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You can do more than recycling to be green! Here are some sustainable initiatives your company should implement.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We cannot stress how important sustainability is, and you know it. You’ve read all the reports<\/a> about how we need to act quickly or risk irreversible damage to our planet’s natural resources. In light of their ecological footprints, companies are implementing new initiatives to help them stay green and environmentally conscious in the workplace and production process. The quality of being sustainable means that you\u2019re committed to reduce your impact to the environment or stop depleting natural resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many tech companies<\/a> incorporate the popular go-green approach into their business practices. They attempt to discover more creative ways of promoting a green lifestyle by integrating environmental practices throughout their operations. Google, for example, has embedded a sustainability-minded approach. Earlier in 2020, the company announced that they would strive to include recycled materials<\/a> in all the Made By Google products by 2022. They are also working on using only recyclable, plastic-free packaging<\/a> by 2025 and aiming for carbon-free energy<\/a> powering its operations by 2030! While big tech companies are often at the forefront of sustainability initiatives, any company can get started with these strategies. Here’s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implement an AI-powered solution to sort waste<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Planet Ark<\/a>, over 94 percent of the waste in a typical office bin is recyclable. To make your workplace more sustainable, consider investing in an AI-powered solution that can help sort your trash. For example, TrashBot<\/a>, a smart recycling bin by Pittsburgh-based CleanRobotics, uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to sort recyclables from everyday waste. The smart trash is equipped with cameras and sensors that check items as they enter the bin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recyclables are sorted from waste by robotic and AI technology incorporated into the Trashbots at the time of disposal with 90% accuracy<\/a>. The smart bin will help your workplace become greener by reducing waste sent to landfills yearly. So far, the startup has delivered TrashBots to China, Singapore, Australia, India, the Middle East and the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go digital<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Promoting a paperless office is not only good for the environment, but it can also help to improve workplace sustainability and efficiency. According to a global survey by Internation Data Corporation<\/a> conducted on workers and IT professionals in 2012, document-related problems account for 21.3 percent of productivity loss. This suggests businesses can improve workplace productivity by reducing reliance on paper documents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, Adobe Sign and Adobe Document Cloud are two software solutions to help your business go digital. Adobe Document Cloud is a PDF solution that allows you to manage your digital papers and lets you create, edit, sign, send and track PDF documents wherever you are\u2014across desktop, mobile and the web. With Adobe Sign, you can send, sign, track, and manage signature processes from a browser or mobile device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promote energy conservation\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are many things that businesses can do to save energy and operate more sustainably. One way to do it is to conduct an energy audit to identify areas where savings can be made. For instance, Tata Consultancy Service’s Clever Energy platform<\/a> combines internet of things (IoT), machine learning, AI, real-time modeling and deep data analytics to monitor and analyze a building’s energy performance data in real-time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This allows companies to spot their energy consumption patterns. Built on Microsoft Azure IoT Platform and Amazon Web Services Cloud, TCS\u2019s Clever Energy addresses heating and cooling systems, manages emissions and integrates sensors, meters and assets across commercial and office settings, retail outlets, warehouses and manufacturing plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support green manufacturers\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This refers to encouraging employees to procure and use products and services from sustainable vendors. By working with environmentally-conscious vendors which adopt green-standards practices, your business can set a good example for others. Support and work with companies that use or opt for: <\/p>\n\n\n\n