Governance Guardian, Employee Voice Champion, and Communicator roles
FREE01 – HR & Sustainability
This CIPD Level 0 video explores three critical roles within HR and sustainability through the FREE01 unit, specifically addressing assessment criteria AC 2.1. The video examines how people professionals function as governance guardians, ensuring compliance and ethical standards; as employee voice champions, amplifying workforce perspectives in sustainability initiatives; and as communicators, translating complex sustainability goals into organisational action. By understanding these interconnected roles, learners will develop the capability to explain how people professionals actively support and embed sustainability goals throughout their organisation.
Assessment Criteria 2.1
Explain the role of the people professional in supporting sustainability goals.
Indicative Content
Roles to include: adviser/consultant; change agent; culture and behaviour influencer; governance and compliance guardian; employee voice champion; communicator; critical friend.
What You'll Learn
Video covering: Governance Guardian, Employee Voice Champion, and Communicator roles
About FREE01 – HR & Sustainability
To develop learners’ understanding of sustainability as a people issue and the role people professionals play in embedding sustainable, ethical and responsible working practices.
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