How HR & OD Can Save the Planet | Dr.Tara Shine, Change by Degrees | OrgDev Podcast #53

How do we make our organisations sustainable? What is the role of HR, OD or Learning and Development in achieving this. Our esteemed guest Dr Tara believes the 'people' people of the business - HR, OD, Talent, L&D - have a critical role to play in saving the planet.
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Dr Tara Shine is a globally recognised sustainability expert, public speaker, and author, with a career spanning over two decades in climate change negotiation and environmental policy. She is the CEO and co-founder of Change by Degrees, a sustainability skills platform designed to empower individuals and organisations to make sustainability their superpower.
Named Sustainable Business Leader of the Year 2024, Tara has advised governments and world leaders on climate change, climate justice, and sustainable development. She previously served as Special Adviser to the Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate Justice and The Elders.
Tara is Chairperson of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), a Non-Executive Director at Enterprise Ireland, and was a member of the faculty for Homeward Bound, a global leadership initiative for women in science. She is also the author of How to Save Your Planet One Object At a Time (Simon & Schuster, 2020) and has presented for the BBC, including the 2020 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures.
Recently appointed as co-facilitator of the Structured Expert Dialogue of the Second Periodic Review under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Tara continues to be at the forefront of global efforts to address climate challenges.
Tara brings an engaging, solutions-focused perspective to sustainability, making her a sought-after speaker and adviser for businesses and policymakers worldwide.
Hosts:
Garin Rouch Chartered FCIPD:
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Garin is an award-winning Organisation Development and Design consultant with over 19 years’ experience. He has supported leading organisations in London, Asia Pacific, Middle East, India and Sydney in achieving their strategic objectives. He has experience working with companies of all different sizes and sectors including Legal & General, BNP Paribas and Citigroup. Garin is Chair of the CIPD London Organisation Development, Design, Culture & Transformation Group, Chair of CIPD Culture and Transformation Senior Stakeholders Group and Co-Chair of CIPD Central London. In these roles he delivers regular events that support the development of the OD&D and HR profession. Garin is a regular speaker and writer on Organization Development.
Garin is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and his qualifications include an MSc in Systemic Leadership and Organisational Development and a BA (Hons) in Business from Northumbria University.
Dani Bacon:
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Dani is an experienced people and organisational development professional having worked as Director of People at Investors in People and led multi-disciplinary business services functions including People and HR, governance and risk and technology in both the not-for-profit and public sectors. She has an MBA from Durham University and has completed the Organisation Development Practitioners Programme at Roffey Park.
Dani works with leaders to take a more people-centric approach to organisational effectiveness and growth delivering transformational people and organisational effectiveness programmes. She works with leaders to develop strategies and create the conditions, culture, structures, and processes that unleash the potential of their people to achieve great things. Dani is TrainingZone's OD Columnist.
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