Why is a sustainable office important?

The European Union strives to be completely carbon-neutral by 2050, according to the Paris Agreement . This Agreement is of importance to all aspects of the economy, including your business. Besides the legal obligations, there are several ways in which a sustainable office can be beneficial to your company. Financial benefits Recycling and efficiently using your facilities may result in lower costs. Re-using glasses instead of paper cups for example directly reduces recurring purchases and making smart use of your thermostat lowers your energy bill. Besides cutting costs, sustainable offices may also increase sales. Current generations highly value the environment and sustainability. Paying attention to this trend will increase your company’s reputation within the market, resulting in eagerness from future employees to work for your brand. It may also inspire customers to do business with you, which results in higher profits and market value. Employee happiness Having a sustainable office may also contribute to your Employee Experience. The new generation of employees values working in healthy environments and working for a good cause. Ensuring that your company is sustainable will contribute to your employees’ sense of purpose, which will eventually result in loyal and happy employees. More benefits of a sustainable office

How do I create a sustainable office?

The importance of a sustainable office is undeniable. But where do you start? It sounds like a big challenge, but with fairly minor changes, you are able to transform your office into a greener design. Less paperwork! The first step to a sustainable office is to limit the use of paper. Much communication can be done digitally through e-mails or conference tools such as Microsoft Teams, which reduces paper waste. You can send out e-mails to the whole team, post a message on collaboration tools such as Workplace, or you can make use of digital signage in your offices. GoBright’s solutions for desk booking , room booking , and visitor registration assist in a complete paperless administration. Your employees are able to manage their desks, meeting rooms, and appointments with visitors all in one system. Smart cleaning Most offices are cleaned regularly by a team of cleaners. While having a sanitised working space is important, it’s known that regular cleaning supplies aren’t great for the environment. If you make use of GoBright’s Connect in addition to our desk booking system, the light at the desk shows when a desk needs cleaning. Logically, if a desk hasn’t been used since it was last cleaned, it does not need cleaning again. This way, your facility manager can make smart decisions concerning using (eco-friendly) cleaning supplies. This is called ‘smart cleaning’. Energy reduction Many offices logically make use of air conditioning and heating to make working at the office as comfortable as possible for their employees. However, these appliances use up a lot of energy. GoBright’s ‘Analytics’ section provides you with a lot of valuable information, including the occupancy rate of your office. The data that is safely collected by our system can give you insights into how your office space is used. You might find out that you need fewer desks, but more meeting rooms, resulting in reshaping your office. The result might be dropping an entire floor, reducing costs for lighting and energy. To optimally make use of your office space, you might want to look into desk-sharing. Additionally, you can let technology regulate the way appliances are used in the remaining office space. GoBright’s Room Control and Room Sensors (additions to our Room Booking System ) make sure equipment and lighting in rooms is only turned on when the room is actively being used. Our software is also equipped with a ‘night mode’, helping you save energy outside of working hours. GoBright’s Smart Office Technology helps to make your office more sustainable.

What is the ROI of a sustainable office?

Logically, implementing a sustainable office brings about new costs that you will eventually have to earn back. It makes sense to wonder what the Return of Investment is in a sustainable office. Is a greener office worth it? It seems like it. There are a few notable benefits to having a green office. Making sustainable decisions Using modern-day smart office systems result in some very interesting benefits. What if it turns out that you can suffice with less office space? With the reduction of office space, you for example, will be able to lower your energy consumption, move to a smaller building, or rent out the spaces you don’t need. You could even try to sell the office furniture, that you don’t use anyway, via sustainable channels like marketplaces or secondhand stores. GoBright solutions improve your workplace management and give an accurate overview of your occupancy rate. With this accurate information you can make more efficient and sustainable decisions. While it is true that you’re investing in new materials and maintenance, in the long run, you will earn this back. You invest in reusable tableware in order to reduce the costs of purchasing new paper plates, cups, and cutlery, and you invest in regular maintenance in order to reduce costs on the energy bill. Besides direct financial benefits, sustainable offices improve your company’s reputation. You will notice that more employees are willing to work for you and your current employees are inclined to stay due to an improvement in Employee Experience . If you combine this with new customers you attract by highlighting sustainability, it seems as though green offices help your business grow. Not too unimportant are politics. According to the Paris Agreements , all companies and buildings must be carbon neutral by 2050. It is best to anticipate as early as possible, so you eliminate surprises when the time comes.

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A sustainable office contributes to a healthier working and living environment and reduces the use of space, materials, and costs. Increase corporate sustainability ambitions with smart technology.

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What is a Sustainable Office?

A sustainable office promotes ecological and environmental balance for both the environment and it’s employees. By supporting and promoting the use of smart technology, the sustainable office gets shape and meaning. The ultimate goal of sustainable living is reducing or – entirely avoiding – the depletion of natural resources. Creating a sustainable office contributes to a healthy environment and healthy employees.

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What to expect from a Sustainable Office

Realising a sustainable office has many benefits for the corporate and the environment.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Companies are becoming more aware of their CSR and are choosing for sustainable solutions.

Smart Technology

Smart Technology contributes to a more sustainably aware office environment.

Workplace Management tools

Supporting efficient workplace management solutions has a positive effect on environmental pressure and corporate expenses.

Return on Investment

Sustainable care regarding office equipment, tools and employees positively influences ROI.

The Importance of Corporate Sustainability

Companies are becoming more aware of the importance of sustainability in their businesses. Many are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. They are transitioning to choosing more sustainable solutions, in order to help save the environment and to create a better working climate. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) emphasizes choosing long-term sustainable options over easy and quick wins.

Making better choices and rethinking the way we work is something we cannot do alone. Working together with smart solutions, technologies, partners and peers make us drastically rethink how to develop and implement sustainable solutions. Many organisations are making sustainability part of their corporate proposition. With the help of GoBright software solutions and products, you can implement sustainable, smart and effective solutions that yield great results in the long term. Not only for the environment but also for your own wallet and the health of your employees.

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With GoBright solutions you not only improve workplace management, but you also support hybrid working and a more sustainable and responsible use of the office and its resources.

Using Smart Technology

The basis of creating a sustainable office, is gathering insights. Analytics based on data helps to understand user behaviour and preferences. Important elements for making efficient and responsible choices for your sustainable office.

In the GoBright platform, you gather analytics based on booking data, occupancy rates, no-shows and more with 100% accuracy. This way you can reduce energy and extend equipment lifecycle. For example with GoBright Room Booking in combination with the Room Control and Room Sensors, equipment and lights are only used when the room is occupied for example. Electronics furthermore switch on and off automatically when entering/leaving the room. All this data is influential in managing sustainability in the office which in its turn reduces expenses and decreases your carbon footprint.

Return on Investment in the Sustainable Office

Return on Investment in the Sustainable Workplace

Realising a sustainable office is beneficial for many things. Besides creating a better work environment for your employees and being responsible for the environment, you save money. Return on Investment for equipment for example. By regulating energy, lights, screens, AV equipment and air conditioning your equipment lasts longer ad require less replacement or maintenance.

Save costs on floorspace

Based on analytics you can manage the floorspace that is actually being used in the office. With this information you can make sustainable choices, by for example closing certain floors and lower the energy consumption. Or even moving to a smaller building if you need less floorspace in the long-term. Or removing desks and computer screens when the data shows they are not frequently used. This way you can save costs and repurpose them.

Sustainable office design does not always mean that less office space is required. It means that the office can be set up more efficient and effective, which is the most important element of responsible and sustainable thinking.

How to create a sustainable office?

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Work smarter, not harder.

Discover opportunities to maximise space efficiency.

Work, collaborate, meet and be inspired.

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Employee Wellbeing

Sustainability implementation in the office influences the employee experience.

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User-centered and user-friendly design.

Create a healthy and meaningful company culture.

Foster flexible working with smart tools.

Hybrid Working

A sustainable office works best when working with Hybrid Working principles.

What to expect

Flexible use of space.

Facilitating different needs and wants for the office.

Technological implementations.

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A sustainable office is a workplace that promotes environmental awareness and strives to reduce the depletion of natural resources. Creating a sustainable office is a good way to...

The European Union strives to be completely carbon-neutral by 2050, according to the Paris Agreement. This Agreement is of importance to all aspects of the economy, including your...

The importance of a sustainable office is undeniable. But where do you start? It sounds like a big challenge, but with fairly minor changes, you are able to...

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