The benefits of having an environmental policy in your company

 

Most companies today haven't considered putting an environmental policy in place. Perhaps, this might only be a case of a lack of information, which Martin Lloyd Sanders graciously shares today. 

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1. Energy savings
Little do people know that with environmental policy, it is possible to save on energy too, along with a company's expenses for electricity. It has always been in the interest of environmentalism to find more technologies that allow for less use of energy, and make them more widespread throughout the world.

2. Paperless culture
In a move to lessen dependency on trees for paper, the paperless culture caught on early in some corporate practices. Going paperless as part of environmental policy could also be an excellent opportunity for a company to migrate operations to the internet and other forms of documentation over the network. 

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3. Compliance
If having a corporate environmental policy today is still the exception rather than the rule, evolution has it that this wouldn't be for long, as Martin Lloyd Sanders projects. Governments all over the world will take the first steps toward making this a blanket policy soon enough, which means that today, companies would be wise to put an environmental policy in place as an early practice.

4. Good press
Nothing builds a company's reputation like a good environmental standing does. With an environmental policy, owners can actually have a hand in creating a corporate culture that employees can be proud of. It's only a matter of time before mainstream media and social media will pick this up, Martin Lloyd Sanders shares.

Captain Martin Lloyd Sanders, Ph.D., has been deeply involved in biosafety and biosecurity issues both in the U.S. and abroad. He is an expert in biological safety, field medical operations, biosecurity, occupational safety and health, infectious disease epidemiology, environmental health services, and occupational health and wellness programs. For more reads like this, click here.

Disclaimer: This site was prepared by Martin L. Sanders in his personal capacity. The opinions expressed are the author's own and do not reflect the views of the USPHS, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the United States government.