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Cover Story

Yes, Green

Can Help!

Leena Kurup, IT Experience,
Globant APAC Region admits that

the process of going green has to be
a mindset change.

T here is a common creating a positive impact on the Cleaning is an evolving

perception that Green
environment and the employees.
cannot clean…
Are there any regulatory
We all are at
industry and there are so
the learning stage
to know how green products challenges while shifting many innovations happening.
to green products?
can help with cleaning. As We would definitely like to
said before, it is all about Initially, there were challenges pit to use whichever suits
understanding if the product has to procure these products from each one of us.
the right mix to make it fully the market as they were not
green. standardised and did not have employees). If these services
Can green help? Yes. We first proper registrations. Currently, are outsourced, it is important to
the scenarios have changed and
need to understand what the we are now able to find/ procure carry out vendor assessments on
product is, and what its usability the products that have evolved a regular basis.
is. Green products like chemical and that meet all the statutory
products that show results requirements. These chemicals are cost-
immediately are effective in
many ways, and these products We need to procure products intensive; but essential for
increase the lifecycle of the areas that are registered and ISO- a healthy environment…
of usage. certified. Many products in the One of the core values that can
industry are available with a
What are the key certain fixed cost. If you are be embodied with the employees:
‘Be kind to the planet’ -- Though
factors to drive the cost- procuring from ISO-certified these chemicals are cost-
effectiveness of green vendors, then there should not be intensive we create awareness
chemicals any problems. of the environmental issues and

From a facility manager’s Do you assess the educate folks on the usage of
perspective, the cost of green effectiveness of green natural products that reduce the
products currently is expensive cleaning? negative impact on the planet.
but the ROI can be defined Creating awareness can be a goal
by measuring the increase in Yes, we have internal of the company and the industry.
life span of the products that audits for the products we use Workplace experience managers
are cleaned or maintained by whereby we need to record the can have the offices maintained
using these cleaning agents. details of each product. The with natural light and a lot of
The impact of these products facility maintenance teams are greenery around, which can
is not only enhancing the life responsible for giving a healthy improve the overall well-being
of the machineries but also environment to our Globers (Our of the employees.

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