Inspiration comes in the strangest places. For this blog post, it was the bathroom.
Following a client presentation this week, I made a quick stop in the men’s room before walking across town back to the office. This client is a multi-billion-dollar global organization run by some pretty smart folks – but even they appear to have fallen victim to some silliness in terms of sustainability. The proof was staring at me across the stall.
On the wall hung a placard that read something to the effect of: “This toilet was designed to be environmentally friendly. It may require flushing more than once.”
Okay, so maybe overall it still saves more water than a standard toilet. But it sure doesn’t make things sound terribly effective in saving water if you have to flush twice to do the job of one flush – nor does it send a great message about corporate sustainability and performance to provide employees with such a seemingly paradoxical placard.
It’s becoming imperative that employers offer workplaces with sustainable, green practices/processes if they want to remain competitive in attracting and retaining talent – but this placard was just another sign to me that companies large and small still have a long way to go in terms of both walking the walk and talking the talk.
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