Offices are increasingly being transformed into modern green and sustainable offices. Lush green horizontal office forests, fair trade coffee and furniture made of sustainable or recycled materials. These are just a few of the initiatives that modern companies take when they want to make their business or office more sustainable. Sustainability in businesses if becoming increasingly important, both for the environment and the people who work in the office.
This more sustainable way is not only good for our future, but also necessary. Soon for example, cups and plastics will be banned from the office. Emphasizing that people are getting serious about sustainability in the office and that they are willing to speed up the process. More and more companies have a strategic sustainability plan to help them achieve their future goals. A strategic sustainability plan consists of measurable objectives and associated action plans to achieve sustainability within the company.
Having a hard time knowing where to start with going green? With these tips you can convert any office into a green office.
5 tips for a sustainable office
1: Start outside the office
2: Create your own office forest
There are a lot of plants that are fit for the office and have purifying effects. It is advised to do some research first when you’re going green. Since some plants need a lot of sunlight and not all offices are suited for this. Just google ‘office plants’ and you will see a lot of plant options that are good for your climate and have probably not to much tending needed.
Offices with plants in it have a:
- Decrease in respiratory problems by 43%
- Decrease in asthmatic complaints by 9%
- Decrease in lung disease in office workers by 12%
- Decrease in eye irritation by as much as 52%
3: Say goodbye to plastics and cans
4: Sustainable or secondhand furniture
5:Fair trade coffee and tea
Coffee is the core of many offices. And we understand this. There is no such thing as the smell of a fresh cup of coffee when you enter the office and open your laptop. Because people tend to drink a lot of coffee (an average of 4,2 cups a day!), this is also a good place to start looking for fair trade products. Fair trade coffee is certified as having been produced to fair trade standards and met certain sustainability and labor standards. Fair trade coffee supports a better life for farming families, enhanced community development and environmental stewardship.Why go green?
