Loading ...Some people had asked me before, how to make my business more “Green”? There are numerous articles on the web, and they can be summarized into a few steps.
1. Dedicate personnel/Green team
One of the most important aspect of energy conservation in the workplace is personnel involvement. This is not as simple as one would think. First of all, the personnel would need to have the full support of the entire company – namely, executives, all levels of management, as well as staffs. The support will need to come from political and also financial aspects. Therefore, it is best to form a Green Team that includes personnel from all levels of the company.
2. Develop a Goal
With people in place, it is implied to have a goal. Goal setting is tricky – look at the Coppenhagen Climate Change Accord. As one of the first goal in energy conservation, it is better to make the goal achievable, and also measurable. Some companies try to achieve the impossible – while it’s great, but it’s just like setting goals for weight lost – it makes no sense to lose 100 pounds within 2 weeks.
3.Work out the Plan
With a goal in mind, the plan development will involve setting the right timeline, and inputing the right amount of investments will make the plan right. Certainly use the word ”investment” – this is crucial for creating the business case for the money spent now can be recouped by the cost of energy saved in the next few years.
4. Communicate transparently
The golden “Triple Bottom-Line” rule - where the company, society, and environment benefits from such a green business must be mentioned somehow. The entire company will need to receive any news, provide feed back, and get the Green Team to modify the plan if needed. This may include any additional investments needed, the energy saved (in dollar value). Let the staff know about this, and the society will know. The more transparent the communication is, the more involvement one can receive.
Some resources from the book, The Climate Challenge, 101 Solutions to Global Warming
- Carbon Calculator – http://www.carbonneutral.com/carbon-calculators/
- Workplace Eco-Audit – http://cupe.ca/forms/ecoaudit.php
- Zero Footprint – http://www.zerofootprint.net/
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