Recommendations: Sydney Consultation Workshop
Posted on: 11 February, 2010
The Sydney consultation workshop was held on 24th November in partnership with Banarra and Net Balance. The consultation was a full day event. The first half of the day involved a discussion on the purpose and nature of stakeholder engagement in general. The second half of the day gave the 20+ participants the opportunity to comment on the first draft of the revised standard.
Some of the suggestions from the discussions revolving around the structure of the new standard, were that overall the new standard should:
- Be more strategic, usable, universal, accessible and inclusive, as well as clear, simple,
- pragmatic and easy to engage with. It also needs to use a common language;
- Adopt a case study approach for sharing best practice;
- Provide guidance on how to perform stakeholder engagements and guidance on stakeholder engagement frameworks;
- Provide education on engaging with stakeholders;
- Incorporate peer review; and
- Make a business case for stakeholder engagement outlining the drivers for stakeholder
engagement.
When participants were asked whether there are currently any gaps in the market the AA1000SES should try and fill, the responses included:
- There was a question around whether there is indeed a gap in the market;
- Internal stakeholder engagement guidance;
- Clear methodology that is simple and easy to follow;
- Explaining the value of stakeholder engagement;
- Provide examples through case studies;
- Embedding stakeholder engagement into existing process and management responsibilities; and
- Education as a part of improving stakeholder engagement practice.
Read the full summary of recommendations here: AA1000SES_Sydney_Consultation_Workshop_Outcomes.pdf
