Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

LightingSwitching off the lights overnight in an empty meeting room throughout the year can save 440kg CO2 Replacing standard fluorescent lights in a typical 10,000m2 office with energy efficient lamps and electronic ballasts and adding sensors could save as much as 135t CO2 per year which will save £19,000 per annum

Office EquipmentSwitching off a photocopier at night and at weekends can save 20kg of CO2 a month and £35 a year A monitor uses 3 times more energy when it is switched on than while on standby CRT monitors use twice as much energy and emit twice as much heat as flat LCD monitors

Waste Waste costs money, typically up to 4% of business turnover. Reducing your waste will make your company more profitable. Eliminating waste entirely may not always be possible, but by not creating it in the first place reduces costs of raw materials

Heating and CoolingEnsuring that office windows are shut at night during winter has can save 15g CO2 and £2 per office per night. Implementing a renewable energy system such as a solar water heating systems can reduce energy consumption by up to 5% and save on bills

StationeryRecycling paper; recycling 1 tonne of paper is equivalent to providing heat and hot water for a home for a year, It also saves 15 trees, 2.5 barrels of oil, 2.26m3 of landfill spaces, 31,320 gallons of water and 27kg of air pollutants Setting double-sided copying feature as default on the copier can save 1.5t CO2 per year

WaterA dripping tap can waste 90 litres of water a week A constantly dripping tap can waste 500 000 litres of water per year. This could cost your business about £400 a year Fitting a water saving device in your cistern can save you 3 litres of water a flush