The Green Workplace

As 21st-century companies realize they'll need to be green to compete, sustainable ideas are spreading like wildfire throughout all fields of modern business. In "The Green Workplace," Leigh Stringer, an expert on sustainable workplace design and strategy, shows companies on the cusp of radically transforming their practices how to bring together diverse teams and establish new organizational governance for creative problem-solving in greening their workplace. Her hands-on green strategies are based on concrete and cost-effective changes such as: - working from home - ways to cut commuting costs- video conferencing to cut down on travel - increasing access to natural light to save energy- and more.Stringer explains how managers can implement these changes smoothly and efficiently. In solving key problems, she shows companies how a green business reduces costs, increases productivity, improves recruiting and retention, and increases shareholder value, in addition to benefiting the environment.

ISBN 0230614280   Pages 240 ISBN13 9780230614284 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan   Weight (grammes) 458 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan   Published in Basingstoke Format Hardback   Height (mm) 242 Publication date 17 Sep 2009   Width (mm) 160 Library of Congress 2009006375   Spine width (mm) 24 DEWEY 658.4083   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		List of Tables and Figures
Ch. 1		The Case for Change		1
		Driving Forces for Change		5
		The Workplace Challenge		7
		New Ways of Working		7
		Consider the Commute		8
		The Impact of a Green Workplace		9
		Creating Value		9
		Mitigating Risk		14
		The Future Has Arrived		18
Ch. 2		The Global Picture		21
		Our "Supersized" Ecological Footprint		22
		Our Addiction to Oil		26
		Throwing It All Away		29
		Poor Indoor Air Quality		31
		Emissions		33
Ch. 3		Greening the Organization		37
		The Power of the Grassroots		38
		Reward Systems		39
		Measurement		42
		New Roles and Responsibilities		46
		Partnerships		51
		Centralized versus Decentralized Structure		53
		Making Green Stick		54
Ch. 4		Your Green Road Map		59
		Getting Started		60
Step 1		Mobilization		61
Step 2		Diagnosis and Discovery		65
Step 3		Strategy and Program Development		68
Step 4		Implications and Recommendations		71
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"A perfect combination of foundation and background, visionary thinking, step-by-step practical advice, and passion for creating a more sustainable world make The Green Workplace the perfect guide for "greening" a business...[it] is a roadmap to a future in which we'd all like to live and work." Tom Schueneman, Triple Pundit, august 2009 "...a must have for businesses seeking to survive and thrive in this new, greener era...this is one of the most useful books I have ever read. Leigh Stringer has taken on green in the most holistic of ways...Stringer's passion and enthusiasm for the subject is infectious; no contemporary business organization should be without this book." interiorsandsources.com, August 2009

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