Incentives and reward 'should be used to go green'
Date: 25/02/2010
Businesses looking to adapt a more green policy in the workplace out of a moral standpoint or a wider economic target may want to use incentives and recognition as a way of doing things, according to a new study.
Joe Rizzo, executive director of the Jacksonville Lean Consortium, told the Jacksonville Business Record that management ought to choose a person to help form a team and lead monthly meetings, to brainstorm, make assignments, identify priorities and track progress of green initiatives.
However, he asserted that some employees will inevitably resist changes and resent the process, but that incentives and recognition for meeting goals, whether individual teams or the whole office, can help encourage participation.
Mr Rizzo added: "Usually 80 percent will come on board and 20 percent will resist. But over time, they will come along - especially if there is a reward program. Set up a competition between departments."
James Murray, editor of BusinessGreen.com, recently asserted that there are many standards to follow if a carbon-neutral target is set, adding that there is also a "real lack of clarity" about how much carbon businesses emit.
Posted by Michael Ewing
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