How to Help Your Organization “Go Green”
September 16, 2025
How to Help Your Organization “Go Green”
The “go green” movement has been growing and evolving for both individuals and businesses for decades. While simple swaps and environmentally conscious habits around daily living can support sustainability efforts at home, businesses that embrace going green have an opportunity to make a difference in their communities while boosting their bottom line.
Create an Eco-Friendly Culture
Buy-in from employees is a critical component of successful green office efforts. Educating employees about how they can play a role in sustainability efforts during their day-to-day work is a great first step. Encourage recycling, reusable water bottles, turning off electronics at the end of the day, environmentally conscious transportation and other small habits that, when added up, foster an eco-friendly culture.
Additionally, investing in environmentally friendly daily-use equipment can indicate to employees that the company takes sustainability seriously. Using hybrid or solar power systems, low-pressure water systems and rainwater collection tanks at the office are good places to start and can help lower utility costs over time.
For companies that operate machinery, water recycling can be an excellent option to cool systems and wash equipment while reducing operating and utility costs. Efficient use of water can also help conserve resources and save money – this could include operating water-based machinery when fully loaded, turning the air conditioning off when not in use and only using cooling equipment when necessary.
Transparency Builds Trust
Building an eco-friendly culture within an organization and following proper protocols for permitting and environmental compliance can help put your company on the map as a trustworthy, sustainability-focused business. Consumer perception is important, as many consumers are making sustainability a priority in their own lives and want the companies they buy from to do the same. Transparency about environmental wins, and even more importantly, any environmental issues, is crucial for building consumer trust.
Companies should aim to be authentic in their efforts to “go green” and document the steps taken along the way.
Outsource to the Environmental Experts
When it comes time to open a new physical location or embark on a new project where environmental regulations come into play, proper planning is crucial to success. An environmental engineering company can help develop master planning and conduct site assessments to help an organization remain in compliance and reduce the risk of excess spending and issues with the public down the road.
McFadden Engineering’s team is experienced in grading/drainage plan development, detention/retention design, stormwater management and other tasks that help businesses get their site up and running while keeping sustainability and compliance top of mind.
Once a plan is in place and initial assessments and permitting are complete, environmental engineering firms like McFadden Engineering can continue to support businesses in their sustainability efforts by managing facility operations, maintaining facility compliance, creating response plans for spills and developing treatment alternatives for permitted discharge limits. “Going green” is a continuous process, so having environmental engineers available to support large-scale sustainability efforts can ensure up-to-date and innovative solutions.
For more information about how McFadden Engineering can support your company in its sustainability efforts, view a list of our services.