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At Work
P2 Week
September 15-21
- How is EPA a good environmental steward?
- How can my employer to be more energy efficient?
- How can my company promote environmental stewardship?
- How can I reduce the environmental impacts of commuting?
- How do I manage electronic equipment replacement?
- How can my company adopt an Environmental Management System?
How is EPA a good environmental steward?
EPA supports the principals of Pollution Prevention Week every day by operating sustainable facilities and using environmentally preferable practices. Learn more about how the Agency is reducing energy and water use, purchasing green power, constructing green buildings, and preventing pollution. Other government and private sector facilities can do the same.
How can my employer be more energy efficient?
One easy way is by choosing office products (computers, faxes, etc.) that have earned an ENERGY STAR label. You can also help your organization become more aware of opportunities for increased efficiency.
How can my company promote environmental stewardship?
EPA has voluntary programs that can help companies large and small reduce their environmental impacts while also saving energy and resources.
- Take Action At Work
- Find out how companies in every industrial sector –including agriculture – can “green” their facilities and processes, by exploring EPA's many Voluntary Partnerships Programs.
How can I reduce the environmental impacts of commuting?
Encourage your employer to be a "Best Workplaces for Commuters." Offering recognition for innovative solutions to commuting challenges faced by employers and employees, Best Workplaces for Commuters is a new public-private sector voluntary program advocating employer-provided commuter benefits.
How do I manage electronic equipment replacement?
The Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) is a voluntary partnership program that encourages federal facilities and agencies to produce greener electronic products, reduce impacts of electronic products during use, and to manage obsolete electronics in an environmentally safe way.
How can my company adopt an Environmental Management System?
EPA makes sure that we are "walking the talk" when we encourage citizens to protect the environment and their health. EPA has put a new Environmental Management System (EMS) in place at our offices to reduce our environmental footprint by acknowledging the environmental aspects of our day-to-day activities and management. At EPA Headquarters, we are reducing the impact of our energy and water use, waste generation, natural resource depletion, and pollution associated with commuting to and operating our facilities and tracking our progress with our new EMS.
- Environmental Management Systems (EMS) resources for businesses, associations, the public, and state and federal agencies