going green in the workplace

GOING GREEN AT THE OFFICEPresented By: Tara Anderson, Amanda Brings, Regina Caasi, Aaron Cannistraci, and Melissa

Cleland

Presented By: Tara Anderson, Amanda Brings, Regina Caasi, Aaron Cannistraci, and Melissa

Cleland

Overview Overview

• The Problem • Personal Response• Corporate Response• Commuting• Social Action

• 12 foot wall of paper from LA to NY

• 500 disposable cups per year per person

• 400 billion photocopies a year

• 21 million tons of paper per year

The Problem is The Problem is YourYour Problem Problem

What does one ton of paper from recycled pulp save?

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One ton of paper from recycled pulp saves

17 trees

3 cubic yards of landfill space

7,000 gallons of water 4,200 kilowatt hours

(enough to heat your home for half year)

390 gallons of oil prevents 60 pounds of

air pollutants

The World is in

YOUR Hands

Your Personal ResponseYour Personal Response what you can do…

Eliminate WasteEliminate Waste

• Go Natural• Reduce Packaging• Avoid Disposable Items • Walk to Lunch

Maximize UseMaximize Use

• Need vs. Want• Share

When the Time Comes....When the Time Comes....

Your Corporate ResponseYour Corporate Responsereduce your companies’ global footprintreduce your companies’ global footprint

Buy Recycled Paper Buy Recycled Paper

Office MaxOffice Max

All offer recycled paper options!

EnergyEnergy StarStar

Energy star products are 1/3 more efficient

Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent and LED bulbs.

“Shut down” computers at the end of each day rather than using the “stand-by” setting which continues to draw power.

Power off or unplug printers, scanners, and other peripheral equipment when they’re not used.

Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent and LED bulbs.

“Shut down” computers at the end of each day rather than using the “stand-by” setting which continues to draw power.

Power off or unplug printers, scanners, and other peripheral equipment when they’re not used.

EnergyEnergy StarStar

Energy star products are 1/3 more efficient

Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent and LED bulbs.

“Shut down” computers at the end of each day rather than using the “stand-by” setting which continues to draw power.

Power off or unplug printers, scanners, and other peripheral equipment when they’re not used.

EnergyEnergy StarStar

Energy star products are 1/3 more efficient

Implementing a Sustainable Transportation Plan

Commuting To & From WorkCommuting To & From Work

60% of Carbon Monoxide and 30% of Nitrogen Oxide emissions that find their way into the atmosphere can be traced to

the use of motor vehicles

About 100 million gallons of fuel are wasted every year in an average large urban area of the United

States as a result of traffic congestion

Businesses and Organizationsare in a unique position to address the problems of motor vehicle use through the promotion of a more

sustainable transportation plan

Provide Transit Subsidies

Encourage

Carpools and

Vanpools

Use Parking

as Leverage

Support Bicyclists

Promote Telecommuting and Flexible Scheduling

“I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.“ ~ Bob Dylan

Promoting Social Responsibility and Promoting Social Responsibility and Community AwarenessCommunity Awareness

““Green Living?”Green Living?”Green living is an attempt to carry out your life in an eco-friendly, environmentally responsible manner, an attempt to minimize the size of your ecological footprint. Source: Green Living Guide

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• Organize a “Community Clean-Up.”• Incorporate green living at home as well as

the office.• Recycle. Recycle. Recycle.• Revise your company mission statement to

include a “green living” commitment.• Become a sponsor for a “green” event

How You Can Help...

You CAN do it!

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www.greenerlivingguide.com/index.php

www.greenliving.com

www.thegreenguide.com

Additional Resources:

CISCO DID IT

YOUR COMPANY CAN TOO