Green Workplace for a Greener Life
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Green Workplace for a Greener Life
Beau DamenLAC Project – June 2012
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My objectiveTo educate the people in my office about the environmental impact of their workplace and other environmental issues and suggest practical ideas for more sustainable lifestyles…
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Topic Online Block
The issues I wanted to tackleThe issues I could tackle
Indoor air pollution 2 ES & SD
Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from different
activities in the workplace
2 ES & SD
4 PTS
Sustainable lifestyles by raising awareness of environmental issues
2 ES & SD
Consumption and pricing of energy and water
4 PTS
5 ECS
Food losses and waste2 ES & SD
5 ECS
Learn
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What I wanted to do
• An online survey of environmental attitudes at the workplace
• Identification and matching of specific greening strategies to key concerns identified by office workers
• Development of educational materials for the office including presentations, posters and maybe videos
• Organizing a day/half-day social activity to promote a Greener culture at work
• Post intervention survey to discern whether workplace attitudes to environmental issues have changed
• Form an ‘active’ office wide group to work on promoting a green culture of saving resources at work
What I could do
Apply
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Challenges• Support• Scheduling• Data• ApathyCommunicate
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Challenge 1In order to make something happen I needed to find support….
Management
Social Club Save Food Campaign
Support
What work was involved?• 82 e-mails (36 of which from me)• 8 meetings• 5 draft activity plans• 8 rounds of survey drafts
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Original Plan 1st week of May
Revision 2 7 June
Revision 3 Mid-June
Revision 1 21 May
Challenge 2
SchedulingBeau’s last day at work
14 June
April
May
June
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Challenge 3
Data was not always easy to come across…...
Data
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Challenge 3
Making it personal
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Challenge 4
A perception that I was pleasantly surprised to be proven wrong about
Apathy
Eager volunteers
Helpful suggestions
Surprising donations
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Survey responses• Final survey had 3 sections
1. Food Losses and Waste2. Environmental sustainability at the workplace3. Learning more about environmental issues
• Finally sent on 5 June – World Environment Day
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Survey responses
Food losses and waste
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Survey responses
Environment & the workplace
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Survey responses
Learning more about environmental issues
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Future
Final Survey Report 10 June
Office Flyers Throughout June
Office Intranet Posts Early June
The initiative will continue
Office Save Day October
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Thank you