Green Teams 101: Engaging Your Employees IMPACT 2015.

Green Teams 101:Engaging Your Employees

IMPACT2015

OUR STRATEGIC APPROACH

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CONTINUING OUR EVOLUTION

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Goals that drive our progress By 2020 we will reduce:

Water use by Energy use by Solid waste by

20% 20% 20%

VOLUNTEERING GREEN TEAMS

Our employees’ passion to collaborate, conserve and innovate is key to our success. Simply stated, sustainability is In Our Nature.

EDUCATION EMPLOYEE GARDENS

IN OUR NATURE

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GREEN TEAMS - INTERNAL BRAND

Repeated, consistent messaging supports Green Team expansion and sustainability activities.

•Green Teams

•In Our Nature columns in newsletter

•Branding on educational projects and events

•Specific employee email for sustainability and waste & energy reduction ideas [email protected]

•Sustainability Learning Series

•Nature Preservation Days


GREEN TEAMS – ANDERSEN

History

Grassroots Green Teams have existed in different locations over the years•Green Teams•Eco Warriors•Garden Club

Current

Expanding new Green Teams across organization

•Executive support •Gaining cohesive momentum among different sites•Developing stronger sense of team


GREEN TEAMS - OBJECTIVES

Objectives

•Reduce energy, waste, water and/or materials

•Reduce operating costs and improve efficiencies

•Educate, empower and engage employees around corporate sustainability goals

•Continue to build upon our culture of sustainability


GREEN TEAMS - FORMAT

Format and Leadership

•Employee volunteers - approval from managers

•Meet monthly, site specific and bi-annually with other teams via webinar

•Appoint leaders using a basic governance structure:

• Chair• Vice Chair• Secretary

•Receive executive and sustainability team support

•Future: Funding provided through corporate sustainability budget in support of projects


GREEN TEAMS - CHALLENGES

• Joint or separate team meetings for office and production

• Combined at first for overall GT structure/governance alignment

• Differing project opportunities – when/how best to split

• Enough volunteers to lead if split in two

• Busy schedules, already plenty to do

• Time constraints, priority to “day job”

• Tough for employees to commit to more tasks

• Incorporate into annual personal goals to gain support and recognition for work, easier to carve out time for GT contributions

• Maintaining and growing membership

• Keeping it fresh and interesting – seeing results, improvements


GREEN TEAMS - OPPORTUNITIES

• Green Team members act as sustainability ambassadors – on the ground

• Promote and support LEED for Building Operations and Maintenance (O+M)

• Advocate for optimum occupancy behavior – key to energy and waste reductions in buildings

• Help promote new initiatives

• Be a positive voice in their sphere, educate and encourage co-workers for support

• Composting / revamped recycling centers

• Corporate sustainability goals

• Tools

• Green Team Sharepoint site

• Collaborative support from friends like Wells Fargo GT and EarthShare

• WeSpire – social software platform inspiring employees to make sustainable choices


GREEN TEAMS – IN OUR NATURE


GREEN TEAMS

Thank you!

Annie Perkins LEED Green Associate

Sustainability Analyst

[email protected]


Green Teams 101: Engaging Your Employees IMPACT 2015.

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