Sustainable work practice as defined by Marshall. P, 2012 means to use resources provided by the environment wisely and at an acceptable rate to meet the workplace needs at present without compromising the ability of the environment to provide for the needs of the future generations.
In other words it means people make efficient use of the available earth’s resources at present and conserve/preserve some for the future generations to enjoy.
The consumption of natural resources is growing rapidly as people’s demand for a life of comfort and technology increases.
Simple sustainable work practices that can be practiced to minimise consumption of earth’s resources at the work place can be controlling the use of water and electricity, use recycle papers/materials and cut down on unnecessary staff travel.
It is undeniable that some earth’s resources are non-renewable; that is, when they are completely used up they cannot replenish themselves. They are completely used up in processes such as;
a) Land clearing for farming, residential and industrial buildings
b) Trees cut for their timber and paper
c) Mines for minerals, fuel, oil and gas
d) Man-made chemicals to enhance productivity.
Until recently organizations realise how much they have destroyed the environment by excessively consuming the earth’s resources and the impact they have on the environment that they develop policies like green workplace.
The aim of green workplace is to scale down on their demand and use of earth’s resources by using environmentally friendly work practices. An example is the Recycle, Reuse and Reduce Cycle and Bank South Pacific (BSP) “Go Green” Policy They develop simple procedures like reducing energy by turning off lights, computers or water taps if not in use, put boxes to collect papers to be recycled and using reusable cups for coffee rather than disposable ones (Bianchi, S. 2016)
In other words it means people make efficient use of the available earth’s resources at present and conserve/preserve some for the future generations to enjoy.
The consumption of natural resources is growing rapidly as people’s demand for a life of comfort and technology increases.
Simple sustainable work practices that can be practiced to minimise consumption of earth’s resources at the work place can be controlling the use of water and electricity, use recycle papers/materials and cut down on unnecessary staff travel.
It is undeniable that some earth’s resources are non-renewable; that is, when they are completely used up they cannot replenish themselves. They are completely used up in processes such as;
a) Land clearing for farming, residential and industrial buildings
b) Trees cut for their timber and paper
c) Mines for minerals, fuel, oil and gas
d) Man-made chemicals to enhance productivity.
Until recently organizations realise how much they have destroyed the environment by excessively consuming the earth’s resources and the impact they have on the environment that they develop policies like green workplace.
The aim of green workplace is to scale down on their demand and use of earth’s resources by using environmentally friendly work practices. An example is the Recycle, Reuse and Reduce Cycle and Bank South Pacific (BSP) “Go Green” Policy They develop simple procedures like reducing energy by turning off lights, computers or water taps if not in use, put boxes to collect papers to be recycled and using reusable cups for coffee rather than disposable ones (Bianchi, S. 2016)
