While National Instruments makes many efforts to minimize environmental impact, countless projects are driven by individual employees or small groups of employees within the company. Employee-driven efforts in 2010 included establishing an on-site location for employees to pick up fresh produce from a local farm, working with the local transportation authority to make it easier for employees to take public transportation to work, and hosting "Green Bag Lunches" to educate employees about environmental topics. Behind each one of these accomplishments and goals is an individual who took the initiative to ask questions and make changes.

Changed all eligible printers to default to double-sided printing at headquarters
Implemented a community garden site at headquarters
Established a connector bus route in conjunction with the local transportation authority to serve headquarters employees using commuter rail
Changing printers to double-sided printing only affected new computer configurations at NI headquarters
Investigate ways to increase employee ridership of commuter rail
Evaluate electronic waste to be reused in conjunction with Goodwill recycling program