1st July 2007

Green Executives: Sustainable Office Possible? 1 reply

Can Executives Be Green & Create the Sustainable Office?

At Bizresearch, we reduce, recycle and reuse when possible.  The biggest opportunity is paper reduction, waste reduction, recycling, bottled water, air conditioning and lighting.  Does your AC run when you’re not there?  If it does, can you schedule the office to be warmer when you’re not there, just enough to keep computers and equipment cool enough to operate safely?

Do you have recycling bins in place?  Do you use both sides of your paper?  Encourage double-sided printing and reuse paper when possible.  

I also fly a lot, which is another concern - you’ve probably heard about airplanes and con-trails.  I need to do a separate post on that topic - and will try to do so in the coming month.    Do you really need to do that meeting in person, across-country?  Can a teleconference suffice?  I have alot of frequent flyer miles, on American Airlines.  I love the frequent flyer program, which is also contributing to global warming in its own way.  We love to fly to get the mileage, and to get the gold, platinum status.  I’ve finally achieved gold and wish I could get platinum.  But that’s a status issue and hardly something for environmentalists to be proud of.  I’m guilty as charged. 

So, it’s interesting to get a newsletter dedicated to the sustainable office by Regus, which has come to me as a result of my American Airlines exec gold status.  But it’s got some interesting research you might enjoy.  And, as executives are typically leaders in some way, in their respective offices, it’s up to us to lead our employees to a better, sustainable, office.  Not only that - we should encourage others to do the same, including our property managers, mayors, and chamber execs.

One Response to “Green Executives: Sustainable Office Possible?”

  1. Bill says:
    July 3rd, 2007 at 9:30 am

    Another way to save energy, money and the environment is by using Verdiem’s SURVEYOR software. It is a comprehensive power-management solution for networked PCs, that enables IT administrators to reduce energy consumption by an average of 250 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per PC annually, saving an average of $20 to $40 per PC, simply by moving PCs into lower power settings when not in use. SURVEYOR has the ability to measure and verify on a daily, monthly, and annual basis the energy and monetary savings. Most organizations see a pay back within 6 to 18 months and reduce their energy cost, and carbon footprint significantly every year.

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