GreenApes Sustainability Software Service: Employee Engagement for Eco-innovation

Project Information

ECO - ENGAGE

Grant agreement ID: 674441

DOI

10.3030/674441

Project closed

EC signature date 13 May 2015

Start date 1 June 2015

End date 30 November 2015

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Total cost

€ 71 429,00

EU contribution

€ 50 000,00

Coordinated by

GREENAPES SRL
Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ECO - ENGAGE (GreenApes Sustainability Software Service: Employee Engagement for Eco-innovation)

Reporting period: 2015-06-01 to 2015-11-30

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

The ECO-ENGAGE project aims to provide large organizations with a dedicated social media platform to engage employee in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability initiatives.
The project stems from the recognition that the combination of social media and gamification has the potential to change the dynamics of employee engagement, resulting in the following innovation project objectives:
• Create a win-win situation between the company’s CSR needs, in which the employees are compensated and encouraged to be sustainable;
• Streamline internal sustainable processes and procedures;
• Inform people, organizations, policymakers and the EU community about sustainable activities undertaken by companies.

To achieve the aforementioned outcomes, greenApes will implement the following innovative approaches:
• Integrate social, personal and working world of individuals in a dedicated social media platform, which can benefit employees, employers and lay citizens.
• Empower Individuals to lead the way toward a more sustainable Europe, through employee engagement towards CSR and sustainability;
• Stimulate competition within companies, implementing team achievements, tangible goals and empowering teams and individuals to create new challenges and competitions.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

The work performed during the reporting period aimed at delivering a full feasibility study for the ECO-ENGAGE solution to assess the commercial viability, technical aspects and develop a business plan. In particular the outcomes of the study were:
• Technical assessment analysing the requirements and strategies for passing from the public version to the corporate, e.g. further optimization on interfaces and tools available both for employees and employers;
• Market analysis: defining all potential sectors of application where the GreenApes solution may have a huge impact.
• Business plan: Starting from the “Software as a Service” business model for large industries already developed by greenApes, defining a business model comprising the main different possible scenarios.
• Implementation plan: A preliminary work plan definition and partner search for SME Instrument Phase 2.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

ECO-ENGAGE aims at increasing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in companies, in particular improving their environmental and sustainability impacts. ECO-ENGAGE adopts an innovative approach which focuses on the employee as a person. The main socio-economic impacts are two-fold: on the one hand increased CSR will have direct environmental impacts, especially when applied to large companies (the main segment for ECO-ENGAGE); on the other hand employee engagement will improve their well-being and work-life as well as overall company wealth.

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