It’s Easy Being Green!
Recruiting and retaining talent is more important than ever before. Many say — and I agree with them — that the companies with the best talent are the companies that are going to win.
I have a recruiting and retention suggestion for you: get your employees involved in eco-friendly activities and use your environmental commitment as a recruiting and retention tool.
Here are a few simple, and inexpensive ways to ‘green-up’ your organization:
- Recycle (duh!)
- Encourage telecommuting to keep cars off the road
- Offer preferred parking for hybrid cars
- Offer preferred parking for motorcycles, bicycles and carpool vehicles
- Eliminate styrofoam
- Use real cutlery, dishware, mugs, napkins, etc., to cut down on paper
- Use paper bags to line your trash cans — or don’t line them at all
- Turn your computer off before leaving the office — every day
- Take advantage of video-conferencing, net meetings and webinars to cut down on travel
- Subscribe to newspapers online rather than having a paper copy delivered
And if you’re an employee and your company isn’t doing these things, suggest them. Small ideas have big pay-offs!
