You Already Have An Eco Job!

I’ve been following the growth of the industry of "corporate sustainability."  That’s basically the business of making a company greener (among other things including being more socially responsible).  Over 100 US companies now have a "chief sustainability officer" and it’s becoming common place for businesses to think about greenness at every level.  That said, most people don’t really think of their job as having a "green component."  It is interesting to see that when companies create a "green project" they usually get a deluge of employee requests to join or help.  Often the response from the project leader is "we don’t have any more openings," but Dave Douglas, VP of Eco Responsibility at Sun totally nailed it with his article, "You Already Have An Eco Job!" In it he makes the case that every employee in every function has a part to play in improving their company’s sustainability.