Promoting sustainable and responsible practices
At the WSIB, we recognize the importance of environmental sustainability and strive to minimize our environmental footprint. We implement environmentally responsible practices and initiatives to ensure that we respect the land we live on and make it a safe place to live for future generations.
"Hybrid work is the new normal for many Ontario employers and the WSIB is no different. We are reducing our environmental footprint, while ensuring each of us can continue to focus on providing exceptional services wherever we work."
Leif Malling, Chief Strategy and Risk Officer
We’re committed to lessening our impact on the environment by optimizing our physical and digital workspaces.
Consolidating our physical spaces and reducing our footprint helps contribute to:
- Lower energy consumption, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions and puts less strain on our natural resources
- Reduced waste, owing to fewer physical spaces in use as well as the implementation of recycling programs
- Lower emissions from transportation and reduced traffic congestion by centralizing our operations in accessible locations, promoting carpooling and offering telecommuting options
- More efficient use of resources such as water and other materials needed to keep a building in operation
Reducing our waste
PrintReleaf Program
In 2023, we transitioned to paperless business account statements, making them available exclusively online. This change has helped us manage costs and, more importantly, has contributed to our efforts to combat climate change and protect the environment.
We are not only saving trees, but we are also planting them. When we do need to use paper for business purposes, PrintReleaf measures our paper consumption and we offset this by contributing to certified reforestation projects worldwide. This ensures that resources borrowed from the earth are returned and multiplied, helping us maintain the integrity of our forests and ecosystems.
500+ trees planted since 2021 = more than 41,000 lbs. of paper
Partnering with Green Standards
Each year, millions of tons of office furniture and equipment end up in landfills across North America, contributing to long-term greenhouse emissions, soil and water contamination, and locking away valuable natural resources. That’s why we have partnered with Green Standards to help us decommission some of our office spaces.
