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**Does the entity have an employee engagement program?**
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## Assessment Instructions
Intent: What is the purpose of this indicator?
This indicator intends to assess the existence, scope, and reach of the entity’s employee engagement program. Effective employee engagement programs are often critical in preventing or addressing controversy that may create regulatory risks, legal liabilities, or undermine the entity’s social license to operate, and maximizing opportunities for creating shared value.
Input: How do I complete this indicator?
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Instructions apply to first-year fund participants or funds that materially changed their management practices since last year's assessment.
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**Select Yes or No:** If selecting 'Yes', select applicable sub-options.
**Elements of employee program:** Select the elements that apply to the program. It is possible to report using the ‘Other’ answer option. Ensure that the ‘Other’ answer provided is not a duplicate or subset of another option.
### Terminology
**Action plan**
> An action plan has three major elements (1) Specific tasks: what will be done and by whom; (2) Time horizon: when will it be done; (3) Resource allocation: what specific funds are available for specific activities.
**Engagement plan**
> An engagement plan is the action plan for engagement.
**Employee(s)**
> Someone who works directly for the asset and receives compensation in the form of an hourly wage or annual salary for their work. This can be both onsite or offsite (such as in an administration office). Employers typically have to pay specific benefits such as contributions to pensions or taxes for employees. Employees may be either full time or part time and may operate on a short term contract.
**Focus groups**
> Working groups established to, in this context, focus on improving stakeholder engagement/satisfaction.
**Implementation**
> The process of putting the engagement strategy and action plan into effect, i.e. execution.
**Planning and preparation for engagement**
> Formal process where the entity outlines the stakeholder engagement plan and strategy.
**Program review and evaluation**
> Regular assessment of the state of the implemented program to determine whether or not it is successful in improving employee satisfaction/engagement.
**Senior Management Team**
> A team of individuals who have the day-to-day responsibility of managing the entity. Senior management are sometimes referred to, within corporations, as executive management, executive leadership team, top management, upper management, higher management, or simply seniors.
Validation: What evidence is required?
No evidence required. Only the 'Other' answer is manually validated.
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#### **Other Answer**
State measures/activities that were part of the employee engagement program. It is possible to report multiple ‘Other’ answers. Add a program element that applies to the entity but is not already listed. Ensure that the ‘Other’ answer provided is not a duplicate or subset of another option. Any accepted ‘Other’ answers will be awarded fractional points.
Validation Basics
## Scoring
**Does the entity have an employee engagement program?**
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Scoring: How does GRESB score this indicator?
The scoring of this indicator is equal to the fraction assigned to the selected option, multiplied by the total score of the indicator.
#### **Other Answer**
The 'Other' answer is manually validated and assigned a score which is used as a multiplying factor, as per the table below:
| Validation status | Score |
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| Accepted | 1/1 |
| Not Accepted | 0 |
| Duplicate | 0 |
Scoring Basics
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