9 ECO-FRIENDLY EARTH DAY IDEAS FOR WORK

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As Earth Day draws near, you might be searching for ideas on how to commemorate the occasion in your place of employment. And that’s fantastic! There are many ways that your team may celebrate Earth Day at work and actually help the environment, from getting their hands dirty and planting trees to beautifying the office and taking part in company-wide sustainability initiatives!

As if making a positive impact on the environment weren’t enough of a reason, a recent National Environmental Education Foundation survey of employees revealed that 90% of them felt more satisfied at work when they were involved in sustainability programmes, 97% thought sustainability was essential to their company’s success, and 93.5% thought it improved its brand.

Meaningful employee engagement that makes a real difference in your community is a terrific approach to boost employee satisfaction in a time when many businesses are finding it difficult to retain employees. It’s also a great chance to strengthen relationships with your team, enjoy nature, and commemorate Earth Month in style!

1. GET YOUR HANDS IN THE DIRT!

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Engaging in practical environmental tasks provides an opportunity for groups to venture outdoors, socialise with one another, and support their local communities and green areas. Working together to restore your local environment is a fulfilling and worthwhile way to celebrate Earth Day, whether it’s planting trees at one of our Earth Month Planting Events, eliminating invasive species to allow native ones to grow and thrive, starting a community garden, or any other activity that’s available in your area!

2. START A FUNDRAISER FOR NATUR

Organizing a fundraising event to support environmental causes is a fantastic way to involve your staff in sustainability. You can accomplish this in a few different ways, such as by working with us to develop a unique fundraising microsite that enables your staff to encourage their families and communities to support the reforestation project of your choosing or by offering matching gifts to employees that double their donations to the nonprofit of their choice.

3. CREATE A GREEN TEAM

Earth Month is a fantastic time to start a sustainability committee or green team if your firm doesn’t currently have one! Corporate green teams can assist you in improving your sustainability through a variety of projects. This could be looking for ways to make your supply chains more environmentally friendly, lowering your overall environmental impact, teaching other staff members about sustainability, or launching internal sustainability projects. Motivated workers can really make an impact by creating or joining a green team!

4. GET AN ENERGY AUDIT

By collaborating with an environmental auditing company, you may find opportunities for improvement, lower your carbon footprint, save energy costs, and enhance the performance of your firm as a whole. Numerous utility incentives are available to lower the cost of energy efficiency for your company. An appropriate organisation can assist you in navigating these incentives, identifying opportunities that will best benefit your business (such as selecting renewable energy sources), and developing a plan to green your company from the ground up!

5. CREATE AN INTERNAL WASTE REDUCTION INITIATIVE

The typical office worker produces a lot of garbage, which is detrimental to both the environment and your financial position. By installing or upgrading recycling stations close to common or dining areas, assigning your green team the responsibility of establishing accountability for recycling regulations, providing engaging incentives to staff members who recycle the most, and other strategies, you may contribute to a smaller office footprint. Setting and adhering to team- or business-wide goals will inspire your staff to drastically cut down on their waste output.

6. LUNCH & LEARN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Bringing in a nonprofit representative or environmental expert to talk about sustainability and the environment with your staff is one of the greatest ways to commemorate Earth Month. There are several ways to accomplish this, such as scheduling an in-person training, sending staff members off-site to gain field experience, or setting up a webinar that they can watch from any location. Would you like to teach your staff about reforestation through a virtual Lunch & Learn presentation? Speak with One Tree Planted right now!

7. MEATLESS MONDAY CHALLENG

Take on the Meatless Monday challenge and see if your company can go without meat for the entire day! Why forego meat? One of the main drivers of forest loss is land use change caused by agriculture, which accounts for 80% of deforestation. Furthermore, livestock—which generates more carbon dioxide annually than all of the world’s cars, trains, and aeroplanes combined—uses 75% of the agricultural area on our globe. This implies that, over time, even one day a week of meatlessness can have a considerable effect.

8. RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE PLANE

You know who we mean: the person who rides their bike or walks to work, who fills their water bottle with tap water, who recycles religiously, and who brings their lunch from home in the same reusable container every day. These workers have taken the initiative to put their environmental dedication into practice, and they have the green “street cred” to show for it. By acknowledging their dedication to the environment, you may let them know that you appreciate what they are doing and inspire other staff members to do the same.

9. ORGANIZE A NATURE HIKE

We think that stepping outside and taking in nature is one of the greatest ways to commemorate Earth Month, aside from planting trees or taking part in environmental efforts. We defend the things that are important to us, and having a close relationship with nature is beneficial to both our physical and emotional well-being. So gather your team and head outside for some team-building exercises like a stroll in a park or a walk in a nearby forest! To enhance the experience, you can hire a local wildlife guide or go on a walk on your own!