Growing Corporate Green Teams: Bringing Renewed Purpose to the Workplace
Upon first glance, the idea of a corporate green team may seem fairly simple—a small effort that allows a subset of employees to gather around a shared interest. In practice, however, green teams can be much more powerful than that. They can inspire, activate, and engage employees to create meaningful changes within a company.
From Genentech to Applied Materials, employees at many major companies, across a variety of industries, have helped start and grow green teams. These groups take on everything from removing Styrofoam cups in break rooms to influencing energy management at the corporate level. While some might begin as extracurricular, hobby-like activities, many green teams can evolve into formal programs within corporations, capable of producing measurable results and contributing to company-wide goals.
