Back to the office: A moment of change for behaviours and habits
Are you and your team returning to the office full or part time this autumn? Why not use this ‘moment of change’ to embed pro-environmental habits around low-carbon travel, waste reduction and recycling? Why our brain loves habits and routines You may not realise but thinking requires a lot of energy, so our brain tries to minimise it as much as possible. Yes, that’s right! Our brain is wired for shortcuts, which is why it […]
Zero Waste Week Office Challenge
For your zero waste week, why not have some fun in the office and set some challenges to reduce waste.A week long challenge encourages people try things out. At the end of the week you can look at what people are happy to keep working on or developing. First of all what is waste? Well according to the 2008 Waste Framework Directive, Waste means any substance or object which the holder discards, intends […]
Tips for engaging your team in your sustainability policy and strategy?
By Livvy Drake As businesses look to what the future holds and how they remain a ‘sustainable’ and viable business, we are advocating bringing the team into discussions and strategies on what a sustainable future, policy and strategy would look like, for people, planet and profit. By adopting sustainability an organisation is focused on meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. As […]
Employee climate perks the antidote to flight shame
Is flight shame a conversation that is happening in your workplace, or something you are experiencing but with your current holiday allowance you aren’t sure how to address this without advocating “staycations” this year, which you know won’t appeal to everyone? Read on for a solution that has benefits for both employee and employer and some reality checks on overland travel objections, all without the need to guilt-trip anyone. Carbon impact of flights Firstly lets […]