Five ways to take climate action at work, brainstormed by employees like you

The guide outlines five ways employees can drive climate action at work: reducing office food waste to mitigate methane emissions, engaging clients and customers in sustainability discussions, vetting service providers to avoid supporting high-emitting industries, advocating for fossil-fuel-free retirement plans, and developing internal department-specific climate action guides.

• Reducing food waste in offices and at events is a high-impact mitigation strategy because an estimated 30–40% of global food is wasted, leading to methane emissions from landfills.
• Employees in client-facing roles, such as marketing and sales, can influence external sustainability journeys by upskilling colleagues, researching client climate concerns, and promoting their own company's sustainability efforts during communications.
• Companies can send a market signal by vetting external partners—such as lawyers and creative agencies—to ensure they align with climate goals and do not work with fossil fuel companies.
• Employees can advocate for climate-friendly retirement plans to shift investments away from high-emitting sectors, noting that divesting from fossil fuels does not result in negative performance for investors.
• Creating internal, department-specific climate action guides allows employees to tailor sustainability efforts to their unique professional responsibilities and integrate these practices into new employee onboarding.

APA

Bodi, A. (2025). Five ways to take climate action at work, brainstormed by employees like you. Project Drawdown. https://drawdown.org/insights/five-ways-to-take-climate-action-at-work-brainstormed-by-employees-like-you

Chicago

Bodi, Aiyana. Five ways to take climate action at work, brainstormed by employees like you. Project Drawdown, 2025. https://drawdown.org/insights/five-ways-to-take-climate-action-at-work-brainstormed-by-employees-like-you.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bodi2025five, author = {Bodi, Aiyana}, title = {{Five ways to take climate action at work, brainstormed by employees like you}}, institution = {Project Drawdown}, year = {2025}, month = jul, url = {https://drawdown.org/insights/five-ways-to-take-climate-action-at-work-brainstormed-by-employees-like-you}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }