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One Planet Employee Engagement One Planet Employee Engagement ProgramProgram

Business Innovation Fair, October 11, 2012

Michelle Finchum

Education and Outreach Coordinator

Fort Collins Utilities

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What is employee engagement?What is employee engagement?

• Employee engagement is the emotional commitment the employee has to the organization and its goals.

Engaged employees actually care about their work and their company. They don’t work just for a paycheck but work on behalf of the organization’s goals.

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2012 Utilities Goals2012 Utilities Goals

Create a Culture of Sustainability:

Develop and implement a culture of sustainability by encouraging and supporting employee participation in the 21st Century Utilities Initiative.

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• Increase employee education and awareness

• Inspire employees to embrace sustainability

• Reward employees and Celebrate positive change

• Create a highly informed work force

• Embrace the 21st Century Initiative / World Class City

Purpose of One PlanetPurpose of One Planet

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One Planet is an employee engagement One Planet is an employee engagement program to inspire the people in our workforce program to inspire the people in our workforce to embrace the three pillars of sustainability.to embrace the three pillars of sustainability.

• 3 years• Ambassadors• Committees• Support• Communication strategies• Fixed Timeline (June – September)

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2012 Objectives2012 Objectives

• Increased participation in One Planet.• Close information/communication barrier.• Recognize co-worker volunteer time and efforts.• Strengthen understanding of Utilities core

business practices• Strengthen understanding of sustainability• Strengthen co-worker relationships.• Increase support for future programs.

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• Identify barriers and benefits• Develop strategy• Customize communications/programs• Implement• Monitor/adapt• Prompts• Celebrate/Reward Success• Evaluate

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ResultsResults• 50% participated to learn, have fun, interested in

sustainability • 68 opportunities, 30+ core-business learning• Most popular = Rawhide, Michigan Ditch, Dept of

Wildlife, CO Big Thompson & New Belgium• 192 signed up (goal 200) 94% (181) completed• 1/3 new participants• 42 Ambassadors• 76% felt supported/very supported to participate

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