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Mapping the current social sustainability practices of the European manufacturing landscape
A survey among European production companies was carried out to map the level of
understanding and action regarding social sustainability practices. In order to
determine whether sufficient measures are in place to tackle upcoming demographic
challenges, the study explored topics of labour practices, human capital
development, job design, work-life balance, talent management, employee turnover ,
satisfaction management and stakeholder and community practices. The results
indicate that although many companies report having a strategy in place for social
sustainability, current practices appear to only address the fundamental hygiene
factors of the workplace rather than focusing strategically on combating
demographics challenges