Co2 Emissions

There's more pressure than ever for businesses to reduce their carbon footprint. Whether climate change is at the top of organisations' agendas or not, measures to reduce Co2 emissions can significantly cut costs and improve staff, partner and customer relations, making business as well as environmental sense. Give your company a Co2 Emission healt... h check - It's important to determine approximately how much Co2 your company emits and in which areas of the business Co2 emission is the highest. Some businesses bring in a third party to assess this, however, this isn't essential. Commonsense combined with a decent business-specific carbon calculator are usually sufficient for Co2 health checks in office-based organisations. Appoint a green executive - If this isn't already in place, a member of staff needs to be given overall responsibility for the company's environmental policy. Smaller organisations may decide to provide an existing member of staff with this responsibility, in which case they need to have the time and the desire to take on the role. Involve staff - The buy-in of all staff needs to be obtained from the outset if measures to reduce carbon emissions are to be successful. Advise all staff of the company's 'green' plans and request help and suggestions. Ensure staff continue to be involved with the company's environmental direction by establishing a 'green committee' and/or a 'green ideas box' which allows staff to put forward their own suggestions for reducing emissions. Recycle and re-use - Whenever possible, ensure office waste is recycled or re-used, including paper, IT equipment, office furniture, textiles etc. Cut-down on paper use - As well as recycling paper, you should implement measures and technologies to cut-down on paper use. Encourage staff to refrain from printing-out emails and invest in document management technology. This technology dramatically cuts-down on paper use as well as the printing and photocopying of paper. With a typical return-on-investment of just six months, ...Read More