Randstad has announced that it has become the first HR services provider to join the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

The council is a global, CEO-led organisation of more than 200 businesses working together to “accelerate the transition to a sustainable world.”

Randstad’s CEO Jacques van den Broek commented, “We are excited to join WBCSD and look forward to exploring innovative sustainable development solutions together, especially with regard to the future of work. In our commitment to working towards a sustainable and inclusive future, we continuously seek new ways to effectively shape the world of work for organizations to be competitive, agile and adaptable. Working collaboratively with WBCSD and its members, we are confident this can be achieved.”

WBCSD President and CEO Peter Bakker, also commented, “The ongoing evolution of how we work, and its wider social, economic and political implications, has moved further and further towards the forefront of sustainability.”

“Business must take a proactive approach to managing this trend, collaborating closely with workers, government and other key stakeholders. WBCSD is leading this collaboration through a new project, The Future of Work, which we are currently scoping. I am delighted that Randstad has agreed to take a leading role in this new project, for which the engagement of HR services providers is essential,” Bakker said.

Randstad’s stated aim of touching 500 million people’s work lives by 2030 demonstrates the ambition that business will need to get ahead of this curve and guide its next steps,” Bakker said. “I am excited to work closely with Jacques and his team to scale up business leadership in this area.”

The staffing firm will become WBCSD’s 86^th member company that is headquartered in Europe, and its 15^th with headquarters in the Netherlands. However it is the first member-company in the HR sector.

Randstad ranks second on Staffing Industry Analysts’ list of world’s largest staffing firms.