![]() The other focus, creating a green culture, covers employee participation and educating employees about the why’s and the how’s of sustainability, ultimately encouraging engagement and participation. The operations focus covers developing strategies to change policies and processes in order to lower environmental impact and potentially improve the efficiency of the business. This team of like-minded employees typically focus on two main areas of responsibility: operations and culture. A green team is a group of employees that either volunteer or have been designated to get together periodically to identify opportunities that improve the sustainability of their organization and to develop actionable solutions for these goals. It is important to first understand exactly what a green team is (sometimes referred to a sustainability committee) and what it can look like depending on your specific situation. Today, despite the early challenges, most companies that are serious about becoming greener have a productive green team or sustainability committee that is leading the charge and making a real difference. Sometimes though, it can be a bit daunting to get one started, especially if you don’t have a serious focus on sustainability within the business yet and commitment from all executives. Organizing a constructive and progressive team within your company can be one of the most empowering and valuable moves on your sustainability journey. The second step in your sustainable business journey is establishing a cross-functional team responsible for implementing a Sustainability Program at your company. Step 2: Create a Sustainability Committee or Green Team Step 10: If you’re ready, get Certified or continue making improvements.Step 9: Celebrate and communicate your accomplishments.Step 8: Analyze your results and compare to goals and benchmarks.Step 7: Leverage the GBB Scorecard to track progress and measure results.Step 6: Implement the plan, establish and communicate new policies and practices.Step 5: Plan, set goals and prioritize based on over 400 GBB initiatives. ![]() ![]() Step 3: Benchmark and assess your current sustainability performance.Step 2: Create a sustainability committee or green team.Step 1: Define your vision, mission and values.Today’s article will focus on Step 2: Create a sustainability committee or green team. The steps below were summarized in Executive Guide for Becoming a Sustainable Business – Step 1. There are ten steps we’ve defined at Green Business Bureau to gear your company’s purpose, culture, focus and actions towards sustainability. If your company is working toward becoming a more sustainable company, you need a strategy, plan and roadmap. The Playbook for Becoming a Sustainable Business ![]()
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