by Dfleischer | Aug 16, 2017 | Best Practices and Tools, Employee Engagement & Green Teams, Sustainability, Tips
Employee engagement programs and Web-based tools can increase adoption of green practices and make sustainability more visible and actionable. If you have strategic sustainability goals, the following simple tips can help align employee actions to support your...
by Head Green Guru | Aug 16, 2017 | Best Practices and Tools, Employee Engagement & Green Teams, Green Trends, Sustainability
It only takes one glance at the news to remind us that we are living in crazy, uncertain times. We are all being barraged with emails, articles, and social media, ranging from catastrophizing to grieving to calls for political action. Yet spiritual teachers are...
by Head Green Guru | Jun 15, 2017 | Best Practices and Tools, Communications and Sustainability Reporting, Sustainability, Tips
I think my past year of participating in Toastmasters has impacted how I evaluate a speech. After attending a recent conference, I left feeling a tad frustrated and disappointed. Before your next presentation, consider these three tips for how to make a bigger impact:...
by Head Green Guru | Jun 9, 2017 | Best Practices and Tools, Green Universities, Health Care
According to a report on food waste from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), getting food to our tables eats up 10 percent of the total U.S. energy budget, uses 50 percent of U.S. land, and swallows 80 percent of freshwater consumed in the United States....
by Head Green Guru | Jun 9, 2017 | Best Practices and Tools, Green Trends, Sustainable Business
June is here and that means more time to play in the sun. Just in time, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its 2017 Guide to Sunscreen. This year EWG scientists investigated nearly 1,500 sun safety products. Almost 75 percent of the products they...
by Head Green Guru | Oct 3, 2016 | Best Practices and Tools, Creativity & Innovation, Employee Engagement & Green Teams
Authentic engagement of employees in sustainability delivers real value, including an increase in innovative ideas, cost savings and attracting and retaining the best talent. At a recent talk at Harvard, sustainability author and strategist Andrew Winston estimated...
