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Going Green at the Office

According to a new Office Depot survey, “green” has gone mainstream in the small business community. Half of all respondents are interested in making their offices “greener,” according to a survey of 2,500 business professionals commissioned by Office Depot® (NYSE: ODP - News), a leading global provider of office products and services. The survey also found that cost and understanding are the two primary factors preventing businesses from going greener at the office.“It is encouraging to see such strong interest in going green among small businesses,” said Yalmaz Siddiqui, Director of Environmental Strategy for Office Depot. “The good news is that creating a greener office is simpler than ever. Not only are there more high-quality, low-cost greener products available than ever before, but the range of solutions to help reduce waste and energy has also grown significantly.”

Although more than half (55 percent) of the survey respondents stated they do not associate going “green” with saving money, this is a common misperception Siddiqui said. “There is actually a range of cost scenarios that a business could face when deciding to go green,” he explained. “Some choices, like remanufactured cartridges, cost less; some require an upfront investment but come with long term cost savings, like compact fluorescent lights; some products entail no price difference; and some green ideas do cost more. The trick is to understand the different options and not assume that going green will always result in higher costs.”

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