We are in a candidate type market right now, and businesses are looking at all of the ways that they can be appealing to candidates when it comes to hiring job vacancies. One of the biggest focuses on sustainability because people are more aware these days of their impact on the planet. If your business is not sustainable, people are not going to want to work for you.
Candidates want to work for companies that are thinking about their carbon footprint and are using remanufactured ink cartridges rather than buying more and putting plastic into the environment. If your organisation has a huge carbon footprint and you are proudly displaying that with private jets and as little recycling endeavour as possible, then you’re going to be a part of the problem. You don’t have to do anything major to reduce your carbon footprint as a business, and you also don’t have to have a giant recycling budget. If you want to improve the way your office recycles, look at the list below to help.
- Make sure every single desk has a recycling bin. It may feel like you’re taking up some office space, but you’re not. How many times have people printed off copies of reports that they don’t need or screwed up post-it notes and thrown them into the wastepaper bin rather than the recycling bin? If you have a small recycling bin next to every desk, people are more likely to use them when it comes to getting rid of paper rather than going the conventional route and chucking them into the main bin.
- Find a battery supplier. No, this isn’t for life batteries but for dead ones. If you can find a supplier, you can find somebody to come and collect dead printer batteries, computer batteries, laptop batteries and any other batteries your office may have. This way, the corrosive materials used to make batteries are not returning to the environment and are being disposed of correctly.
- Provide utensils for lunch. If you have an office kitchen, it’s time to bin the plastics. Instead, you need to make sure that you are buying a full Bank of cutlery, crockery and mugs. Used plastics are causing a big problem on the planet which is why most restaurants have done away with plastic straws. If you are worried about having a dishwasher bill going through the roof, why not buy wooden or bamboo instead?
- Recycle your electronics. As a business, you should be properly recycling any old or broken electronics already, but your employees may be having different computers and keyboards stashed in the cupboards near their desks. Organise a recycling drive, dispose of old devices in the building, and invite your team to dispose of them that they have at home, to.
Recycling doesn’t have to cost your business a lot of money, and each of these endeavours will not break the bank. All you need to do is concentrate on what you think your employees would prefer and look at the way other businesses in your field are working to employ candidates. If you are aware of your sustainability offers, then great!
