Earth Day

Find out how employers can get involved in Earth Day, including resources to promote a healthy environment at work and create a sustainable workplace.

The value of supporting Earth Day at work

Earth Day provides resources and ideas to help promote a healthy environment.

Many employees will take ideas home, encouraging friends and family members to get on board. This means the impact reaches beyond the workplace.

Being part of Earth Day can help you see where improvements can be made to make your business more sustainable. You should also look to create awareness so that your customers and even your competitors can get inspired to provide a sustainable workplace too.

Find out more about sustainable workplaces.

Get involved in Earth Day at work

Work can be a great place to get people involved in Earth Day.

Here are some things you could do in your workplace:

Share information and tips

The simplest place to start is by telling employees about Earth Day.

Share information using your staff communication channels in the run up to the day. You could include easy ways for everyone to get involved at work and at home.

Organise an Earth Day event

The Earth Day website has lots of suggestions for events you can get involved with to promote Earth Day.

Get activity ideas, such as sustainable shopping, by downloading the Earth Day toolkit.

Arrange a talk or additional training

Invite guest speakers from local charities, include topics such as bee keeping, plastic pollution and sustainable food purchasing.

Download these Earth Day factsheets and share them with employees.

Encourage employees to listen to environment-related podcasts to learn more.

Listen to our planetary health podcast.

Promote environmental volunteering

Allow employees time off on Earth Day to volunteer with local environmental charities. This could include a litter pick, planting trees or setting up workplace gardens.

Visit Volunteering Wales to find out more about volunteering.

Environmental sustainability in the workplace

Creating a greener workplace benefits both the planet and employee wellbeing.

As an employer, there are many steps you can take to create a sustainable and healthy workplace. Here are some things you can try:

• Switch to renewable energy sources to power your business premises and vehicles
• Improve air quality in and around your business
• Investigate retrofitting your business premises for improved energy efficiency
• Upcycle or donate old office equipment to charity

Find out more about sustainable workplaces.

Find out more

Find out how your workplace can get involved in Earth Day and access resources on the Earth Day website.

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