This afternoon our Vice President at Career Edge Organization, Donna Smith, sent out a fun but serious call to action to all staff:
Since today is Earth Day, this is a great opportunity to think about how we can each contribute to making this a cleaner, greener planet.
Here is my challenge to each of you…
Please propose one idea easy to implement idea that will make our offices greener. I just know this creative team will come up with some fabulous ideas.
Donna’s promise? Starting today, she will only bring her early morning tea into the office in a reusable travel mug.
The rest of the staff quickly chimed in:
“Carrying a shopping bag with us all the time, so that we don’t use plastic bags!!” – Rima
“Order environmentally responsible office supplies…recycled paper clips anyone?” – Sydney
“How about keeping a stash of scrap paper for taking notes instead of using new paper every time” – Paula
“We can recycle our broken or old electronic devices by taking them to stores like Best Buy or Staples” – Ramtin
“If you take electronic devices to the green living show on the weekend you get in for free!” – Rory
“We can start using stairs instead of the elevator. (Yes, applies in my case too!)” – Rizwan
“Support our local farmers market, for example the one at Metro Hall (in Toronto)” – Janice
“Save trees by printing less – instead, save important emails and documents in electronic files for future use.” – Michelle
Talk to us! What does your workplace do to make the world a “greener, cleaner” place? How did your organization acknowledge Earth Day?