3 Green Tips to Reduce Office Spending

In today’s business climate, gone are the days of focus on a single bottom line. Business leaders must now consider “the triple bottom line,” which looks at benefits to the customer, the company, and the environment. That means that more and more money-saving efforts are focusing upon ways we can go green to save energy, which benefits us all.

Consider these tips:

Cut the Power
At the end of every work day, turn off the lights and power strips. You might consider installing motion-sensitive lights in public spaces like restrooms and entrances. Encouraging employees to add the simple habit of turning off unused appliances and lights daily can make a big dent in the amount of electricity consumed.

Manage Paper Waste
Every time you consider printing, ask yourself whether it’s necessary. Some of us print out emails or reports for a hard copy or backup merely out of habit. In a great many cases we can save files electronically and back then up in the cloud until a hard copy is in fact required. The less paper waste we generate, the less resources we consume in printing and subsequent recycling.

Tighten Up on Travel
The cost of business travel—whether it’s airfare, lodging or food—can quickly account for thousands of dollars of a business’s budget. Whenever possible, it makes sense to utilize technology to hold virtual meetings for just a fraction of the cost.