How Your Business Can Help The Environment

Sustainability is a hot topic at the moment, with more of us looking for ways to help our planet. Whilst we’re making changes in our personal lives, have you ever wondered how your business can help?

Learning how to develop and maintain a sustainable business practice can prove beneficial in the long run and success in contributing to the conversation around the environment can often have a positive effect on your business’s income. You could consider introducing a bike-to-work scheme, fundraising to get the word out, or cutting your use of plastic, to name a few. Here are some more ways that your business can help the environment.

bike-to-work schemes

Pollution from vehicles is one of the largest contributors to pollution in our towns and cities. By introducing a bike-to-work scheme, where possible for employees, you can help to reduce this. Why not install bike racks outside of the office to give people somewhere to store them during the day? Give your employees an incentive such as the ability to make savings on their bikes and accessories and mention the money they’d save on petrol and commuting in the long run. Biking to work is a great way to reduce your business’s carbon footprint and for your employees to keep fit at the same time.

Plant shrubs and trees outside the office

Creating a garden of shrubs and trees is a great way for your business to help the environment. Trees are essential when it comes to the eco-system, they provide oxygen and act as pollution filters, which would allow your employees to breathe in clean air. They can enhance the look of your business and its surroundings and require very little maintenance. Introducing a dose of nature to the workplace can lift employee morale, allowing them a green space where they can breathe in the fresh air.

Ditch plastic waste

You can reduce your business’s carbon footprint by encouraging recycling in your workplace, as well as switching any packaging your company produces to eco-friendly alternatives. Encouraging recycling in the office may be as simple as installing recycling bins for cardboard, plastic, and cans, as well as introducing battery recycling. Luckily for businesses these days, eco-friendly packaging solutions are on the rise, which means that you can opt for a recyclable alternative to your plastic delivery and posting bags, allowing your customers to dispose of them responsibly when they’ve opened their package.

Kind to the environment cleaning supplies

Keeping our surroundings and our office space clean has been at the forefront of our minds over the last couple of years. Unfortunately, a lot of cleaning products are toxic to the environment and to our bodies. Switching to environmentally friendly cleaning products is easier than you might think. A lot of products on the market are providing friendlier alternatives. Switching to eco-friendly products can allow you to keep your office space clean and sanitary, reduce your impact on the planet and reduce the risk of employees having reactions to the strong, toxic fumes from detergents.

 

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