5 Tips for Creating a Sustainable Workplace


Sustainability is more than a trend in the business world. In fact, it’s becoming a staple that guides every aspect of the workplace, from building design and eco-friendly heating and cooling to partnering with green businesses for everything from office supplies to contemporary office furniture. Here are 5 great ideas for creating a sustainable workplace:

Help Your Cleaning Go Green: 

It’s important to have a healthy, hygienic work environment, but that doesn’t mean you have to use harsh or harmful chemicals to reach that goal. Partner with a cleaning company that uses environmentally friendly products and stock your kitchen and washrooms with Green cleaning products, soaps, and hand cream. It not only helps the planet, it’s a health benefit to employees who suffer from allergies and sensitivities to chemicals too.

Start a Green Transport Initiative: 

If your employees are all driving their own cars to work, your company’s carbon footprint is going to be considerable. Start an initiative to make transport a little greener. Why not encourage carpooling and public transport, incentivize coming to work by bicycle or walking? This is a great opportunity to get employees involved and ask what support they’d need to achieve these goals – and rewards too!

Implement Green Energy Management Policies: 

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), buildings in the USA account for a massive 40% of the country’s total energy use, predominantly for heating and cooling, lighting, and electronics. Implementing an energy management policy will help reduce your carbon footprint and save on monthly bills. Ideas for this include awareness stickers placed by office machinery and lights, as well as motion sensors and automated systems to control lighting, heating, and cooling. By zoning your building and customizing your energy use, you can prevent excessive heating and cooling or unnecessary lighting when no one is at work.

Local, Healthy Foods: 

Sustainable dining is another great green trend for offices, where you stock vending machines and kitchens with healthy, locally-produced food and snacks. Use reusable dishes rather than Styrofoam or plastic, and ensure packaging is recyclable.

Green Purchasing: 

Buy or hire equipment that is energy-efficient, refurbish your office by upcycling items and using eco-friendly paint, add plenty of plants for greenery and air quality benefits, and buy from suppliers that offer eco-friendly office supplies. If you are refitting your office, find a partner that not only offers the latest in modern office design ideas, but also offers an environmentally-friendly approach, including recycling your current furniture.

Need an Eco-Friendly Partner Who Can Create World-Class Contemporary Office Interiors? 

BE Furniture is a full-service corporate office design and contemporary office furniture company, offering a wide range of environmentally-sensitive and innovative products and services for innovative boardrooms and contemporary office interiors. We also offer office furniture recycling services to ensure your old office furniture is disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. All of our contemporary office furniture is covered by a lifetime repair and maintenance program to ensure that you get the most out of your new investment.

For more information on our services for contemporary office interiors, please contact us today or visit our website at https://www.befurniture.com/

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