by Head Green Guru | Dec 15, 2020 | Employee Engagement & Green Teams, Green Trends, Sustainability, Tips
I always feel a bit like Scrooge when I write this annual story on how to green the holidays, which is often full of things to avoid. This year, except for a reminder to avoid glitter, this piece offers fun ideas for gifts that are both eco and COVID-19-friendly....
by Head Green Guru | Apr 20, 2020 | Best Practices and Tools, Employee Engagement & Green Teams, Green Trends, Sustainability
This is an old post from 2017 related to the climate crisis, but seems so relevant to today, that I have brushed it off and updated it. 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...
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 | 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...
by Head Green Guru | Aug 24, 2016 | Best Practices and Tools, Employee Engagement & Green Teams
One of my favorite low-cost, yet effective activities is to ask employees a values-based question. A values-based question allows you to engage employees to think about why environmental stewardship matters to them. From this increased awareness of what really...
by Head Green Guru | Feb 12, 2016 | Best Practices and Tools, Employee Engagement & Green Teams
While slightly out-of-date, this report explores and outlines the 10 best practices for bringing all your employees on board with your company’s sustainability projects. Download HERE. From the executive summary of the report: Green teams are self‐organized,...