<< Background >>According to the EU Regulation on establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality (COM(2020) 80 final), “Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective”. The digital transformation of working methods is a phenomenon that has been going around since years, but the Covid-19 crisis has accelerated it considerably. Some organisations, both private and public, believe that they have gained up to 10-15 years in this area in the last few months compared to the 'normal time'. Those changes are not only faster. They have also taken new orientations following the health crisis. Companies, for example, have announced that teleworking has started to become the 'the norm', not the 'exception'. More reasonably, the vast majority of organisations now seem to be moving towards a hybrid form mixing face-to-face and remote work, with middle ways still to be defined, and using more flexible work forces.The hypothesis of this project is that it is possible and desirable to guide these new middle ways (balances) by integrating the sustainability component, to contribute in achieving the ambition of Climate Neutrality change set by the EU for 2050. New digital solutions can support the move towards this direction.HR directors and HR managers have not been at the forefront in tackling environmental challenges related to the everyday ways of working (WoW). Within organisations, whether they are in the public or private sphere, this challenge should be taken on by the leadership, including HR directors and HR managers, by empowering them about the issue and subsequently putting them in the driver seat in tackling the environmental challenges in their area of operation and contributing thereby to the “Planet” bottom line.<< Objectives >>NWoW4Net-Zero project aims to position HR leaders as key actors in contributing to the ‘Planet' bottom line, by giving them concrete levers for action to drive the transition in their field of intervention: the new ways of working (NWoW). This innovative approach connects the evolution in working methods and human resources management to the objective of carbon neutrality, by integrating the contributions of digital technology and clean mobility.The project NWoW4Net-Zero goal is to leverage the new ways of working, workplaces, and organisations resulting from increased use of digital solutions as a way to contribute to the EU carbon-neutrality ambition, through a « tool-box » and a training dedicated to HR Managers and Professionals.The concrete objectives of the project are to: - Highlight the impact that work organisations and ways of working can have on carbon neutrality; - Draw good practices in place in companies from inspiring tools and devices to deploy new work organisations moving towards Sustainable development; - Develop three specific toolkits outlining HR practices for workplace transformation taking into account the ambition of Climate Neutrality, and describing available tools to increase the competencies of HR managers to incorporate changes in their organisations; - Develop training path for training and upskilling HR Managers on how to activate the levers by which the methods and work can benefit from the increased use of digital solutions and can contribute to the ambition of EU climate neutrality; - Develop methodology and training for impact analysis of the knowledge of the NWoW on companies, the community and the environment; and - Develop an interactive and lucid platform for sharing knowledge, tools, methodologies about the topic; and - Inspire/encourage higher and adult-education institutions to adapt their HR Management programs towards sustainable digitalisation and digital skills development<< Implementation >>For reaching these objectives, the partnership of project NWoW4Net-Zero made out of 2 think-and-do centers, one University, one European network of HR professionals, and one research center, foresees 4 project results; 4 transnational project meetings, one Learning and Training Activity, 4 Multiplier events and 1 International conference.<< Results >>NWoW4Net-Zero project has 4 project results.NWoW4Net-Zero toolkits - three toolkits covering: •Hybrid work : what forms of hybridity exist between ‘office-based work’ and ‘remote working’ can best contribute to a positive environmental impact, and under which conditions, while taking into account - for instance - gender/ diversity dimensions and work-life balance aspects? •Work-related mobility : what work methodologies and what digital solutions can contribute to reducing travel and positively impacting carbon footprint? •Sustainable digital : how can organisations reduce carbon footprint through more efficient use of digital technologies at work and in remote work, taking into account - as much as possible - the carbon footprint of data and technology use?NWoW4Net-Zero methodology and training paths for customised learning experience to the needs of the individual learners and his/her oranisation;NWoW4Net-Zero impact tool - impact methodology and user guide and templates for learning how to approach the quantification of the impact of NWoW practices on the NWoW4Net-Zero e-learning platfrom to provide open access to project results (toolkits, mapping, training paths and impact tool) and an interactive environment in which users can easily learn and get information and knowledge about the New Ways of Working and how they can be introduced in organisations through the HR position.