This month marks the launch of the new environmental lecture series at Symantec, Green Talks. These lectures will provide an opportunity for Symantec employees to learn about external environmental initiatives related to Symantec’s environmental strategy and how Symantec is working to support these initiatives within the company.
The Green Talks will take place quarterly, onsite at our headquarters in Mountain View, and will alternate topics within Symantec’s environmental strategy:
Our inaugural Green Talk will take place next Thursday, July 31st featuring Fabien Cousteau, an oceanic explorer, conservationist, and leader of
Mission 31. Fabien resurfaced earlier this month after living and working on the ocean floor for thirty-one days.
Fabien will present the human ocean connection and discuss what he learned and experienced during Mission 31, along with plans for the future.
We look forward to bringing you a recap of this exciting kick off to our quarterly Green Talks in August, stay tuned!
Symantec Green Teams
Symantec Green Teams are a grass roots effort by the employees of Symantec to identify ways that Symantec can minimize its environmental footprint. In partnership with the Corporate Responsibility and Global Facilities Management teams, Green Teams are constantly helping Symantec reduce its environmental footprint through activities ranging from volunteering in local communities to spearheading campus-wide sustainability efforts.
Symantec Green Teams are locally directed and managed at 17 sites around the world working on sustainability efforts both inside and outside the company. Internal efforts, such as our One Mug, One Planet campaign, means that the Green Teams can educate their fellow employees, changing habits that will ultimately decrease our use of energy, water, and materials.
Read more about Symantec’s One Mug, One Planet campaign and the creation of four new Global Green Teams!
Symantec Employees
The event will take place on July 31, 2014 from 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. PST in the Mountain View V-Cafe. This event will also be live-streamed and recorded. For information on the event, live streaming, and Symantec’s Green Teams please contact Environmental_Responsibility@Symantec.com.
Jaime Barclay is Symantec's Corporate Philanthropy Program Manager.