Going Green – Ten Tips
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1. Heating, air con, office equipment and lighting are the biggest users of office power – check settings fit actual need
2. ‘Think before you print’ tags for emails and documents encourages staff to consider the impact of printing and paper consumption
3. Find out how much energy is used overnight to understand the scale of your energy waste problem
4. Mark energy-hungry devices with a prominent “green dot” to remind users to switch them off each night.
5. External expertise can analyze energy use and monitor performance. (http://www.erauk.net)
6. Enabling power-save options can reduce energy consumption by 95%
7. A ‘green suggestions box’ will enable colleagues to add thoughts on the ongoing green improvements
8. The Carbon Trust offers a free energy survey to those businesses that spend over £50,000 per annum on power.
9. 7-day plug-in timers fitted to key equipment is a sound investment
10. Equipment uses energy, but people use equipment. Training staff on equipment use can achieve savings
As organisations strive to become more efficient, the implementation of Quality Management Systems (QMS), such as 6 Sigma, Lean,
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