Chapter 5. Engaging with Employees
We found from the start of our Green IT work that an overwhelming majority of colleagues, both within and outside the IT department, were highly supportive of these initiatives, happy to do what they could to help, and able to translate that support into practical action. It may be that we’re a lot luckier than most, since the John Lewis Partnership is an employee-owned retail business, very conscious of the need to only use what we need. (When I joined the company in 1989, one of the first things I noticed was stickers underneath the light switches with Switch Off! You’re Burning our Bonus! printed on them.)
However, I suspect that we’re not alone and that the atmosphere in most firms is well-disposed towards ...
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