Creating Awareness
Employees
We realize that many of our employees have questions about our
sustainability program and wish to contribute to its success. To keep them
apprised of our success and future plans, there is a frequent feature in
Insight, our internal employee newsletter. Additionally, we ensure that all
program announcements and updates are made available on myIndigo, our
company's intranet site, and our employees are encouraged to send comments and suggestions.
Our Internal Communications team is an integral part of this initiative continuing to gauge the level of awareness about our company's environmental programs. We realize that our
employees want to be brand-wide ambassadors of our efforts and it is our
responsibility to keep them informed and engaged.
Indigo recognizes that our employees are also concerned about the
environment. To encourage sustainable mass transit options, we offer
discounted TTC passes to our Home Office (Toronto) employees. The
program was officially launched in September 2008.
This was complemented by installing bike cages in 2009. As well, HO employees have recently adopted electronic pay statements to continue to reduce paper and over 80% of employees have adopted this paperless alternative.
Our employees are also proud supporters of the WWF-Canada CN-Tower Stair Climb and have been active participants for the last 2 years. By climbing the 1776 stairs to the top, Indigo’s employees have raised over $23,000 to support WWF’s conservation programs.
IndigoGreen Teams
During Environment Week (2011), Indigo launched IndigoGreen Teams, a national program that offers a meaningful way for interested employees to assist in sustainability initiatives at work and at home by identifying and effecting positive change in areas of waste management and recycling, energy efficiency, product donation, and community engagement. In tandem, Indigo also launched The IndigoGreen Guide, to assist in setting the foundation for IndigoGreen Teams to start, nurture and grow their environmental teams, and advice on how to track initiatives and share best practices at all 247 store locations from coast to coast.