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Engaging Employees / Green Teams
Charting the engaged organization, from green teams, self-organized, grassroots efforts to formal, cross-functional employee organizations. In whatever form and by whatever names, employee engagement is a powerful tool for integrating environmental thinking into company operations. Created in partnership with the National Environmental Education Foundation.
Featured Content
- Tools such as video and senior level green champions helped the county amp up its sustainability program.
- Rather than focusing on the C-suite to get staff on board with sustainability, work with peers and supervisors first.
- “Incremental” shouldn’t be a bad word when it comes to sustainable innovation. Here are some small, practical steps that can add up to big change.
- It's not enough just to give employees information about sustainability. To truly engage them, you also need them to connect -- to interact with each other and to understand what they can do...
- Ohio-based packaging company cuts employee energy use with new energy management tools and behavioral psychology.
- The final episode in a series on Higher Ambition Leadership finds the former CEO of pharmaceutical giant Becton Dickinson sharing how he got his company back on track by focusing on its core values,...
- The head of Con-way talks about how his higher ambition for his company led him to take extraordinary steps to move the needle from a state of dysfunction to one functioning beyond expectation.
- In the latest episode in a series on leading with higher ambition, former Campbells CEO Doug Conant speaks about work-life balance, the importance of listening and communicating, the direct...
- Savvy companies are looking for more value from their philantrophy, via better alignment with their business strategies and more employee engagement. Here's what to consider to get it right.
- The first in a four-part series exploring how CEOs with a grander vision than simply quarterly returns can inspire their companies -- and their employees -- to excel.
Recommended Reading
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This report from the National Environmental Education Foundation offers case studies, best practices, next steps and resources for companies that want to boost employee engagement and save money through sustainability education.
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GreenBiz.com and Green Impact have partnered to release a new report, "Green Teams: Engaging Employees in Sustainability," that includes 10 tips on how to support and guide Green Teams.
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The latest in our series of GreenBiz Reports explores and outlines the 10 best practices for bringing all your employees on board with your company's sustainability projects.
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This survey of more than 750 CEOs conducted by Accenture and the U.N. Global Compact explores to what extent companies are embracing green issues and preparing for a future where sustainability is central to business.
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Earth911's primer on setting up a workplace recycling program covers all the basics that companies need to know and what questions they should be asking.
NEEF Reports
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Forges valuable partnerships among federal and state agencies, corporations, and nonprofit organizations through voluntary environmental initiatives.
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A study by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) finds that environmental and sustainability (E&S) employee education and engagement initiatives help companies achieve a range of business objectives from attracting and retaining employees to boosting the bottom line.
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The National Environmental Education Foundation is developing a program to help companies use employee education and engagement to align corporate environmental values and day-to-day operations while also improving their bottom line.
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How are leading companies taking a strategic approach to employee engagement in corporate sustainability activities?
Videos
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Join Robbie Adler and Matt Kling of Brighter Planet as they present the findings from the report "Employee Engagement Survey: An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Employee Sustainability Programs".
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Learn how employee engagement in sustainability can be a source of innovation for your company.
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This webcast focuses on the importance of measuring the impact of employe engagement in sustainability initiatives
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Ellen Weinreb identifies companies that have found over $100 million in savings stemming from employee’s suggestions. She highlights sustainability innovations as well as the systems that support the capturing of ideas.
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