4 Questions with…Peter Corbyn
Peter Corbyn is the Chief GreenNexxian at GreenNexxus. The GreenNexxus Employee Sustainability Platform (Green ESP) provides organizations with an easy to execute web platform that directly connects employees to sustainability strategy.
Peter answered a few questions for our “4 Questions” series, where we ask green leaders to tell us a bit about their work.
What are the major sustainability initiatives your institution is focused on?
Currently, our two primary areas of focus are engaging employees through our Employee Sustainability Platform – at home and in the workplace – as well as engaging consumers with our soon-to-be-released One Million Acts of Green Facebook app.
The Employee Sustainability Platform provides an organization with an easy to execute web platform that directly connects employees to an organization’s sustainability strategy. One Million Acts of Green will give individuals and organizations an easy way to determine their carbon footprint reduction to ‘visualize’ the difference they are making through their actions.
What particular steps is your institution taking to green your business practices?
Since we’re an IT company, electricity use would be our biggest environmental impact, however we use Bullfrog Power, which is Canada’s 100 percent green energy provider. By choosing Bullfrog Power’s green energy, we’re reducing our environmental impact, supporting the development of new renewable generation in Canada and helping to create a cleaner world for today and tomorrow.
What are you doing to encourage your stakeholders to use less paper, whether it is office paper or single-use towel and tissue items?
Using less paper is an act of green within our One Million Acts of Green customer Facebook campaign and Employee Sustainability Platform.
In two sentences or less, what is the best advice you have for newcomers to the sustainability field?
For professionals: get started with environmental savings that lead to financial savings. Then ask for bigger cheques from upper management once they see success.
For consumers: saving the planet is like trying to lose weight – make behavior changes that are sustainable for you, i.e. how do you keep the weight off long-term?
