Take steps to improve the environment outside your business premises and green-up your grounds (eg tree planting/hanging baskets)

Join in a local clean-up day

Have an environmental statement and publicise this to staff

Have an environment champion in your business to promote environmentally-responsible practices to staff

Publicise public transport route information to staff (eg direct links from your intranet site: www.wdbus.co.uk and www.yellowbuses.co.uk )

Conduct a staff travel survey

Introduce car-share incentive schemes (www.carsharedorset.com)

Provide secure bicycle parks for staff

Introduce a board-approved environmental management policy to measure, manage and minimise your organisation's environmental impact

Implement environmental management systems such as ISO 14001 or EMAS and set targets for reducing the amount of waste produced

Consider the origin of the materials and products purchased and increasing the number bought locally and from sustainably managed sources

Purchase renewable energy which is exempt from the Climate Change Levy

Have a green travel plan for all operations (staff travel to work/meetings/conferences and the delivery/collection of your goods/services)

Become Carbon Neutral by offsetting (www.treeappeal.com) and reducing you Carbon Footprint (www.carbonfootprint.com)

Use low wattage lightbulbs

Turn down heating to cool rooms (instead of opening doors and windows)

Encourage use of water glasses at water fountains instead of using paper cups

SIGNAGE: to encourage people to use kettles efficiently (tea for two, boil water for two!), to remind people to turn off equipment (photocopiers, printers, monitors and computers) when not in use, with name & contact to report repairs in key areas (eg in kitchens to report dripping taps), 'switch off when you leave the room'

REDUCE PAPER USE: double sided printing and photocoping, re-use paper to make telephone pads, re-use envelopes, increase paper-free communication (greater use of the 'phone and email, 'Think before you print! Save paper - do you really need to print this email?' on email autosignatures)

Carry out an audit of gas, oil, electricity & water use, identify where reductions can be made & implement an action plan (aiming for a 10% minimum reduction)

Consolidate reports & publications to streamline production & distribution

Join a local waste minimisation scheme

RECYCLE: computer cartridges (www.cartridgeworld.org), mobile phones (www.envirofone.com), redundant computer kit (www.admiral-systems.com), redundant office furniture/equipment, waste paper

Introduce light controls that automatically switch-off when a room is not in use

Use paper from sustainable resources & print this on your documents to promote this approach to other companies

Contract with printing companies who use environmentally-friendly procedures/resources

Give Cash not Cards - instead of sending corporate christmas cards make donation to Charity and send an e-card.

Join the S.M.A.R.T Dorset Resource Efficiency Club http://www.dorsetbusiness.net/Page.aspx?pageID=15

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