Don’t Just Wear It—Become Green

March 12, 2008

 

Among the characteristics that distinguish today’s T-Ball Generation employees from their predecessors is an expectation that today’s workplace will be green.  In fact, at the end of last summer, one of my law firm recruiting contacts reported that the only complaint their class of summer associates consistently raised related to the absence of recycling bins in each and every office.
 
If you and your organization are looking for ways to transform your office into an environmentally friendly environment, grab Greening Your Office, by Jon Clift and Amanda Cutherbert.  This fast read, A - Z guide provides a plethora of easy to implement green recommendations.  I was surprised to read that, “On average, flying contributes about 10 times as much carbon dioxide to the atmosphere as a similar journey by train.”  This fact, combined with the overwhelming inconvenience of security checks at airports, has convinced me to foreswear the US Air or Delta Shuttle when traveling up and down the East coast.  To the extent I am able, I’ll gladly switch to train travel.
 
By the way, don’t tell yourself that this greening of the workplace is a mere passing fad.  In the past week, I’ve read news reports that plastic water bottles will soon be banned from London’s 10 Downing Street.  I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see the return of water pitchers and coolers to many office suites in the very near future.
 
In fact, I believe many employers can, and will, find a way to transform their office greening efforts into a major recruiting tool.  Start going green now and you may grow your best workforce yet.  

 




 



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