Corporate Express challenges Aussie businesses to go green

When it comes to the environment, everyone can make a difference.  No matter how big or small the steps you take it all counts and at Corporate Express we want to help.

Corporate Express’ Go Green Guide – for a Greener Workspace aims to encourage and facilitate sustainable procurement for Australian businesses. The guide includes tangible advice and simple ‘how to’ steps for businesses of all sizes, as well as almost 1,500 EarthSaver -classified products to help businesses make the right purchasing choices.

A partnership with GreenBizCheck, an internationally acclaimed environmental certification program, will meanwhile assess and guide businesses on what they need to do in order to make their business more sustainable, without requiring a large time or financial investment.

Businesses are increasingly under pressure from staff and customers to ‘go green’ and they have a responsibility to society beyond profit maximisation and job creation. However, quite often, businesses don’t have access to the information they need to make this happen.

We are committed to being an environmentally sustainable company and focussed on helping Australian businesses realise how easy it is to go green – regardless of their size or what industry they work in. The facts and figures included in the guide demonstrate that businesses can minimise the effects they have on the environment, even if they take small steps.

The Go Green Guide features:

·         Over 1,500 environmentally preferable products across all lines of business;

·         Facts and figures demonstrating the effect all businesses can have on the environment by using environmentally preferable products;

·         Explanations of certification labels to help businesses make environmentally conscious purchasing decisions;

·         An action plan that provides businesses with easy steps on how to start their journey towards creating a greener workspace.

“Even in a challenging financial climate Corporate Express maintained an ongoing commitment to sustainable business practices. Sustainability is part of the way we do business, and our latest initiatives are designed to demonstrate to our customers how they can make it part of their core business principles,” said Paul Hitchcock, CEO of Corporate Express.

Click here to take a look through our range of environmentally preferable products and remember that every step makes a difference.

 

Jennifer Levasseur has been involved in sustainability and corporate affairs for more than 12 years in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand. Jennifer currently holds the role of Corporate Social Responsibility Manager for Corporate Express Australia and New Zealand. In this role, Jennifer develops andpromotes Corporate Express’ Sustainable Supply Chain customer strategyand drives policy, procedures and initiatives for all areas of CSR including community relations and Indigenous affairs.  She has extensive experience in sustainability strategy and governance development, reporting and stakeholder engagement. Her significant career achievements include working for President Clinton’s White House Press Office during the Summit of the Eight in 1997; helping bring supplier diversity to the UK and Australia; and producing 4 sustainability reports.