Most of us are familiar with the phrase, “drinking from a fire hose.” Whether you are a production supervisor, accountant or human-resources manager, you’ve faced situations in which you were working as hard as possible to complete a project and experienced a moment when you became overwhelmed and thought there was no way you could keep up or complete the task.
The same feeling holds true for sustainability professionals. It can sometimes feel like you are drinking from a firehose when you try to identify what is meaningful and relevant to your company and its stakeholders. A materiality assessment is a trending tool for those in sustainability who are trying to determine which programs, activities or partnerships their company should be focused on from a sustainability perspective.