the needed
additions to the story as they arise.
Lastly, sustainability is a complex topic, comprised of myriad other complex smaller topics. Thus, it is
important, now and in the future, to find ways to simplify the issues at hand. Provide information in easy-tounderstand
sound bites that get to the heart of the issue. Make sure that each portion of the complex topic
(e.g., recycling, reusable provisions, local sourcing, green efforts, etc.) has its own simple storyline and is
explained clearly and independently of the whole story.
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