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News and analysis Leader Our mission statement HR magazine is for people-focused, forwardthinking, business leaders who want insight into and examples of businesscontextualised HR in order to develop highperforming organisations. As the leading individually requested magazine for senior HR professionals, we are aspirational, accessible and opinionated. Whether in print, online or face-to- face, we are the hub through which the senior HR community can connect with each other. We promise to always view HR from a business perspective, give access to leaders and leading thinking, and always tell you what you need to know, not what you expect to hear. Editor’s letter T he UK is traditionally not very good at breaking records. Our football team never seems to lift the trophy (other than that one time), our transport links aren’t always on time and our happiness levels…well, we’re very British about them. Yet when Coningsby in Lincolnshire reported temperatures of 40.3 °C on 19 July, it was a record no one cheered for. Why? Because it proved what we all secretly know but try to forget: the earth is getting warmer as a direct consequence of our actions. And not just for the poor polar bears and penguins, but for every creature on this strange planet of ours. This isn’t a lecture on why you should care – if you don’t by now, then there’s nothing a few column inches can do to change your mind. But as HR professionals who deal with people, one of the greatest challenges of the future will be how your people deal with this climate emergency. So it’s time to get ready for this. July’s heatwave proved how challenging working in extreme heat can be. Railroads were shut, buildings set on fire and the roads literally melted. Caring about the environment is no longer just separating your recycling out or remembering to pack a metal water bottle, but a genuine, joined-up approach from all areas of society – including the workplace. The good news is there are things HR can do, as explored on our news analysis feature (page 12-13) which looks at greenwashing by sses and the changes organisations ke to create more environmentally- businesses and the changes organisations can make to create more environmentallyfriendly companies. The better news is that good work is already being done, with HR professionals up and down working tirelessly to better understand how sustainability can be used to drive growth and recovery. Don’t let the sleep-deprived nights and cold showers be for nothing. Use the lessons of the heatwave to create some change in your organisation, before you’re dealing with physical rather than hypothetical firefighting. HR Jo Gallacher Editor, HR magazine More than just a magazine As well as HR magazine in print, you can interact with our various brands online 4 HR July/August 2022 hrmagazine.co.uk

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News and analysis Leader

Our mission statement

HR magazine is for people-focused, forwardthinking, business leaders who want insight into and examples of businesscontextualised HR in order to develop highperforming organisations. As the leading individually requested magazine for senior HR professionals,

we are aspirational,

accessible and opinionated. Whether in print, online or face-to-

face, we are the hub through which the senior

HR community can connect with each other. We promise to always view HR from a business perspective, give access to leaders and leading thinking, and always tell you what you need to know, not what you expect to hear.

Editor’s letter

T he UK is traditionally not very good at breaking records. Our football team never seems to lift the trophy (other than that one time), our transport links aren’t always on time and our happiness levels…well, we’re very British about them.

Yet when Coningsby in Lincolnshire reported temperatures of 40.3 °C on 19 July, it was a record no one cheered for. Why? Because it proved what we all secretly know but try to forget: the earth is getting warmer as a direct consequence of our actions. And not just for the poor polar bears and penguins, but for every creature on this strange planet of ours.

This isn’t a lecture on why you should care – if you don’t by now, then there’s nothing a few column inches can do to change your mind. But as HR professionals who deal with people, one of the greatest challenges of the future will be how your people deal with this climate emergency. So it’s time to get ready for this.

July’s heatwave proved how challenging working in extreme heat can be. Railroads were shut, buildings set on fire and the roads literally melted. Caring about the environment is no longer just separating your recycling out or remembering to pack a metal water bottle, but a genuine, joined-up approach from all areas of society – including the workplace.

The good news is there are things HR can do, as explored on our news analysis feature (page 12-13) which looks at greenwashing by sses and the changes organisations ke to create more environmentally-

businesses and the changes organisations can make to create more environmentallyfriendly companies.

The better news is that good work is already being done, with HR professionals up and down working tirelessly to better understand how sustainability can be used to drive growth and recovery.

Don’t let the sleep-deprived nights and cold showers be for nothing. Use the lessons of the heatwave to create some change in your organisation, before you’re dealing with physical rather than hypothetical firefighting. HR

Jo Gallacher Editor, HR magazine

More than just a magazine As well as HR magazine in print, you can interact with our various brands online

4 HR July/August 2022

hrmagazine.co.uk

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