We have GREAT news! This summer all 15,000+ employees at UW Health will be invited to take a unique approach to being green. Staff will participate in a customized Cool Choices 8-week sustainability program by forming teams and competing daily to log their sustainable actions online. UW Health is customizing their Cool Choices implementation to highlight the link between wellness and sustainability. Read More

“We’re excited that Cool Choices offers a unique way to get our employees interested in sustainability, whether it be at the plant or at home,” said Michael Keefe, Belvidere’s Environment Pillar Lead. “Through the Cool Choices game, we can inspire action at the plant, then measure the energy savings associated with those actions. The game will help us meet our aggressive savings targets." Read More

I used to work in an office where the technical writer, a former environmental scientist, was so passionate about sustainability that she went out of her way to encourage and educate others about recycling. She even started a k-cup recycling program in the break room, and she personally carried home the bag each week and included it with her own recycling. 

I’ve also worked in offices where everyone has space heaters cranking away under their desks because management installed programmable thermostats to reduce heating costs, then programmed them with aggressive set points, which resulted in everyone freezing while typing. So how can we get more recycling advocates and fewer employees being forced to take comfort into their own hands in the workplace? Read the full article at SustainableBrands.com

• June 23, 2016 at 12pm CST/1pm EST
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• July 28, 2016 at 12pm CST/1pm EST
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