I would guess that most of us are at least conscious of and trying to lead \u00abgreener\u00bb lives in general, but have you thought about how to be more environmentally-friendly while working?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the office, this could be somethings as simple as only turning on the light when it is absolutely necessary, or installing a thermostat on the heater that can either be programmed or remote-controlled to turn on only when needed and only to a temperature that’s comfortable and appropriate (i.e. there is no need to turn the office into a sauna and wear a t-shirt in winter – sweaters are there for a reason \ud83d\ude09 ).
Using eco-friendly paper and stationary with a lighter paper weight and printing only what’s really necessary as well as using writing utensils with non-toxic ink are also ways to reduce your carbon footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And while there isn’t the usual volume of interpreting going on right now, and none of it in person in a booth, this may just be the perfect time to think and talk about developing a sustainable lifestyle when out and about. How about you? Do you have any more tips and ideas on how to have a more sustainable working lifestyle? Please share them in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Photo by Ten_a<\/a> from FreeImages<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I would guess that most of us are at least conscious of and trying to lead \u00abgreener\u00bb lives in general, but have you thought about how to be more environmentally-friendly while working? In the office, this could be somethings as simple as only turning on the light when it is absolutely necessary, or installing a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[956,2401,2404,1131,2405],"tags":[90,2402,2403,205,2406],"class_list":["post-12265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-environment","category-green","category-interpreting-2","category-sustainable-lifestyle","tag-english","tag-environment","tag-green","tag-interpreting","tag-sustainable-lifestyle","entry","has-media"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
Andrew Gillies wrote an excellent article for aiic’s \u00abFlux\u00bb <\/a>called \u00abThe green interpreter<\/a>\u00bb in which he mentions different options interpreters have to contribute to a better environment, such as bringing your own reusable water bottle and coffee cup, using less paper and if possible using scrap paper, as well as sustainable travel tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n