Catégorie
2. Team
Sous-catégorie
2.3. Well-being & work environment
Stade
Pre-Seed
What is at stake?
A work environment encompasses all the physical and social elements that can impact an employee's daily tasks.
How to establish and maintain a sustainable work environment that contributes to employees' well-being?
Why is it important?
The work environment and the startup often evolve in parallel. However, many startups neglect the social and environmental lever by through not dedicating giving it enough time and resources to it during its creation, maintenance, and evolution of the company.
Three key steps to take
1️⃣ Invest in tools that enhance team comfort and productivity
- Adjustable furniture for standing work and ergonomic computer screens
- Effective temperature, hygiene, and noise management
- Selection of a software suite designed to maximize team time spent on high-value tasks and to verify their responsible policies for which they are responsible (data protection, data sovereignty, low-carbon emission servers, etc.).
2️⃣ Implement responsible procurement policy
- Responsible sourcing of food and beverages
- Responsible energy sourcing
- Responsible sourcing of office supplies (business cards, paper, printing, promotional items, etc.)
3️⃣ Reduce your negative impact
- Implementation of waste sorting and recycling
- Introduction of eco-friendly practices in the office
- Carbon footprint offsetting
📚 Resources and further reading
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