ne Planet Lifestyle - WWF-India

How green is your office?At workFor more information visitwww.wwf.fi/green_officeMany businesses now recognise the benefits of responding to consumers’ concerns overthe environment and climate change, and are taking a leading role in making the marketa force for good. Is yours one of them? There are many ways that your company canmake ‘One Planet Living’ a reality in its day-to-day operations. Several of them will also helpyour business make noticeable savings in your outgoings.‘Green Office’ is a simple environmental managementsystem (EMS) developed in 1997 by WWF Finlandwhich has been taken up by large and small offices inboth the public and private sector.It is designed to help organisations reduce officewaste as well as save on materials and energy costs.Ideas for greening your officeThere are some things your company can do which will make a big differencevirtually overnight:> ensure that all light bulbs and appliances are energy efficient> turn down the heating (and cooling systems)> try audio, web or video-conferencing instead of getting on a plane for a meeting> look at your existing catering contract – can you reduce the ‘food miles’ of whatis on offer?> reduce paper consumption by encouraging people to only print emails whenabsolutely necessary, and setting computers to double-sided printing> switch to recycled paper> recycle as much as you possibly can.WWF’s new office in the Netherlands is a carbon-neutral building, over 99per cent of the wood used is FSC certified, and it incorporates bird nestingsites embedded in the walls. The surrounding area is a nature reserve.The WWF Pocket Guide to a One Planet Lifestyle // www.panda.org/oneplanet33EXITSEARCHPRINTBACKNEXT