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Xpan Interactive and Glencore Win Silver for Promoting Lead Safety at Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards
Xpan Interactive Ltd. (Xpan) and Glencore are proud to announce they have been awarded a 2025 Brandon Hall Group Human Capital Management (HCM) Silver award for excellence in the Best Custom Content category. This prestigious recognition celebrates their collaborative effort on the impactful “Promoting Lead Safety at Glencore” campaign. The winners are listed at https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners/
The Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards are a highly respected international competition, recognizing outstanding achievements in corporate, government, and not-for-profit organizations across the globe. Entries are rigorously evaluated by a panel of independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts, and executives. Awards are presented across eight areas: Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Sales Performance, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Future of Work.
”We are proud to have teamed up with Glencore to design a lead safety course that resonated on a personal level with each of its learners.” says Ron Thiele, CEO and Founder of Xpan. “By fostering a deep understanding of lead exposure risks and offering practical, actionable strategies, this program empowered individuals to prioritize their own safety and that of their families, ultimately driving an empathic commitment to safety across all Glencore global sites.”
This Silver-winning entry showcases a comprehensive lead safety course designed to engage, educate, and inspire employees at Glencore facilities regarding critical choices for their own lead safety, and that of their families. The course deployed an integrated approach, utilizing a story-based 2-D video, an interactive scenario-based eLearning course, and a nine-poster series to deliver a consistent and impactful message across multiple learning modalities.
Targeting workers who may have grown complacent about lead exposure risks, the campaign was specifically crafted to speak to both the hearts and minds of its intended audience. It fosters a deep understanding of the serious health risks associated with elevated blood lead levels while reinforcing practical, actionable steps to prevent or reduce exposure. By emphasizing both personal well-being and the safety of loved ones and co-workers, this initiative is designed to drive lasting behavioral change and a renewed commitment to safety protocols.
This lead safety awareness campaign addressed a critical organizational challenge: overcoming complacency around lead exposure and fostering a culture of accountability to lower blood lead levels. The program’s learning objectives ensured workers:
The course was designed to resonate deeply by mirroring real-world challenges and emotions. It engaged learners on a personal level through powerful storytelling, compelling data, and relatable scenarios, appealing to both emotion and logic before guiding them toward necessary behavioral changes.
Feedback from all sites within Glencore has been overwhelmingly positive. Team members are now viewing the material with fresh perspectives, internalizing hazards, and applying lessons in their daily tasks. This transition to interactive training has enhanced worker focus and participation. Here are some reactions:
“It was well presented, informative and easy to follow and a good reminder” – Senior Manager Operational Support Services
“I thought the training was good – reminds us of the hazards we face every day with the lead and highlights the importance of keeping ourselves clean and practicing good housekeeping, etc. It’s good to refresh and remind ourselves of how dangerous lead can really be, as well as to not become complacent with our own hygiene and potentially even take it home” – Maintenance fitter
“Very good presentation, especially the animated video.” – Production.
“Good educational concept.” – Administration.
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 responsibly sourced commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, they produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that enable decarbonization while meeting the energy needs of today. Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. They are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Glencore recognizes their responsibility to contribute to the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Their ambition is to be a net zero total emissions company by 2050.
Find out more at www.glencore.com.
Since 2001, Xpan has helped organizations around the world create training environments where people thrive. The team of learning experts continually produce seamless custom learning solutions that make it easy for organizations to transfer knowledge, empowering learners to develop both the competency to perform and the capacity to grow. From eLearning course design to instructor-led training, mixed reality, immersive and custom applications, Gen AI and LMS course delivery, our deep expertise ensures learners have the tools to continue evolving.
Find out more at www.xpan.ca
