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Remote and hybrid working may have significant impact on carbon footprint

Workplace Insight

Fully remote workers can have a 54 percent lower carbon footprint compared with fully in-office workers, and all forms of remote and hybrid working have the potential to cut emissions, according to a new study from researcher at Cornell University and sponsored by Microsoft.

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Even More Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint in the Office

Eco-Office Gals

Not only does reducing their carbon footprint helps the environment, but it also helps business. To reduce your carbon footprint and cut the cost of copy paper, copier maintenance, and ink, try going paperless. Video Conferencing – Traveling for business meetings can cause waste in several ways.

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Remote Work’s Green Potential: Can Working from Home Slash Carbon Emissions?

Allwork

For environmentally conscious employees, working from home doesn’t necessarily mean you will reduce your carbon footprint. You and the team of researchers analyzed factors such as commuting, noncommute travel, IT devices, office and residential energy use. Interestingly, the study debunked some common assumptions.

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Reduce Your Company’s Carbon Footprint

Eco-Office Gals

Today’s environmentally-minded companies are always looking for ways to make their carbon footprint smaller. According to the US Environmental Protection Authority, light-duty vehicles – the cars, SUVs and vans that many use to travel to work – account for 62% of all greenhouse gas emissions.

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The jaw-droppingly high, out-of-this-world carbon footprint of space tourism

Ideas.Ted

Not to be outdone, later in 2021, Elon Musk’s SpaceX will provide four to five days of orbital travel with its Crew Dragon capsule. Tour packages will provide passengers with a brief 10-minute frolic in zero gravity and glimpses of Earth from space. What are the environmental consequences of a space tourism industry likely to be?

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The Ubiquitous Anywhere Worker — A Passing Fad Or The Future Of Work?

Allwork

A survey into the growing trend of working remotely while traveling (conducted by Lonely Planet and Fiverr) has revealed that over 50% of all respondents have become “Anywhere Workers” in the last two years. The trend is driven by the desire to combine remote work with travel. Anywhere Workers — The State of Play in 2022.

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Reduce the carbon footprint of your small business

Eco-Office Gals

More and more small businesses appear to be placing a greater emphasis on taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint by implementing a series of significant changes, ranging from teleconferencing to cycle-to-work schemes. Post from: Eco-Office Gals Reduce the carbon footprint of your small business.