Social Purpose Departments Checklist is designed to help companies embed their social purpose across all business units, functions, and departments. As social purpose impacts all areas of the business, including governance, culture, strategy and operations, it is important that social purpose companies consider how existing roles and responsibilities need to be adapted to bring the purpose to life. Social Purpose Departments Checklist is a tool to help companies with this task.
Social Purpose Departments Checklist is a thought starter for business leaders as they consider these new responsibilities and job descriptions. It covers:
- VP/Director of Finance
- VP/Director of Strategic Planning
- VP/Director of Risk
- VP/Director of Human Resources
- VP/Director of Marketing/Sales
- VP/Director of Operations
- VP/Director Legal Affairs and Compliance
- VP/Director of Information Technology
- VP/Director of Product Development
- VP/Director of Corporate Affairs
- VP/Director of Supply Chain
- VP/Director of Investor Relations
- VP/Director of Governance
- VP/Director of ESG and Community Investment
- VP/Director of Social Purpose
Companies beginning their social purpose journey can use these sample responsibilities found in the Social Purpose Departments Checklist to plan transitions over several years. Some social purpose responsibilities may be assigned to existing team members such as sustainability leaders in the early years of integration.
The Social Purpose Departments Checklist can be used as a framework to identify which social purpose roles and responsibilities are most relevant to your organization, helping to guide strategic planning and ensure that social purpose is effectively integrated in every function.
Department leaders can use this Social Purpose Departments Checklist to facilitate conversations, update job descriptions, enhance training programs, and explore innovation opportunities.
