Introducing the livegreen Teams New Sustainability Initiative!
Our Team is Going Green and We’re Inviting you to Join us!
How much paper does a company or organization go through in a week?
How much CO2 is omitted as their employees drive to work and home everyday?
How much waste is generated in a single day at the office?
Is there a way to support and promote sustainable living among employees and team
members?
These are questions organizations should be asking themselves when it comes to
considering the environmental impact their organization has as a whole. How can we
promote cleaner, more sustainable living within our team and our community?
What can we do to be a part of the solution?
It’s no secret that environmental consciousness and sustainability are vital stepping stones
in the fight against climate change, and that’s what our livegreen Sustainability Council hereat BC Housing is driven by: promoting sustainable working and living conditions for our
employees and our communities.
The livegreen Sustainability initiative BC Housing recently launched reflects our
organizations goals of living green, not just as a government commission but as a people
wanting to make an environmental impact. But how does a company facilitate all these
changes and efforts?
You make it a game!
The base goals of this particular initiative for us is to make a noticable change in BC
Housing’s environmental footprint by reducing waste, reducing CO2 emissions, reducing
paper use, an often major issue in corporate settings, and to engage individuals in
sustainable everyday habits that reduce environmental impacts. Asking for all of these
changes is a big task, daunting for any one person, so how do we make it easier? By
breaking down the steps and leading by example.
Everyone at BC Housing has the opportunity to participate in friendly competitions
throughout the year to see what they can do to be sustainable, like Bike-to-Work weeks,
Use-Less-Paper challenges, and reconnecting with nature. The competitive nature of the
campaigns and activities adds a lot of motivation for the team members and helps them
really get off that jumping point of starting the road to sustainability.
In addition to the games/campaigns, employees are also encouraged to attend informationalseminars on sustainability and environmental impacts where impacts and solutions are discussed, leading to engaging and meaningful conversations about possible future changes and campaigns.
Engagement within the BC Housing team has been incredibile, but there’s always more work to do. The next step? We turn it over to you!
As the livegreen Sustainability initiative continues to run internal campaigns and supports the BC Housing team, we want to open the floor to our community and invite you to join in; show us your sustainability skills and even make suggestions for future campaigns! How?
Simply use your prefered social media to post how you and your household are making
sustainable and environmentally friendly changes, or how you’re participating in BC
Housings ongoing campaigns, and tag us with the hashtag: #BCHousingSustainability!
Every little step helps, even setting small attainable sustainable goals, and we’re so excited
to see the difference we can make together!
Questions, comments or suggestions about the BC Housing livegreen Sustainability
initiative? Feel free to reach out to us in the comments!