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Increase resource efficiency

 

1
  Audit your gas, oil, electricity and water usage. Try to cut it by at least 10%
 
2
  Reduce energy by (e.g.) turning off unused equipment and lights, only using lifts if necessary, switching off at the mains when you’re closed, only boiling the water you need
 
3
  Turn down heating to cool rooms instead of opening doors and windows
 
4
  Recycle (e.g.) redundant equipment, paper, computer cartridges, office furniture
 
5
  Reduce paper use by (e.g.) printing or copying both sides, re-using paper and envelopes, writing on unprinted sides, phoning or emailing instead, saving instead of printing
 
6
  Use low-energy lighting
 
7
  Have an environmental management policy to measure, manage and minimise your organisation’s impact
 
8
  Train someone to champion green practices
 
9
  Insulate buildings and equipment
 


Increase employability

 

10
  Offer real jobs to people with challenges by recruiting through organisations that support them
 
11
  Offer work trials, job coaching or work placements with one-to-one support
 
12
  Offer confidence-building activities to help unemployed people back to work
 
13
  Offer mock interviews for jobseekers
 
14
  Advertise vacancies through organisations reaching diverse audiences
 
15
  Identify and support special needs in recruitment and staff development
 


Support for the wider economy

 

16
  Be more accessible by publicising cycling, walking and public transport routes
 
17
  Source locally whenever possible
 
18
  Recruit locally and encourage suppliers and contractors to do so
 
19
  Join a business group to tackle local issues in partnership
 
20
  Share information with partner companies and suppliers
 
21
  Host a workshop for people hoping to develop a social enterprise
 
22
  Find new suppliers and customers at a local trade fair
 
23
  Have an open day for suppliers and potential suppliers
 

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