SOCIAL
SUSTAINABILIT Y
IN THE WORKPLACE By Maxine Volker
the health and safety of employees to implementing responsible supply chain practises contributes to the sustainability of a workplace. These values result in a happier, more productive and beneficial environment for all. The first quarter of
Put simply, a sustainable workplace is a workplace which takes into account a regard for people and the planet.
2020 saw a dramatic shift in workplace dimensions - COVID-19 has taken the world by storm and resulted in many companies having to implement remote working. While this certainly presents its own challenges, sustainability does not need to go out the window. A sustainable workplace - which may now mean home contributes to viability in the long run, not
A business that employs sustainable
only for businesses and their employees,
practices is one that looks past
but for the environment at large. So,
profitability and revenue as the only key
what practices can companies implement
drivers and considers how they can make
both inside and outside the workplace to
a difference both inside and outside their
ensure sustainability?
workspace. Everything from ensuring
