Neways Establishes Environmental Council

Highlighting its commitment to environmental protection through innovative corporate level initiatives, Neways announced the creation of the environmental council. Staffed by employees from many different departments and disciplines, this council is now working to help Neways reduce its carbon footprint.

“Our mission is to help identify and implement best practices to help our company operate in more environmentally sustainable ways,” says Will Burgess, chairperson of the environmental council. “Our ultimate aim is to instill in our employees a sense of urgency by helping them look for ways to become more environmentally conscious.”

Built upon Neways’ Healthy Homes initiative, the council is also helping establish benchmarks to measure the success of the company’s environmental programs after their
implementation.

“Other than simply encouraging less waste and increasing recycling, we want to provide employees with tools and simple steps they can take to help us meet our environmental goals,” says Vincent Gonzales, a member of the council. “We want environmental awareness to become second nature to everything we do at Neways.”

Some of the measures employees are being asked to consider include the following:

• Discontinue the use of paper agendas for meetings. Use overhead projectors instead.
• Recycle paper, metal, and plastic. Blue recycling bins are provided throughout the workplace and small bins are available for use at employee desks.
• Turn off lights when not in the room or when leaving work at the end of the day.
• Completely shut down computers each night before leaving.

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” says Burgess. “It’s these small steps that will take Neways far in its quest to make our homes and our planet a healthier and happier place.”