Chemicals are everywhere in the office environment from the paint on the walls to the adhesive under the carpet.  Selecting low-toxic cleaning products, low-VOC paints and other sustainably made office supplies, furniture and equipment will have a tremendous impact on your indoor air quality.

These businesses have converted their cleaning products to less/non-toxic chemicals.

Sustainability Management is imperative to making and maintaining sustainable changes.  There are simple things you can do:

Start a Green Team that has representatives from different departments

Create routine maintenance checks for all appliances

Write policies in your employee manual for energy, water, waste, transportation and pollution prevention

Post signs around the office to to educate employees/public about conservation (lights, water, recycling) 

Tracking mileage and examining your travel routes can help you better understand your fuel usage, calculate you carbon footprint and even help you find ways to conserve gas.

 Knowing your waste stream is important not only for helping to divert unnecessary trash but also to divert wasted dollars.

Traking your water usage and conserving your water usage can have huge benefits to the environment ane your bottom line.