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How to Make Your Office Green?

The phrase ’being green’ is commonly heard but what does it mean?

For many businesses and individuals ‘going green’ is achange of lifestyle with the hope of creating an environmentally friendly world. The main concerns are the environmental challenges which have a direct impact on everyone’s health and lifestyle. Issues like global warming, acid rain, oil spills, deforestation, or nuclear waste are becoming more prominent.

Business Green predicted that 2015 would be the year where bigger brands embrace climate change. It is important for businesses to be environmentally friendly as they can have a huge impact on some of the environmental issues. Running an environmentally friendly business can reduce costs and the good practice can attract new customers. It’s a win-win situation for both the consumer and business.

BT has been recognised as a responsible and sustainable business leader. They are committed to reducing carbon intensity of their global business by 80 per cent by 2020. Other UK businesses who are contributing towards creating an environmentally friendly world are Carillion, Euroffice, Co-operative Financial Services and Marks and Spencer to name a few.

Following the footsteps of these environmentally friendly companies we have come up with 5 easy ways to make your office greener.

1. Buy Environmentally Friendly Paper

To eliminate waste in printing you can opt to using environmentally friendly paper. This can easily be found on many stationery websites. Euroffice offer environmentally friendly paper and other office supplies if you are looking to purchase business to business products.

2. Recycle

This requires minimum effort as most offices have a recycling bin. Instead of throwing plastic bottles, paper and other recyclable items in the bin, stretch that extra bit and aim for the recycling bin.

3. Conserve your Computer’s Energy

When your computer is not in use it is best to turn sleep mode on as this will save energy. Another easy tip is to turn down the brightness of your screen. It is also recommended to turn off your computer as it greatly reduces the amount of energy it consumes.

4. Stock Reusable Pens

Pens are easily lost or thrown away. To prevent this from happening you can buy reusable pens. This way you are saving money and making the most out of each pen.

5. Use Green Cleaning Products

Switch to environmentally friendly cleaning products and create a better environment for your employees. Everyday cleaning products contain harmful substances and this impacts the environment you are in.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Rasida B .