GreenCars
Sustainability Award
The Award Inspiration
GreenCars launched its new Sustainability Award to recognize employee creativity in sustainability efforts, after learning about an exciting story over in our Payroll Department in 2022. The unique employee effort clearly demonstrated the spirit behind one of our goals—Goal 4: Bright Ideas—outlined in our Corporate Responsibility Report.
2022 Winner’s Story
As a compensation associate at Lithia & Driveway, Erin Oltman, worked within the traditional paper-based, payroll-processing system that tirelessly produces weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly paychecks for nearly all employees. Erin decided to Take Personal Ownership and use her sustainable values and a fresh perspective to drive a positive change.
The Payroll Department Goes Paperless
Erin proposed using Adobe Acrobat Pro to convert the entire payroll process from paper to digital. Based on her previous work experience, Erin immediately saw how this technology could easily become a sustainable, systemic option for the Payroll Department. Leadership agreed, and her bright idea worked brilliantly!
Annual Savings:
1.7M
Pieces of Paper Saved
$115K
Employee Time Savings
$141K
Total Savings
"Lithia & Driveway 100% has proven to me they live by their core values, and they have won my loyalty for that. They want to change and do better for the environment."
Erin Oltman, Compensation Associate, Lithia & Driveway
