Commuter Challengeis a national program that encourages Canadians to walk, cycle, ride-share/carpool, tele-work or take transit instead of driving alone to work. The program is based on a friendly competition between workplaces and communities across Canada to see which has the highest percentage participation rates during the week.
All during Canadian Environment Week and Clean Air Day (June 3, 2009), take part in this challenge to help your staff well being and impact the environment. Don't believe me? Consider what the Canadian Telework Association says about this...
If a million teleworkers were to work at home just 1 day each week, in a year, Canada would save some 250 million kg of CO2 emissions; 100 million litres of fuel; and 800 million fewer kilometers of mileage on our highways and streets. As a side-benefit, we would save some $40 million in fuel costs, and 50 million hours of time, to spend with our families, or on our non-work lives.
Think about it. A more productive workforce that are reducing the impact on the world while saving everyone money. All good things.
And for those of our friends who aren't Canadian, we encourage you to take part as well. If you already have AuthAnvil deployed you probably know about the value of the virtual workforce and the benefits of telecommuting... at least from a secure remote access point of view. But have you ever considered the environmental benefits you may be receiving? So take part in the challenge in your own way. Let your staff work from home this week... and see what happens! You might be pleasantly surprised at the productivity increase, and can feel good knowing you are doing a good thing for your staff, and the planet!
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