GROWING POTENTIAL At Azzurri, we’re dedicated to cultivating talent. We believe in empowering our team with training, development, and career opportunities that foster con昀椀dence and support long-term growth. Our values are the core of our business. This Prioritising internal talent development year, we’ve conducted culture workshops is a key focus for our Group. We’re and events across the Group to make sure dedicated to achieving our ambitious target everyone understands our ethos, whether of 昀椀lling 70% of our vacancies with our seasoned employees or newcomers. current employees. To support this, we’ve Zizzi has been a frontrunner in creating stable signi昀椀cantly enhanced our training and ‘family trees’ and ‘rivers of talent’, following development programs throughout the a rede昀椀ned company purpose and updated Group. Our e-learning platforms have been values. With a focus on ‘uniting, inspiring, updated to be more interactive and user- Dedicated to investing and ful昀椀lling’, Zizzi has revamped its people friendly, aligning with the evolving learning in our talent and 昀椀lling strategy. This includes engaging team members preferences of our team members. through workshops, re昀椀ning recruitment We have also created opportunities for 70% of vacancies with processes, and aligning them with our ethos. members of marginalised communities. current employees A key strategy has been upskilling Coco Di Mama, for instance, continues its restaurant leaders to cultivate the right partnership with Change Please, a social work environment, aligning with our new enterprise that helps homeless people (or values and purpose. those at high risk) to enter the hospitality industry through barista training. For the Zizzi’s ‘step up programmes’ are tailored to second year running, we hosted a week- help team members advance into new roles, long work placement and subsequently ranging from supervisory to managerial hired ten individuals nominated by Change Invested in positions. We’ve also enhanced our internal Please into permanent roles. management and communication tools, which improving now include tablets for leaders, to streamline our e-learning communications and performance tracking. resources and career pathways SUSTAINABLE DINING REPORT 2023 16