Hi all,
I am looking for research into the issue of green teams or environmental champions.
By green teams / environmental champions I am referring to specific groups of employees, regardless of discipline or organizational level, who devote additional time and effort (beyond their normal job role) to facilitate the practical implementation and promotion of sustainable operations principles in their organisation, i.e. companies or public sector organisations, but NOT community based green teams. I am NOT interested in research on champions at senior management level who may act as a figure-head to help drive through environmental initiatives within an organisation.
If you know of any research on this issue I would be interested in hearing about it.
I am already aware of the following research / reports:
Green Teams and Value: Engaging Employees in Meeting Sustainability Goals [AltaTerra Research, 2010].
Generating sustainable value: Moving beyond green teams to transformation collaboratives. [Ackerman et al, Dominican University of California. Sabre Holdings, 2010].
GREEN TEAMS - Engaging Employees in Sustainability [Deborah Fleischer, Green Impact, 2009].
Corporate Green Teams: A New Social Trend at Work? A Conference Report and Research Summary [Hohl and Bray, AltaTerra Research, 2008].
Individual Environmental Initiatives: Championing Natural Environmental Issues in U.S. Business Organizations [Andersson and Bateman, 2000]
Thanks,
Brian
Brian MacNamee
energyXchange.eu
www.energyXchange.eu
Green Teams/Environmental Champions
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As part of the Envision Charlotte/Smart Energy Now effort, you can see a few resources we share here:
http://www.duke-energy.com/smartenergynow/resources/
(Look in the lower right-hand corner of the page to download the publications.)
Thanks!
Kat Donnelly
PhD Candidate
MIT
Hi Doug and Kat,
Thanks for the references, they're very useful.
Regards,
Brian
Brian MacNamee
energyXchange.eu
www.energyXchange.eu
Hi Brian:
There was a report published in 2004 by Staats that you might find of interest. It reviews the effectiveness of green teams in bringing about and sustaining behavioral changes. Part of what makes the article worthwhile is that it includes a control group of like minded individuals. Here's a link to the journal article:
http://homepage.mac.com/dmohr/filechute/Staats2004.pdf
Best, Doug
Doug McKenzie-Mohr
Environmental Psychologist
McKenzie-Mohr & Associates Inc.
Canada
http://www.cbsm.com