Making Sustainability Work

How do you lead your team and bring together people, profit and planet?

For the last 15 years, DRPG have been at the forefront of sustainability within their sector and it is at the heart of his leadership. Involving the team, suppliers, clients and the community to create a positive outcome. DRPG were the first agency globally to gain the international standards ISO14001 and ISO20121 and have been able to help shape the 20121 standard to make it tangible and real.

Sustainability covers a range of issues which every business should be involved with. Sustainability is much more than just the environment. The session will look at the Triple Bottom Line and how we combine People, Profit and Planet in equal measures to play our part in creating a sustainable future and eithical leadership.

The presentation shared many of DRPG’s actions and initiatives, and how we have developed a CSR Charter which links and supports the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals.

The session looked at practical, tangible actions which can be implemented immediately and, in many cases, is simply common sense, such as:

The importance of being a purpose driven organisation to attract the best people and customers
How can we monitor and control the supply chain?
Our commitment to sourcing locally
Waste control – achieving zero to land fill
Raw material sourcing responsibly
Re-using and re-purposing
Power usages and reduction
Involving and supporting the community in our event programme planning
Encouraging new talent into our industry
The potential downside to offsetting

Part of the session was interactive, asking delegates to develop their own ideas, with the plan to leave the session with an action plan.

Following the session there was an opportunities for a studio tour and lunch.

DRPG is recognised as one of the creative communication agencies in the UK. The DRPG Team comprises of over 400 specialists across four locations in Worcestershire, London, Windsor, USA, and Germany. The company works globally offering a range of communication solutions, from creative development, video, live events, digital, design, exhibition and print.

Dale is passionate about sustainability, nurturing new talent and putting his people first. DRPG was voted 16th Best Place to work in the UK in the prestigious Sunday Times best 100 companies list in 2020 and was awarded the Investors in People Platinum status in 2021. In 2015 he was presented with the events industry personality of the year and in 2016 honoured with a fellowship award for services to Communication, presented in the House of Lords. The work created by DRPG has earned countless awards, to include twice receiving the presitioug Queens Award.

Dale also shared with us lessons learnt over the years, what has worked and what has not worked, how they achieved Investors in people Platinum status, been ranked in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work for a number of years, last year making 16th place and how he manages huge growth across counties and countries, remote working, communication and keeps a motivated, inspired team that love the company and don’t leave!

C2S Leadership Month talking Sustainability – People, Planet and Profit with Dale Parmenter, CEO DRPG