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Contents
Foreword
Introduction and Sign Up
Your Journey
Programme Outline
Top Tips for Running Events
Benefits
Day One: Think Global
Day Two: Act Local
Day Three:Low Impact Day
Day Four: Better Travel Day
Day Five: Feel Good Friday
Year Round Activities
Business Green Week Resources
Promotional and presentation material templates
Draft email
Sustainability films
Local environmental organisations
Energy posters and stickers
Local and seasonal food
Local walks
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Foreword
I first came across the idea of a ‘Business Green Week’ through Clifton-based architects Stride Treglown. Not wanting to
miss out on the fun of Bristol’s BIG Green week every June, some of their staff had started running their own green events
in their office. They had many weird and wonderful ideas; team gardening sessions on their company allotment, lunchtime
walks and bike rides and one afternoon they had even invited a local beekeeper to give a talk – complete with buzzing
beehive! As a Green team member and internal ISO14001 auditor at Business West, I was well aware of the challenges of
employee engagement around green issues, and I thought that doing something similar at Leigh Court could be a fun way
to get my own colleagues involved in sustainability.
We had full support from our Managing Director, and we worked across departments, inviting staff at all levels to feed into
our programme, which helped more people to feel engaged with the process. In our first year, we had at least one activity
planned for each day of the week which included: personal training sessions, a swap shop, a competition to reduce paper
waste and putting chocolates on the desk of people who switched their computer off at the end of the day – which proved
popular! In subsequent years we have built on the programme to include more ambitious activities such as planting a
rooftop garden, leading lunchtime staff walks in Leigh Woods, putting on sustainable commuting challenges and even
providing staff with stress-busting massages!
The benefits have been several fold. As well as being great fun, the activities encourage colleagues from different
departments to meet each other and feel proud of where they work. It has also been a great way to try out sustainable
initiatives for one week only; which has provided invaluable insight into what motivates our employees. Now in its third
year, our Business Green Week is an annual event that is fully ingrained into the business culture, and is driven solely by our
employees.
It’s great to be working with other partners such as Stride Treglown, DAS Legal, Low Carbon South West and the
Schumacher Institute to develop and share our learning and best practice through producing this accessible how-to guide,
so that many more businesses around the city can learn from our experiences.
I hope that other companies have as much fun as we do running their own Business Green Weeks. This year is a great
chance to show the world why Bristol is worthy of the title of European Green Capital 2015 – and Business Green Week is
a great chance for businesses to play their part. We hope you will join us, and let us know how you get on!
Nina Skubala
Initiative Manager, Business West
Programme Co-Director, Go Green
Vice Chair, Bristol Green Capital Partnership
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What’s it all about?
Who’s it for?
Big Green Week is a week-long annual festival of
eco-ideas, art and entertainment. This celebration is
unique to Bristol, attracting over 50,000 visitors and
gaining national attention.
Anyone! All businesses and organisations can use the
ideas in this pack. Whether you are a small business,
home worker, community café or a corporate outfit, there
is something in here to replicate or adapt to suit you.
Since it began in 2012, several local businesses have
been ensuring their employees don’t miss out on the
fun by running in-house activities. Using their learning
from the past two years, they have collaborated to
deliver a pack of tried-and-tested activities to help
other organisations develop a successful Business
Green Week.
The activities have been designed by businesses
for businesses; these organisations understand the
practicalities of instigating new practices and share
their first-hand experience on creating a stress-free
and productive Business Green Week.
These ideas are just starting points and can easily be
adapted for any business – big or small. Covering five
sustainability themes, you can pick and choose the
ones that best suit your specific needs. The challenge
is to improve on their ideas and let others know how
to do it better!
Why get involved?
As you will see in the pack, a Business Green Week
is a fantastic way to have fun, motivate employees,
enhance your brand, reduce costs and increase
revenue.
It’s also a particularly exciting time to get involved as
Bristol is the European Green Capital for 2015. With
all eyes on us, Bristol-based businesses have an
unprecedented opportunity to demonstrate just how
much innovative green activity the city can develop.
This is the first Business Green Week and is distinctive
in its city-wide engagement – be one of the businesses to help Bristol launch this pioneering initiative.
Where’s it happening?
In your workplace! There will be lots of events on
around Bristol but these are ideas for you to
implement at your own premises with your staff,
using the resources you have available.
When’s it kicking off?
Business Green Week will run alongside Bristol’s Big
Green Week (13th of June – 21st of June 2015). Make
sure you get involved as Bristol celebrates its year as
European Green Capital 2015!
SIGN UP!
Sign up to Business Green Week here –
https://business-green-week.eventbrite.co.uk
This will enable us to know which organisations are
taking part so we look out for you on Twitter and other
social media. Make sure you share your achievements
and see what others are doing! Use the hashtag:
#businessgreenweek on Twitter to talk about your
experiences. You can also share your photos, press
releases and other information via:
[email protected]
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SIGN
UP!
Sign up to
the programme and
agree to undertake an
activity during Business
Green Week, to encourage
positive environmental
and sustainable
practices.
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Read through this
pack to help you plan
Business Green
Week activities.
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Select some
activities from our
list, or develop your
own, relating to one
of the five themed
days in Business
Green Week.
Your Journey
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Undertake
your
activities!
Share the
results of your
activities with other
businesses on twitter
using the hashtag:
#businessgreenweek
or email your photos to:
events@gogreen
business.co.uk
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Celebrate your
success by using the
Business Green Week
branding to tell your
stakeholders what you’ve
been doing and sharing via
your website and
social media.
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Keep going!
There will be a number
of suggested activities
throughout the year which
coincide with city-wide and
national environmental
and sustainability
initiatives.
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Programme Outline
Day
Themes
What’s it about?
One
Think Global
Kick the week off with the big picture and get to grips with the international
issues – peak oil, climate change, resource depletion and conservation.
How do these impact your operations – and how do you affect them?
Two
Act Local
Bring things closer to home and celebrate your local environment. You use it
every day – it’s time to give something back!
From discovering your local green spaces to engaging with the community,
today’s the day to be neighbourly.
Three Low Impact Day
It’s time to think about your impact! Can you reduce your environmental
footprint – and improve your bottom line?
These ideas for action will reveal quick and easy ways to help you on your
way.
Four
Better Travel Day
Fancy a day without parking hassle? Mix things up and explore alternative
options for commuting to work.
The environment and your bank account will thank you!
Feel Good Friday
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It’s Friday! Get the weekend off to a good start by having some fun with your
employees and help provide a healthy, happy and productive workplace.
What we have
really
noticed is how m
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others are willing
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help when you te
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what you are d
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NB: Please ensure that you
conduct risk assessments
when appropriate for these
activities. We want you to stay
safe and have fun!
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Top tips for running events
Some of the activities in this pack require a
bit of organisation, so here are some top tips
for running events such as workshops, film
screenings or talks:
• Find a time that suits your employees.
For some of these activities, after work
or lunchtime will work well. Others you
may want to consider finishing work a
bit early or starting late.
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Photography: Jon Craig
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Choose a suitable room/venue.
Think about the event – is it informal?
Do people need to be able to move
around easily? Make sure you have
enough chairs, tables etc.
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Once you have found a time and date,
publicise well! Put up posters, use your
intranet system and send out emails.
Make sure you specify why this event
will be interesting and relevant to your
staff.
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For lunchtime events, invite your staff to
bring their lunch along. At other times,
you may find a few snacks are an
excellent motivator for participation.
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Decide if you want time for discussion
or questions after. This is a good way for
attendees to process the information
that has been shared and stimulate
further interest. Have a few prompts
for discussion ready so you can get the
conversation flowing!
Benefits
Key to Benefits relating to the tables on the following pages
Cost benefits – look out for the savings that this
activity could make in the long term.
Engagement – helps develop employee buy-in
to sustainable change.
Learning – an opportunity for learning more
about the environmental and social issues that
Big Green Week explores.
Low cost – amazing results with little or no
money.
Press opportunity – create a press release to
share your Business Green Week engagement
with your stakeholders, clients and local media.
Don’t forget to take a photo!
Socialising – a chance for you and your staff to
get to know one another better and do some
valuable team building.
Strategic – the outcomes from this activity could
help you make effective long-term sustainable
change.
Social media – a great event to share on social
media with organisations taking part Business
Green Week and your followers.
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Initiative Manag
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Business West
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TOP TIP
Ensure your Business
Green Week is ingrained
within the company
leadership and business
ethos by seeking active
involvement from
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Day One: Think Global
Ideas for Action What’s it all about?
How do we do it?
PAINT THE
TOWN GREEN
Perhaps best to get permission first – a good green week doesn’t
start with red tape.
Or you could just start with your
office. Decorating with a green
theme doesn’t just spruce up
your office (and some may need
it more than others!); it also
encourages people to get into
the spirit of the week.
Whether it’s your customers or
just your co-workers who are
impressed, it’s a great way to
distinguish your business as a
BIG Green Week supporter.
But then it’s up to you! You could just use the posters provided
in this pack to distinguish each day or create your own – all with
reused and recycled materials of course!
Balloons, banners and photos all work well to mark the occasion.
You could even encourage people to bring in a few plants to
brighten up their desk or workstation.
GIVE THE
GREEN LIGHT
Demonstrate that Business Green We have included a draft email in the resources section that you or
Week has support from the top
your management team can adapt as appropriate.
with a personal message from
the MD or CEO.
If you draft something together, this could be the time to work on
the plan for the week.
This can help confirm your
management’s commitment
to the project, explaining its
purpose and outlining the
benefits.
WORKS A
TREAT
Making your week memorable
and encouraging employee
engagement, a green gift can
kick the week off in sustainable
style.
(Don’t worry. Only something
small – we’re not talking hybrid
cars here).
MOVIE NIGHT
(OR LUNCH)
A pack of seeds to grow their own veg, a Bristol pound to support
the local economy or a few decadent Fairtrade chocolates will
treat your colleagues, as well as open up conversation about green
issues.
Support your gift with a few supporting facts – how is the Bristol
pound helping the local economy? Why should we support
Fairtrade?
This is a perfect opportunity to link up with a few other participating
organisations to buy in bulk and keep costs down!
Some of your staff may be unsure There are loads of options out there but No Impact Man, An
about the reasons behind BIG
Inconvenient Truth, The Age of Stupid or Food Inc. all highlight
Green Week.
important sustainability issues. See the resources section for a
full list.
Films are a great way to share
some of the key global issues
If you are pressed for time, a short TED talk could also work well.
in an accessible, inspiring and
This is a climate change playlist: TED
time-effective way!
Find the best place for a screening. Preferably with comfy seats –
no-one gets on board with an idea while their legs are asleep.
Now you just need the following vital items – a TV or projector and
snacks. Invite your staff to bring their own or pop some Fairtrade
popcorn!
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Get a group of
like-minded people
together or tap into
an already established
environmental/green
group to help deliver
your Business
Green Week.
Set aside some time after the film if you would like to have a
discussion about some of the main points.
See our top tips for events on page 8 for more advice.
Please see the section for Benefits on page 9 for symbol references.
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Day One: Think Global
Ideas for Action What’s it all about?
How do we do it?
HEAR FROM AN
EXPERT
The first step is fairly vital – get a speaker! There is a list of possible
organisations to contact in the resources section.
Invite a guest speaker to give
a talk or run a workshop about
some of the main global
environmental issues.
Providing learning opportunities
at work can be a great way to
raise environmental awareness
and inspire your staff to engage
with sustainable change.
HOW GREEN
ARE WE?
HOW GREEN IS
THE OFFICE?
To ensure that the session is relevant and accessible to your
business, have a chat with the speaker or facilitator about what you
would like to get out of the session.
For more advice on how to organise this activity, see our top tips for
events.
This is just something to think
about, rather than implementing
right away.
Check out services like Go Green or SusPlus, ISO 14001 accreditation
or the One Planet Living toolkit: One Planet Living
But it’s definitely worth
considering, as an internal audit
is a great starting point for
identifying ways to lower your
costs and improve your green
credentials.
The process will indicate what improvements will have the most
benefit, so all results should be shared with the appropriate decision
makers.
Conduct a walk-round energy
survey to identify opportunities
for saving energy – and money!
Decide who should lead on this initiative – perhaps someone with
an environmental role or an interest in company efficiency?
Get ready to make some cost-saving changes!
This information pack will help you conduct the survey:
Carbon Trust Walk-Around Energy Survey
As you are walking around, talk to staff and ask them if there
anything that would help them be greener or cut their energy use.
Make sure you share your findings with your staff and communicate
with key decision- makers. There may be some surprisingly easy
changes to make, with serious cost savings!
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Not only does this encourage
your co-workers to get involved
with some BIG Green Week
thinking – it will also provide you
with a list of actions that already
have employee buy-in.
And the best part – you didn’t
even have to pay a consultant to
get some initial ideas on how to
improve your sustainability!
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Publicise the competition and give a clear deadline with reminders.
Provide an easy submission process, such as your intranet system or
a good old-fashioned suggestion box.
Assemble a judging panel and detail the winning criteria e.g. biggest
carbon reduction, best financial savings, easy to implement.
You could invite a guest judge from a local environmental
organisation to help you decide. See the resources section for some
suggestions.
And finally, you’ll need a prize for your winner – entry to a BIG Green
Week event and the glory of their idea being implemented should
be the ticket!
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first morning of their Green week to find a bee-friendly
plant on their desk. It was great way to kick off the
week, transform the office and put a smile on people’s
faces on a Monday morning. At lunchtime the plants
found a home in the office garden but could have
equally made a nice gift to take home!
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Day Two: Act Local
Ideas for Action What’s it all about?
How do we do it?
A SWAPPING
GOOD TIME
Publicise the swapping session – it’s a perfect lunchtime activity. You could
edit one of the posters provided in the template section.
Enable your staff to find new
homes for unwanted goods,
encouraging re-use rather
than disposal in landfill.
One person’s rubbish and all
that…
Set up in advance of the session, in a suitable space. Be warned it can get
noisy!
Decide if you want any rules, such as swapping one-for-one. If you prefer
anarchy, it’s perhaps time to say we take no responsibility for injury, loss or
damage incurred…
Anything left over can be donated to your charity of choice.
HOST A LOCAL
TASTING
SESSION
A fun way to get people
Find a local supplier who can provide some drinks and snacks from the
together to socialise and
West of England region.
taste some of the delights the
West Country has to provide. Make sure you explain the benefits of local food miles! There are some links
in the resources section. You could even combine this with a talk and invite
(It’s up to you as to whether
a local food producer to give a short intro to the session.
you include cider).
Publicise and find a suitable space for the event, where staff can mingle
It’s easy to forget about the
and sample the produce.
fantastic produce on our
doorstep and this could
See our event tips on page 8 for more advice.
remind people to consider
local sourcing in the future.
WHO HAS
THE GREENEST
LUNCH?
Don’t break out the food
dye just yet; this is actually
a sociable and competitive
way to start talking about the
benefits of local food.
Start your colleagues off with some ideas e.g. buying locally sourced meat,
cheese and bread and explain the benefits (see resources section).
Create a way to share photos of lunches with captions about the food and
where it’s from – perhaps via your intranet or on a Facebook page.
Decide on a judge and make sure you have a prize for the winner.
You could just run this for one day or keep it going throughout the week –
it depends on how much competition you want to create!
COOKING
WITH LOCAL
PRODUCE
OUT AND
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A LUNCHTIME
WALK
BE A GOOD
NEIGHBOUR
We promise this isn’t a halfbaked idea! A demonstration
of quick and easy meals with
local food is a fun way to talk
about food miles, waste and
healthy eating.
A canteen or kitchen, a chef (if you don’t have one on your staff ) and local
ingredients. Work out how many spaces are available and let your staff
know how to register.
Boosting morale and
wellbeing, a walk can also
help your co-workers enjoy
their local space and learn
more about the area.
Plan a route, ensuring that it’s accessible for all of your staff. Do a practice
run to highlight any issues and publicise well in advance. If you want to
have a good explore, think about having a slightly longer lunch-break for
those taking part.
Demonstrate your
commitment to Business
Green Week and your
community by helping out
in the local area.
Decide on the best time for your organisation to set aside some
volunteering time. If you already have a chosen charity, then you could link
up with them. If not, you can either choose the activity or provide your staff
with a selection of opportunities. There are good places to start:
As well as achieving
something tangible and
positive for local people and
places, volunteering can also
improve staff wellbeing and
productivity.
Provide information for people to take away with them. Where can they get
these ingredients? What food is available seasonally? How can they make
the most of the food they buy? (See page 44 in the resources section).
Interested in local nature or history? Find a volunteer guide who can lead
the walk and offer interesting facts. See the resources section for some
suggestions. Remind people to dress suitably and remember, just because
it’s June doesn’t mean you can get away without a wet weather plan!
Green Volunteers Bristol
Neighbourly
Business in the Community
Choose someone to project manage – this will include finding the
necessary equipment if needed, conducting a risk assessment and
coordinating the volunteers.
Please see the section for Benefits on page 9 for symbol references.
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Day Two: Act Local
Ideas for Action What’s it all about?
How do we do it?
PICTURE
PERFECT
Choose a theme for the competition, such as ‘nature in the city’, ‘green
buildings’ or something that reflects your organisation’s priorities.
Engage your budding
photographers by running
a photography competition
and enable them to learn
about the variety of green
goings-on in the city – raising
awareness and having fun.
Invite participants to take the best photo to illustrate this theme.
Decide on the rules and how to judge the entries; originality, technique
or humour? Set a deadline and use your intranet or social media to
share the photos.
Assemble a panel of judges and decide on a prize for the winner.
This activity could easily be made a press interest with a local celebrity
judge! You could display the photos at your workplace and use the
opportunity to write a press release to show your engagement with
Business Green Week.
If you are on Twitter, don’t forget to share your photos with us using the
hashtag #businessgreenweek
GET GROWING
Challenge your staff to grow
the biggest or best sunflower,
chili or tomato plant, learn
about biodiversity and enjoy
your outdoor space.
Choose a plant and buy enough seeds for everyone to take part.
Information on why biodiversity is important and links to
gardening tips will be invaluable for newbies!
Set up categories of prizes – tallest plant, largest flower, most beautiful,
hottest chili (choose carefully on who judges this one. No-one wants to
spend an afternoon filling in a health and safety incident form).
Decide how long the competition will run for, sunflowers grown in June
can reach full height in 2-3 months.
Share photo updates on the plants via Facebook pages or Twitter. It’s
easy to make this interactive by using the #businessgreenweek hashtag
– see what other organisations are doing!
WHAT IS THE
BRISTOL
POUND?
Bristol is the first city in
the UK to launch its own
community currency - the
Bristol Pound - with the aim
of boosting the local
economy. With the first
city-wide local currency on
our doorstep, you have a
great opportunity to engage
in the scheme, helping to
develop a more prosperous
and sustainable local
economy.
HOW RESILIENT Have you considered how
IS YOUR
future global-scale changes
BUSINESS?
will affect your business
operations?
Local and ethical purchasing
can help make your business
more sustainable in the longterm and improve resilience
to future price shocks.
Speak to Bristol Pound CIC about how the scheme works.
[email protected] Their representatives can share information
about the currency and how to sign up.
If you are a local independent business, have you considered using
Business Green Week as the launch for accepting Bristol Pound?
Register here: Bristol Pound
Make sure you share information about the benefits of local currencies.
The Bristol Pound website has lots of information - Learn More and this
Short Animation also highlights some of the key points.
Bring together a team of purchasing decision-makers from across your
organisation and take a look at the list of items you currently buy.
Develop an agreed set of criteria for assessing how sustainable your
suppliers and goods are. The CIPS Sustainability Index can be a useful
measuring tool.
This can help you ask some
relevant questions, such as:
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Are there alternative
products available,
which are less
environmentally
damaging? (for example,
fewer chemicals, more
recycled content or less
packaging)
Are there local
manufacturers or suppliers
of the products you buy?
You could also support
ethical global supply chains
by exploring the Fairtrade
options available:
Fairtrade for Business
Please see the section for Benefits on page 9 for symbol references.
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If you decide
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How do we do it?
ENERGY
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This works best when you don’t promote it!
Leaving a treat on the desks
of your employees who
turned off their equipment
is a quick and easy way to
encourage awareness of
energy use – and reward
positive behaviour!
All you’ll need is enough treats (a chocolate is enough!) to reward your
energy savers and a noble volunteer (maybe two chocolates for them?)
to stay late to check unoccupied desks and offices.
Let people talk about why some received a gift and others didn’t. When
you reveal why, make sure you have some supporting material to hand
to explain the benefits of energy saving.
The Carbon Trust’s Better Business Guide to Energy Saving has some
useful statistics.
You could run this twice during the week and see how many more
chocolates are given out the second time!
JOIN
GO GREEN
Go Green is a brand new
initiative to join up
businesses and organisations
in Bristol and the West of
England that are working
towards a sustainable future.
Go Green acts as ‘one front door’ to help you access information about
all the sustainable business activity in the region.
Using the free online tool and attending Go Green events will help you
access support and inspiration so you can improve and communicate
your green credentials all year round. Create your action plan then join
them at their next event!
www.gogreenbusiness.co.uk
WHO IS THE
GREENEST OF
THEM ALL?
HAVE A
‘NO PRINT’ DAY
Create some healthy
competition in your
workplace and find your
carbon-savviest employee.
Use an online measuring tool, such as this Footprint Calculator that
surveys your personal carbon emissions. This particular one enables you
to sign up to receive tips to reduce your impact.
This can provide you with
the opportunity to talk about
the realistic changes that can
be made at home and work
to minimise environmental
impact.
Make sure you have information on why carbon emissions need to be
reduced and the cost-saving benefits of doing so.
Do you know how much
paper you use in a day?
How much does this cost?
Closing down your printers
for a day can highlight the
issue of paper consumption
and generate ideas for
reducing its use – cutting
the costs of resource use and
waste disposal.
Encourage your co-workers to share their results and award prizes for
the lowest carbon footprint.
First thing you will need? Plenty of support from management!
This activity will also require thorough communication to your staff in
the lead up to minimise stress/printers being kicked. Exceptions to the
rule may be needed (e.g. urgent letters or client-related work).
Create posters to explain why the printers are not in use and the
benefits of reducing paper use.
To continue this paper saving (we’re talking bank notes here), consider
asking your colleagues what would make it easier to choose paperless
communication.
You could offer training for those who are interested in using the
company intranet or other electronic forms of communication.
And if you haven’t already done so, set double-sided printing as default!
TURN OUT THE
LIGHTS
It can be surprising how
much energy our everyday
appliances use. And equally
shocking as to how much this
costs!
Support from management is key here, as is understanding appropriate
exemptions – if a room really is too dark, don’t strain your eyes! Use
posters to explain why the lights are off and share the cost and
environmental benefits.
Turning off the office
lights can help stimulate
discussion about energy use
and highlight opportunities
for savings.
Think about how to keep these savings going by keeping signs up
asking if the light is really needed.
Use a calculator: Sust-it Energy-Calculator to estimate savings for the
day – how much does this add up to in a year?
Please see the section for Benefits on page 9 for symbol references.
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Day Three: Low Impact Day
Ideas for Action What’s it all about?
How do we do it?
TURN THE AIR
CONDITIONING
OFF FOR A DAY
Again, you will need support from management. And there will be
exceptions - keeping perishable goods at a certain temperature takes
precedence obviously!
If turning the lights off isn’t
for you, you can do the same
activity with the air con.
Use posters to explain why the air con is off and share the cost and
environmental benefits. This calculator can help estimate cost savings.
Sust-it Energy-Calculator
And just in case we get lucky this summer, provide some tips for staying
cool in the heat: NHS - Live Well Summer Health
Think about how to keep these savings going by asking your employees
their thoughts on the optimum temperature for the office.
SHOW AND
TELL
BUILD A WASTE
MOUNTAIN
Invite your staff to share their
tips for a green life and show
what they do at home.
A bit of forward planning and clever persuasion (or outright bribery)
may be required to encourage participation. (Hopefully the incentives
jar isn’t empty yet).
A Petcha Kucha format:
Pecha Kucha helps use the
power of human stories to
inspire others to get involved
in environmental action.
But this activity is a great way to get to know one another – especially if
you schedule time for an open discussion.
This is a perfect lunchtime activity; all you need is a comfy space, a
projector and maybe a few snacks for the willing partakers!
When it comes to reducing
your environmental impact, it
can be that the lowest of the
low-hanging fruit is reducing
your waste.
Identify an appropriate waste stream for this activity – something
that can be recycled but is not currently by your organisation.
Pick something fairly clean and dry (you want to create a mountain, not
a mess) – cardboard boxes or plastic drinking cups work well.
Communicate this activity well with reminder emails and clear
Building a waste mountain
signage about separating waste. At the end of the week, assemble your
helps visualize how much you mountain with some volunteers, preferably somewhere prominent that
send to landfill every week.
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Check out these
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If you want to continue to minimise company waste, check out these
top tips: Recycle at Work
Wrap Business Recycling
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Day Four: Better Travel Day
Ideas for Action What’s it all about?
How do we do it?
HOST A
SUSTAINABLE
COMMUTERS’
BREAKFAST
Find a suitable space to run the breakfast and provide plenty of tea,
coffee, pastries and other breakfast items – you could see if any local
cafes would like to sponsor the event by providing reduced prices on
catering.
Sustainable commuting
doesn’t just benefit the
environment – keeping active
boosts wellbeing for your
staff and fewer cars reduces
the stress on your parking
provision!
Rewarding those who choose
sustainable transport options
may inspire others to get
involved. It’s surprising what
a free pain au chocolat can
do…
CELEBRATE
CYCLING!
Your cycling co-workers
(budding and experienced)
are helping you reduce stress
on your parking spaces –
show them some love!
Providing support and
facilities for the repair of
bikes can help encourage
new riders and make current
cyclists feel more confident
on the road.
ENCOURAGE
‘ANYWHERE
WORKING’
Show your employees you
trust them – while cutting
travel costs and carbon
emissions!
In the long-term, developing
out-of-office working
infrastructure can increase
your resilience to extreme
weather or travel disruption
events.
ONWARD AND
UPWARDS –
WHAT’S YOUR
LONG-TERM
JOURNEY?
Enjoyed the benefits of these
activities?
You could use Business Green
Week as an opportunity to
make a strategic investment
in sustainable travel.
Making it as easy as possible
for staff members to choose
low-impact transport options
can help continue these
business advantages in the
long-term.
LOOK AT YOUR
LOGISTICS
Sustainable change isn’t
about implementing loads
of new initiatives – it’s
surprisingly easy to make a
few ‘green’ changes to your
everyday operations.
Publicise well in advance so that it encourages new people to join in
and use the opportunity to share some ideas for different modes of
transport. There is advice here: Travel West
Create a system for your co-workers to demonstrate that they have
walked, cycled car-shared or used public transport to get to work.
Collect the data for future assessments!
All that’s left to do is enjoy breakfast!
Invite a Bike Doctor to visit: Life Cycle UK Dr Bike
and identify space for them to set up and store bikes.
Find more support and advice here: Life Cycle Uk
Better by Bike
Publicise the session well and create a booking system to ensure
smooth time-keeping.
Decide what your organisation will cover in terms of costs. This could
just be the mechanic’s time or you could pay for small parts and repair
costs as a BIG Green Week treat.
Provide your staff with login details and the facilities to use your
organisation’s networks outside of the office.
Offer advice on how to use Skype and other video conferencing
technology so that people can be as effective as they usually are.
There are more tips for effective flexible working here:
Flexible Working
Health and Safety concerns? Check out this advice page:
HSE - Homeworkers
Bring together a project team of decision-makers and budget holders.
Explore the options – facilities like showers, drying rooms and bike
racks can encourage cycling and walking. Priority parking could also be
introduced for car sharing.
Support, funding and grants are often available to help your business
introduce sustainable travel measures. Check out:
Travelwest - Get to work
Use a press release to let your stakeholders, customers and clients know
about your dedication to sustainable transport!
Consider using a bike courier for the week – check out Velocity Cycle
Logistics or Velopost
This could be linked up with a supply chain review, as you explore what
items could be sourced or delivered locally.
At the end of the week, review the results in terms of cost, efficiency and
Trialling sustainable logistics
carbon savings.
for the week can be a good
way to think about appropriate If you are pleased with the outcome, consider continuing to support
long-term changes, develop
local sustainable logistics providers when appropriate.
better local connections and
reduce carbon emissions.
Please see the section for Benefits on page 9 for symbol references.
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Day Four: Better Travel Day
Ideas for Action What’s it all about?
How do we do it?
DRIVE SOME
SUSTAINABLE
CHANGE
Print a map of your commuter area and pin it up in a shared area. Ask
everyone to indicate where they commute from (labelling the marker
with their name!) and leave their contact details and working patterns.
Encourage your colleagues
to save money and reduce
emissions by teaming up for
a car share. You may also
be able to reduce cark park
bickering!
This could also be
implemented for company
vehicles, creating
significant cost savings
for your business.
GREEN YOUR
FLEET
The lead up to European
Green Capital 2015 is the
perfect opportunity to
explore electric vehicle
options for your company
fleet.
Suggest that staff members link up with those who live near them to
see if they can work out a car share. They can work out how much they
will save here: Lift Share Savings Calculator
Make sure you provide information about the benefits and ins and outs
of car sharing: Friends of the Earth - Car Sharing
National Car Share
Task someone to do some research about the options available. Make
sure they have the data on your company vehicles, including mileage
and types of journeys.
Or you could think about installing a charge point for electric vehicles at
your site: Source West
For more important information and advice, check out:
Energy Saving Trust - Electric Vehicles
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Ideas for Action What’s it all about?
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How do we do it?
Help raise awareness about
Agree a time for the event and publicise well.
the environmental ‘goings on’
at your business and do some Develop a series of clues that guide your staff towards the
valuable team building!
environmental features at your workplace.
From the person in charge of your Environmental Management System
to the Energy Meter, use this hunt to help your co-workers learn about
what you already have in place and why this is important.
Make sure there’s some information about the environmental measure
and a reward at each stop – there’s nothing like a bit of positive
reinforcement!
And, of course, first team to the end wins the overall prize.
GREEN PUB
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Engage people with
environmental issues in a
light-hearted way – and find
out who the competitive
ones are… If you haven’t
already!
A set of questions to intrigue, challenge and entertain your staff. Make
sure you include some about your own organisation’s environmental
activities. Don’t make it too difficult – this is Feel Good Friday after all!
Pick a time, date and relaxed environment for your quiz (canteen, café or
pub). This could be a lunchtime or after-work activity.
Make sure you have an entertaining quiz master and a team of helpers
to check the marks. You could also team up with another BIG Green
Week business and compete!
A green week themed prize, such as a local food hamper or some Bristol
Pounds will work well.
FIGHTING FIT
Hosting a fitness class is a
great way to get people
moving – boosting
endorphins and improving
productivity and wellbeing
at work.
Invite a qualified trainer/instructor or find someone who can
co-ordinate a team game (easier said than done). They may be willing to
provide a discount, in order to offer a promotion to your staff.
Find a large room or space outside for the activity, plus any required
equipment. If the week has gone well, you should have lots of space in
your car park!
There are loads of options;
yoga, gym classes, boot camp Publicise the event and work out if you will need to extend lunch breaks
or a team game (football,
or finish early to enable people to take part.
netball, touch rugby).
If you’ve gone for a team game, see if you can link up with another
organization and create some (very) healthy competition.
But do remember to do a risk assessment first!
GREEN DRINKS
Don’t get too excited, we
don’t mean absinthe!
Decide on a date and time for your event – taking into account
everyone’s circumstances e.g. child care and other commitments.
Bring your co-workers
together for after work drinks
to socialize - enhancing
working relationships and
relaxing.
Provide some locally-sourced soft and alcoholic drinks and nibbles.
Share information about where they are from and why supporting local
produce is important.
FIND YOUR
By launching a gardening
GREEN FINGERS or allotment project, staff
can improve their group
co-ordination, learn about
biodiversity and improve a
local green space.
Fancy having a gossip about the first Business Green Week? Partner up
with some other participating organisations to see how everyone got
on – and help keep costs down!
You may be surprised by how easy it is to find a gardening space. See if
there is a patch owned by your organisation that could do with sprucing
up or ask your staff if anyone has a garden or allotment that they want
help with.
(You may end up with more offers than you need!).
Ask your in-house green-fingered experts if they would like to offer
support. There are also some helpful tips here: BBC Gardening
You will need some seeds, plants and equipment. But once these have
been bought and borrowed, maintenance costs are low and you will
benefit from year-round fresh produce!
The group could contribute to a blog to keep stakeholders, clients and
customers updated with their ‘growing’ success.
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Day Five: Feel Good Friday
Ideas for Action What’s it all about?
How do we do it?
YOU’RE HAVING Run a laughter workshop and
A LAUGH?
help your co-workers relax,
improve their wellbeing and
have, well, a laugh.
Invite a workshop facilitator to join you. A few links to get you started:
Bristol Laughter Workshops
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Other options include
singing, meditation, mindfulness or even clowning
workshops. You could run a
quick poll to see what your
staff would enjoy.
Set aside some time for a session and ask for feedback from attendees.
You may be surprised by how good everyone feels!
Bring your staff together for a
Sports Day (or afternoon).
Find a space for the activities to take place – a local playing field or hired
sports centre.
It’s a great way to do some
valuable team building, get
some exercise and enjoy the
wellbeing benefits of the
great outdoors!
Then it’s down to you to choose your activities – echo your school
sports days with (free range!) egg and spoon and three-legged races or
go pro with the 500m and hurdles.
Let people know how to find these classes so they can continue
attending if they found it beneficial or think about running a monthly
session.
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awareness into your company culture – and maximise your
cost savings and green credentials! Or how about running
a few Green Competitions to celebrate your employee’s
achievements by rewarding those that have taken positive
steps to reduce their environmental impact? And don’t
forget to look out for opportunities to promote your
organisation’s activities through city-wide green
competitions and awards.
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Look out for the some of the exciting and interesting
environmental and socials initiatives and events that
happen year-round that can support you to make
sustainable change. Make sure you talk about your
engagement on social media and look out for good press
opportunities!
For ideas and inspiration regarding forthcoming organised
events please see the Go Green website:
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Business Green Week resources
Promotional and presentation material templates
Business Green Week templates
To make Business Green Week easy and stress-free, we
have provided several templates for promoting the
initiative in your workplace.
These are only suggestions and can be adapted as
needed to suit different organisations – or they can
be used as inspiration to create your own. Each can
be edited to suit specific events on different days and
can be printed on A4, A3 or larger if space and printing
facilities allow. Feel free to replace to the supplied
images with your own photographs.
The Business Green Week logo and the ‘Be part of
something BIG’ graphic have been created for use
on your company website or to create a promotional
email header/footer. They can also be displayed on
a sign or banner, or applied to other appropriate
promotional items.
These templates include:
1. Microsoft Word template: General
promotional poster
2.
Microsoft Word templates: Specific event
promotional poster. (There are five types – each include the Business Green Week symbol for each
of the five days)
3. Microsoft Word templates: Specific event sign-up sheets
4. Microsoft Word template: Programme of events poster
5. Microsoft Powerpoint template: Presentation slides
6. Jpeg format: Business Green Week logo
7. Jpeg format: ‘Be Part Of Something BIG!’ graphic
8. Jpeg format: Think Global, Act Local, Low Impact Day, Better Travel Day and Feel Good Friday
icon graphics
1. General promotional poster
(following page)
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Day One
Think Global
Big ideas...Big impact. Creating change by collaboration.
Day Two
Act Local
Tuesday is about looking at our immediate environment.
Day Three Low Impact Day
Wednesday is about using the ‘off’ switch.
Day Four
Commuter Challenge
Thursday is about ditching the car.
Day Five
Feel Good Friday
Friday is about having a good time.
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2. Microsoft Word: Specific event promotional posters
Act Local event
Low Impact Day event
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Better Travel Day event
Feel Good Friday event
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Date | Time | Location
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Think Global event
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3. Microsoft Word: Specific event sign-up sheets
Act Local event
Low Impact Day event
Better Travel Day event
Feel Good Friday event
Date | Time | Location
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Date | Time | Location
Date | Time | Location
Think Global event
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Programme of events
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Day One
Think Global. Big ideas...Big impact. Creating change by collaboration.
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4. Microsoft Word: Programme of events poster (previous page)
5. Microsoft Powerpoint: Specific event presentation slides (below)
Example Business Green Week heading
• Green Week bullet point one
• Green Week bullet point two
Think Global
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Act Local
Low Impact Day
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Sub heading for specific event
Better Travel Day
Feel Good Friday!
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Sub heading for specific event
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Business Green Week resources
Draft email
Dear Colleagues,
We are really pleased to be taking part in Business Green Week (13th – 21st June 2015). This initiative is run alongside BIG
Green Week, the UK’s festival of eco-ideas, art and entertainment (taking place in Bristol since 2012).
During the week you will see that we are hosting several workplace activities. These have been tried-and-tested by other
organisations in Bristol and are designed to be fun ways to think about our environmental impact and consider ways to cut
costs and reduce carbon emissions.
As some of you may know, Bristol is celebrating its year as European Green Capital 2015. Taking part in Business Green
Week provides us with the perfect opportunity to get involved with this. We’d really encourage you to check out the other
BIG Green Week activities happening across the city as well.
If you have any questions, please contact [add relevant contact]
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Business Green Week resources
Sustainability films
Thanks to the power of the internet you can stream hundreds of free documentaries online – take your pick! Try to pick one
that will be relevant to your colleagues – for example, about the sector you work in: Top Documentary Films - Environment
Here are a few of our top suggestions:
Good short film
WAKE UP, FREAK OUT, THEN GET A GRIP
A short animated film about the feedback loops likely to lead to catastrophic climate change. A quick introduction to the
global issues we face!
Wake Up, Freak Out, Then Get A Grip
Water
TAPPED
Examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance
on oil.
Tapped
Fairtrade coffee
BLACK GOLD
BLACK GOLD asks us “to wake up and smell the coffee”. The film traces the tangled trail from the two billion cups of coffee
consumed each day back to the coffee farmers who produce the beans.
Black Gold
Food
FOOD, INC.
Food, Inc. examines the costs of putting value and convenience over nutrition and environmental impact.
Food, Inc.
Peak oil
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
A heartening expose of how Cuba transitioned almost overnight after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990 which left
the country without access to fossil fuels. This led to going from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to
using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens. A positive tale of community spirit and creativity!
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
or stream at: The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
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Business Green Week resources
Local environmental organisations
If you want to hear from an expert or invite someone to help you judge a competition, check out Bristol City Council’s list
of environmental organisations: Bristol City Council Organisation Finder
And a few more for good measure:
Business in the Community
Business in the Community works to shape a new contract between business and society, in order to secure a fairer society
and a more sustainable future.
Centre for Sustainable Energy
An independent organisation that helps people and organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors meet the
twin challenges of rising energy costs and climate change.
Climate South West
An independent partnership focused on helping the region to prepare and adapt to the changing climate
Forum for the Future
An independent non-profit working globally with business, government and other organisations to solve complex
sustainability challenges.
Happy City Initiative
A community interest company that works to demonstrate that being happier needn’t cost the earth.
Low Carbon South West
Low Carbon South West is a membership organisation working to support the growth of the low carbon and
environmental sector in the South West of England.
Resource Futures
Resource Futures is an independent environmental consultancy business, with a vision for a circular economy in which
resources are used and re-used efficiently and effectively, minimising the impact of consumption and production on the
environment.
The Schumacher Institute
An independent ‘think-and-do’ tank that examines and tackles causes of social and environmental injustice.
Sustain
A leading sustainability company delivering tangible results via carbon, energy, water and waste efficiencies.
Transition Bristol
A not-for-profit company working to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and to promote sustainability.
Go Green
Launched to coincide with Bristol’s year as European Green Capital, Go Green is a brand new scheme supporting businesses, charities and organisations of all shapes and sizes to improve and communicate their green credentials.
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Business Green Week resources
Energy posters and stickers (The Carbon Trust)
Just download, print and stick around your office!
All are available on this website - Carbon Trust - employee awareness and office energy efficiency
Or the individual links are:
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Employee awareness poster - Lighting (PFL306)
Employee awareness poster - Heating (PFL307)
Employee awareness poster - Refrigeration (PFL308)
Employee awareness poster - Computer (PFL309)
Employee awareness poster - Photocopier (PFL310)
Employee awareness poster - Air conditioning (PFL311)
Employee awareness poster - Compressed air (PFL312)
Energy saving stickers (A4, 21 per sheet)
Energy saving stickers (A4, 21 per sheet) - with gridlines
Energy saving stickers (Letter, 30 per sheet)
Energy saving stickers (Letter, 30 per sheet) - with gridlines
Stickers are designed to be compatible with standard label sizes, these include:
21 per sheet: J8160, J8560, L7060, L7160, L7160CL, L7560
30 per sheet: 15160, 15660, 18160, 18660, 5160, 5260, 5520, 5630, 5660, 5960, 8160, 8250, 8460, 8660
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Business Green Week resources
Local and seasonal food
Help your co-workers understand the importance of exploring local and seasonal food.
LOCAL:
Poster - 10 Reasons to Eat Local Food
Activities on local food - Practical Action - Seasonal Foods
What is Slow Food? - Slow Food UK
SEASONAL:
Information: Eat the Seasons
Interactive tool: Eat Seasonably
Video clip: Eat Seasonably - Enjoy fresh fruit and veg at its seasonal best
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Business Green Week resources
Local walks
Fancy taking a walk with your colleagues and learning more about your local area? Check out these links:
Old City Walk (includes a map): Bristol - Old City Heritage Trail
Led Health Walks: Bristol City Council - Led Health Walks
Urban Walking Route Planner - This tool generates a route map between any two points, including details on journey
time, calorie burn, step count and carbon saving. It’s quick, free, healthy and green: Walkit.com
Maps for walks across Bristol: Bristol Walking Routes
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Contact
Go Green | 0117 945 8733 | [email protected]
Sign-up to Business Green Week
http://business-green-week.eventbrite.co.uk
Twitter
#businessgreenweek
Contributors
Business West
Low Carbon South West
Stride Treglown
Red and Orange
The Schumacher Institute
Nina Skubala and Rob Emony
Jessica Ferrow
Rob Delius and Nick Harrison
Clive Tanner (design)
Emmelie Brownlee (copywriting)
Design: Red and Orange (a division of Stride Treglown). May 2015