{"id":37528,"date":"2022-07-13T15:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/?post_type=insights&#038;p=37528"},"modified":"2025-05-12T07:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T07:57:03","slug":"sustainable-office-environment","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"5 simple steps towards a more sustainable office environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37528\" class=\"elementor elementor-37528\" data-elementor-post-type=\"insights\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7843e47 gg-article-content gg-standard-article-template gg-simple-text gg-container-small-ptb-72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7843e47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51d49f4\" data-id=\"51d49f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768e10b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"768e10b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the global business community transitioning back to in-person events, office meetings, and on-site visits, there is a very real and present opportunity to reimagine a greener office environment.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scale of the climate emergency facing us is clear, as outlined in the latest IPCC report. Action is not an option but a necessity. If that wasn\u2019t encouragement enough for businesses, improving their environmental credentials can unlock long term cost-savings and support a strong recruitment pipeline comprising the best talent. If there was any doubt about the value employees place on these issues, according to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edie.net\/staff-at-businesses-taking-ambitious-climate-action-report-higher-job-satisfaction-survey-finds\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of 1,000 UK respondents across 15 sectors, 93% said it was important for their motivation and wellbeing in the workplace to feel they are playing their part in addressing climate issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that in mind, we\u2019ve compiled a list of five simple steps that can have a tangible impact on your organisation\u2019s carbon footprint and provide the framework for a more sustainable business agenda. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac3943 gg-font-v4 gg-custom-dark-purple-color gg-print-pb-6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ac3943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Limit downloading and increase link sharing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62704c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62704c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/456500\/daily-number-of-e-mails-worldwide\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estimated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 320 billion emails are sent worldwide each day, a figure that continues to grow. Email has become firmly embedded as the de-facto form of corporate communication, but its environmental implications have yet to be truly acknowledged. The BBC<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20200305-why-your-internet-habits-are-not-as-clean-as-you-think\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">homed in<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on this issue, noting that the average business user creates 135kg worth of CO2 emissions from sending emails every year: the equivalent of driving 200 miles in a family car. Research carried out by energy company OVO illustrated how<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cutting down<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on unnecessary \u2018thank you\u2019 emails could dramatically reduce carbon emissions. For example, if every adult in the UK sent one less \u2018thank you\u2019 email a day, it would reduce CO2 emissions by<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/company.ovo.com\/think-before-you-thank-if-every-brit-sent-one-less-thank-you-email-a-day-we-would-save-16433-tonnes-of-carbon-a-year-the-same-as-81152-flights-to-madrid\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16,433 tonnes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a year &#8211; the equivalent of taking 3,334 diesel cars off the road. For emails with large attachments, the carbon footprint is much more substantial,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/planet-earth\/the-thought-experiment-what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-an-email\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">increasing to 50g<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, substituting attachments with links to documents while reducing the number of recipients, where possible, is a small step that could have a noticeable effect. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080612a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"080612a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/woman-on-plane-with-laptop-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1893\" alt=\"Woman on plane with laptop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/woman-on-plane-with-laptop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/woman-on-plane-with-laptop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/woman-on-plane-with-laptop-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/woman-on-plane-with-laptop.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd350e gg-font-v4 gg-custom-dark-purple-color gg-print-pb-6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dd350e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Measurement is key <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2eb97e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2eb97e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Cloud recently carried out<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/04\/13\/google-cloud-survey-finds-most-execs-support-sustainability-efforts-but-few-follow-the-data\/?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADtxflB9Mlxou-n3_6-yagdRKw1XRbEC7ogmBVwXEhdHJfdUInWp_TBHLoEqd7f6q9sRr2ES6RpTMLZp55D9Q9jx6YoUXF0ncAnWp-MVSzlXYLQbw_Qffa0uczSubm31fHymvQysO76WtIXitpX9QbMRk_Z9OF7zvMTj7siXkBMM\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extensive research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across 16 countries, aggregating the prevailing sentiments of business executives on the sustainability issues confronting their companies. The findings showed that only 36% of respondents said their organisations have measurement tools in place to substantiate their sustainability efforts, and a mere 17% are leveraging those measurements to optimise protocols and processes. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can\u2019t hit a target you don\u2019t have, and without proper data-led assessments, sustainability initiatives will fall flat. While Expleo\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/whitepapers\/bti-2022-report\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Transformation Index 2022 report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> indicates that the sustainability agenda is fast ascending the list of business priorities, the planning piece isn\u2019t quite as strong among enterprises. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though 99% of firms are planning to spend a minimum of 10% of their technology budget on making their IT infrastructure and services more environmentally sustainable over the next 12 months, substantially fewer (82%) have clear plans that will help to meet their decarbonization targets. Given the recent dire warnings from the IPCC, there is virtually no wriggle room left when it comes to implementing efficient sustainability practices across an organisation. The importance of measuring policy effectiveness has never been more pronounced, as it will help companies fine-tune their sustainability efforts and ensure no stone is left unturned in the fight against climate change.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a69474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a69474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/report-mockup-inpage-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/report-mockup-inpage-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/report-mockup-inpage-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/report-mockup-inpage-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/report-mockup-inpage.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b84c78 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b84c78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/whitepapers\/bti-2022-report\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the bti 2022 report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8615861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8615861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849bb87 gg-font-v4 gg-custom-dark-purple-color gg-print-pb-6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"849bb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Reduce the paper &amp; plastics trail<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c6f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81c6f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cutting down on the amount of printed collateral around the office will be a core facet of successful sustainability strategies. For instance, replacing the brochures and research reports that typically populate meeting rooms with QR codes linking to PDFs online for example. Similarly, when hosting in-person meetings or events, substituting physical business cards for QR codes can provide a novel, more sustainable way of adding your details into a new contact\u2019s phone book. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, completely eradicating printers from the office environment isn\u2019t realistic, so designing a system whereby \u2018need to print\u2019 items are categorised and prioritised will help reduce the paper trail considerably. Then when it comes to products that are delivered to the office, every organisation has a responsibility to ensure that materials are sensibly and sustainably sourced. For example, buying products made of recycled plastic and hemp can cultivate a culture of sustainability from within, and encourage similar practices by staff.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748912e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"748912e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waste-separation-1-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37532\" alt=\"A person sits at a desk using a laptop and smiling while tossing a piece of crumpled paper into a green recycling bin. Promoting sustainable habits, two other recycling bins, pink and blue, are positioned next to the green one, each with a recycling symbol on them.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waste-separation-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waste-separation-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waste-separation-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waste-separation-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72927d0 gg-font-v4 gg-custom-dark-purple-color gg-print-pb-6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72927d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Encourage sustainable commuting practices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a98ae15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a98ae15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the means of transport, getting to the office itself can incur a hefty environmental cost &#8211; a cost that can be reduced significantly with careful planning and forward-thinking initiatives. For example, arranging a car-pool system for staff members can cut CO2 emissions and even boost camaraderie. Introducing facilities for charging electric cars will also demonstrate a long-term commitment to sustainability &#8211; great for attracting environmentally conscious professionals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, implementing a cycle-to-work scheme along with proper bike storage and shower facilities will incentivise staff to embrace a greener commute. With staff now demanding flexible and remote working arrangements, practical and fair work-from-home policies can be both an easy win with staff and a boost to sustainability efforts.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a27e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0a27e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bus-passengers-02-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bus-passengers-02-1-768x526.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37533\" alt=\"A young couple sits at the back of a bus, smiling and looking at something on a smartphone. They have headphones around their necks and seem happy. Another passenger, mindful of sustainable transport choices, stands further forward, holding onto a rail. The bus is well-lit with natural sunlight.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bus-passengers-02-1-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bus-passengers-02-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bus-passengers-02-1-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bus-passengers-02-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccbedb5 gg-font-v4 gg-custom-dark-purple-color gg-print-pb-6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccbedb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Introduce a Sustainability Committee <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f467b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f467b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, establishing a permanent sustainability committee will help streamline the management and implementation of the above suggestions. For large companies, the committee will ideally include cross-department representation, with input from all staff, irrespective of seniority. Organisations must recognise the role of all their people in the environmental arena, giving them a platform to share their views and ideas. Committee members can be the guardians of an organisation\u2019s sustainability agenda, tasked with measuring policy effectiveness and gauging staff receptiveness.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0bd7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba0bd7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stand-up-meeting.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stand-up-meeting-768x538.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-21543\" alt=\"Stand-up meeting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stand-up-meeting-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stand-up-meeting-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stand-up-meeting-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stand-up-meeting.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ea521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83ea521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now more than ever, companies are compelled to pursue ambitious sustainability initiatives with purpose and make them cornerstones of their corporate culture. Buzz-words must be backed up with substance, and regular measurement of programme effectiveness is essential. If implemented with tact and vision, a clear set of initiatives can help organisations of every grade forge a more sustainable path forward &#8211; a net positive for Planet Earth.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Learn more about how Expleo is helping to build a greener, safer future.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0676380 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0676380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/campaigns\/innovation-with-impact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check out our Innovation with impact initiatives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b7de37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b7de37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c31154\" data-id=\"4c31154\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d44df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"82d44df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffef728 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffef728\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62d06f0\" data-id=\"62d06f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you taking these 5 crucial steps in order to obtain a more sustainable office environment for you and your colleagues?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":37532,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"2normal","_angie_page":false,"footnotes":""},"topic":[261,148,146],"insights-single-templates":[316],"industry-taxonomy":[265],"content-type":[23],"country":[],"service":[],"class_list":["post-37528","insights","type-insights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-corporate","topic-people-and-leadership","topic-sustainability-and-environment","insights-single-templates-old-template","industry-taxonomy-aall-industries","content-type-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Expleo | 5 steps towards a more sustainable office environment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you taking these 5 crucial steps in order to obtain a more sustainable office environment for you and your colleagues?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 simple steps towards a more sustainable office environment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you taking these 5 crucial steps in order to obtain a more sustainable office environment for you and your colleagues?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Global EN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-12T07:57:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waste-separation-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"853\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/blog\\\/sustainable-office-environment\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/blog\\\/sustainable-office-environment\\\/\",\"name\":\"Expleo | 5 steps towards a more sustainable office environment\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/blog\\\/sustainable-office-environment\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/blog\\\/sustainable-office-environment\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/waste-separation-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-13T15:11:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-12T07:57:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"Are you taking these 5 crucial steps in order to obtain a more sustainable office environment for you and your colleagues?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/blog\\\/sustainable-office-environment\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/blog\\\/sustainable-office-environment\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/blog\\\/sustainable-office-environment\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/waste-separation-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/waste-separation-1.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":853,\"caption\":\"Waste separate collection and recycling in the workplace, office worker sorting garbage using different trash bins\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/blog\\\/sustainable-office-environment\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Insights\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/insights\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"5 simple steps towards a more sustainable office environment\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Expleo | EN\",\"description\":\"Expleo\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Expleo | EN\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/02\\\/expleo-logo-and-tagline.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/02\\\/expleo-logo-and-tagline.png\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":774,\"caption\":\"Expleo | EN\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/expleo.com\\\/global\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Expleo | 5 steps towards a more sustainable office environment","description":"Are you taking these 5 crucial steps in order to obtain a more sustainable office environment for you and your colleagues?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"5 simple steps towards a more sustainable office environment","og_description":"Are you taking these 5 crucial steps in order to obtain a more sustainable office environment for you and your colleagues?","og_url":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/","og_site_name":"Global EN","article_modified_time":"2025-05-12T07:57:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":853,"url":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waste-separation-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/","url":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/","name":"Expleo | 5 steps towards a more sustainable office environment","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waste-separation-1.jpg","datePublished":"2022-07-13T15:11:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-12T07:57:03+00:00","description":"Are you taking these 5 crucial steps in order to obtain a more sustainable office environment for you and your colleagues?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waste-separation-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waste-separation-1.jpg","width":1280,"height":853,"caption":"Waste separate collection and recycling in the workplace, office worker sorting garbage using different trash bins"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/blog\/sustainable-office-environment\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Insights","item":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/insights\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"5 simple steps towards a more sustainable office environment"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/","name":"Expleo | EN","description":"Expleo","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/#organization","name":"Expleo | EN","url":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/expleo-logo-and-tagline.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/expleo-logo-and-tagline.png","width":1600,"height":774,"caption":"Expleo | EN"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"hreflang":{"rendered":"","structure":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights\/37528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/insights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights\/37528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=37528"},{"taxonomy":"insights-single-templates","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights-single-templates?post=37528"},{"taxonomy":"industry-taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry-taxonomy?post=37528"},{"taxonomy":"content-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-type?post=37528"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=37528"},{"taxonomy":"service","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service?post=37528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}