I assume most you have done some New Year resolutions for 2009.
Todays post is about the individual points of the New Years resolution of every Sustainability officer in a company.
In other words: What would I see as important for the Sustainability officer in a company to aim for in 2009 to drive Sustainability.
Sustainability Officer New Year Resolutions Points:
- Do not grumble about the recession. Sustainability initiatives can be done with a limited amount of money as well. Even with very little funds. You need a committed bunch of people that engage with others.
- Do not find an excuse for doing nothing just because your colleagues think that this is not worth the effort being a Change Agent with your organization. They are wrong.
- Talk to other people in or outside of your industry to exchange best practice. Learning how other people tackle this problem will make you smarter and better prepared for the future.
- Use social media (after coordination with your IT department) to make your opinion and initiatives heard. You do not need huge budgets to do that when you do it right.
- Ask your local government representative to help you with your work or initiative. Local authorities and local government need to do more with regards to Sustainability and they need to hear from you the Sustainability representative what your business is doing to make the world a better place.
- Start to talk to colleagues about your work and how passionate you are about it. This will help you to strengthen the awareness within your organization and will make your job even more enjoyable.
- Be nicer to you family members (This might not help you on the topic of Sustainability but it will definitely make your life easier).
- Be different then the normal employees. Stand out of the crowd and have an opinion. You can not be friends with everyone so just be the best you can be.
- Enjoy every day and be proud of yourself. You are have one of the most exciting and fulfilling jobs in the world.
This is what I would see as interesting New Years resolutions. They are very tough resolutions but I am sure every single one of them will make your life easier as the Sustainability officer within your organization.
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