'Go Green', A Corporate Responsibility.

I recently watched ‘2012’ the movie. The graphics were stunning and I must say quite scary. With the climate change and energy conservation being the buzz word these days, the events that unfold in this movie can be for real, if nature will have its way.




Finally, the politicians of the world have started to take this a bit seriously and hopefully more will be done to change the way we live our lives and probably shift the D- day for at least after our lifetime. As much as the politicians have the responsibility for this conservation an important stake also lies with the corporate world, the multi nationals that mint billions of dollars from their business, compromising our environment in the process.



Many aspects of our day to day life can be looked into more detail to make that little difference in bringing about that change.



By now we all know the jargon ‘Save Water, Save Electricity’ is one famous mantra to reduce the carbon footprint. Here is one message from me to the corporate world, that if implemented world wide can make a huge difference to our environment and save on precious resource that is wasted as corporate perks.



I know for a fact that many companies have this policy where in top management and even middle management are given their utility bill payments in actuals. This means that no matter howsoever the management executive utilizes the electricity or water resources the company just blindly foots the bill and the account department just makes an entry somewhere so that they probably get some tax exemption for the employee perks.



This allowance although an excellent remuneration benefit, from the company and the environment perspective is a colossal waste. Many employees do not give importance to the utility wastage, since it’s paid for by the company and many proudly boast about the perks and flaunt it by just keeping the a/c, heater and lights running even when they are not at home.



The responsible members of the ‘Corporate World’ who claim to be Environment friendly must make a note of this and put a cap on the utility allowance on a monthly basis [ Higher than the average]. This cap can be done after an analysis on the consumption, based on the size of the flat/villa and the family members. Once an average amount is calculated, the employees can be given this amount in their pay check or cut from the allowance, the rest of the money saved will be credited to the employees account.



With the two buzz words in the corporate world being 'Cost Cutting' and 'Save the Environment' this suggestion meets the expectations and is a win-win situation for all the three parties involved:

1. The Employer:

The company will save at least 40% on the utility bill payouts, since the average payout now would be reduced. This will make more funds available to the company for other business needs.



2. The Employee:

The employee gains to save money from the utility cap, if he becomes aware of the energy utilization, there by making him a responsible citizen and being more Environment friendly.



3. The Environment:

The biggest benefactor would be our environment, as less energy utilized means lesser pollution and other greenhouse effects. This can save around 75 % on energy consumption.



If this suggestion can be implemented all over the world, it can save lot of energy wasted due to irresponsible behavior.



If you are for a greener environment, then spread this message to whomsoever can act on behalf of their company and make this little difference, which can go a long way in changing this planet from experiencing a ‘2012’ kinda apocalypse.