TELUS offers team members a range of options for becoming engaged in activities that advance environmental sustainability.Supplied
Team members with an interest in advancing sustainability are helping to deepen a culture of sustainability at TELUS by joining green teams and the National Sustainability Council (NSC).
TELUS green teams, which exist in every major city across Canada, are voluntary positions open to all employees while the NSC regularly issues calls for applications, explains Colleen Dix, senior sustainability manager at TELUS.
“In 2015, we created a model where team members can apply for positions with the NSC,” she says. “When they are accepted, they are approved to dedicate 5 to 10 per cent of their paid time to programs and projects across the country.”
The council, which meets monthly and provides regular updates, is charged with integrating sustainability considerations more broadly across the organization and providing the framework for tracking and co-ordinating local and national initiatives across five main resource groups: education and awareness; green team support, growth and measurements; resource stewardship (waste and recycling, water); communications; and energy efficiency.
Ms. Dix adds that council members welcome the chance to further their work experience related to sustainability and gain skills that potentially open new career opportunities.
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