"Yahoo and LJ Engineering & Manufacturing couldn’t be more different. One is a global Internet giant; the other a small machine shop in Santa Clara.
Yet both reflect a growing trend in Silicon Valley: On their own, employees at each company have formed green teams. These groups of volunteers gather to push their peers and employers to become more environmentally aware. They encourage recycling; advocate for carpooling, mass transit and bikes; and generally seek to cut carbon emissions. Sixty green teams exist locally, and more are forming, according to Sustainable Silicon Valley, a local environmental collaborative.
Don Bray, with AltaTerra Research, says their voluntary nature makes green teams much different than typical company-organized task forces. Members don’t function related to the status of their jobs within the organization. They’re supportive, not competitive or political. In fact, Bray says, green teams represent a new organizational model that might be used to deal with other corporate priorities."
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