Tips – Office Category

• Reducing Business Travel

  Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

  It has often be said that this global economic downturn will bring about significant changes in business, in how we do business. It is also well known that a recession is great time to make changes to your business. So together this means that there is both the opportunity and the need for change. Where [...]

  
  

• Green Driving

  Friday, October 9th, 2009

  Okay, this might be the most feasible thing ever, but how about a little fun with our green blog post today–it is Friday afterall. This idea called “I Drive Green” is pretty interesting. Basically it is a multifaceted approach for learning to drive in an environmentally friendly way. Of course this in turn does safe [...]

  
  

• Green Lights

  Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

  For both your home or if you have a home office you probably don’t have florescent lighting. As such you may still be using incandescent bulbs. Compact florescent lamps (CFL) have become more popular, and so you might have some of those around your home/office, but before you make the switch to them you might [...]

  
  

• Change the World

  Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

  I bought a book called Change the World for Ten Bucks, 50 ways to make a difference written by “We Are What We Do” (a nonprofit group). I thought I would share a few of the ideas that can be used in the workplace that can make a big difference. #1 Take Public Transit: “A bus [...]

  
  

• First Green Steps

  Friday, September 12th, 2008

  Tourism Vancouver Island is undoubtedly taking steps to be more “Green”. While individuals within the organization and the organization as a whole have taken steps in the past to be more environmentally conscious, lately things have been a little more formal. For example, our organization’s strategic plan changed about a year ago to include the [...]