Is your company green...enough?

Is your company Green, or talking about it?

Your company may not have a lot of "Go Green" initiatives today, but chances are, in the very near future this topic will be discussed in many conference rooms of many companies across the US & the planet. Companies large and small can do their part to be a more-friendly user of natural resources. Afterall, no one expects any company to be able to effectively have a zero-carbon footprint. All businesses use some kind of resources. Limiting what you use, is the answer.

All companies could, at least:

• Limit wasted paper at copy/fax machines;


• Use recycled copier/printer paper;


• Recycle everything your municipality will take, just like most of us do at home.


• Install motion sensors on light switches in restrooms and closets;


• Install compact florescent bulbs;


• Turn off computers, monitors, copiers, & printers after business hours.

I would like to add the amounts of money a company could save by implementing some of these practices, but you get the idea. Maybe in a future post I will pull together some numbers to drive the point even further.

Larger companies could:

• Allow employees who live further away to telecommute a few days per week;


• Buy hybrid vehicles for employees, such as the Toyota Prius, or other alternative fuel vehicle.


• Use video conferencing occassionally instead of air travel.

What else could you, and I, and our employers do to lessen the impact we have on our environment?