Employee engagement

Did you know that environmental and conservation charities are not typically represented in the “traditional” workplace charitable giving campaign? If you’re interested in offering a broad range of charitable giving options that will better address employee interests and concerns, EarthShare can help you expand an existing campaign or start a new one.

Investing in employees, the most valuable resource of any company, always pays dividends. Environmentally-conscious business practices help attract and retain the best employees by increasing employee

satisfaction and pride in the workplace. A 2008 survey indicated that more than half of workers polled think their company should do more to be environmentally friendly.

- Employee benefits and involvement programs give employers an opportunity to increase morale and retention by giving people an opportunity to make a difference through their workplace.

- Forming employee-driven Green Teams is another way to empower workers with the ability to make change and improve their workplace and their world.

Offering the EarthShare workplace giving program is a benefit that gives every environmentally-conscious employee the chance to support hundreds of vetted environmental charities through an easy and effective workplace payroll contribution campaign. EarthShare runs side-by-side with traditional campaign options at hundreds of workplaces across the country.

Employee Engagement is tied to profitability

Towers Perrin studies have highlighted the correlation between employee engagement and business outcomes:

- "In a study of 50 companies over a one-year period, those organizations with high employee engagement had a 19% increase in operating income and an almost 28% growth in earnings per share."

- "Conversely, companies with low levels of engagement saw operating income drop more than 32% and earnings per share decline 11%."

EarthShare campaign partner UnitedHealth Group explains the importance of their campaign:

"...our campaign is a critical part of our overall mission of improving the health and well being of individuals and communities. It’s also an important social responsibility program that helps us connect our employees’ passion for the environment with needs across the world. EarthShare has been a great partner for helping us achieve these goals. It’s clear our employees have valued the considerable amount of choice they have through EarthShare...and we all know how important choice is. However, it’s also critical to have the right partners, and the combination of national organizations and local, grass roots concerns is appealing. Our five years of increasing contributions clearly supports this."

EarthShare participates in campaigns at hundreds of public and privates sector workplaces across the country.

Email us to get started, or call Renny Perdue or Elvia Castro with your questions today: 240.333.0300

Resources:

- Why host an EarthShare campaign?

- Easy, cost effective efforts for small and large businesses

- Larger sustainability initiatives

- Studies, statistics and resources