3 Top Tips To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint In Todays Workplace
Make Your Sydney Office Space More Sustainable
It’s the buzz word everyone is talking about right now, Climate Change and the environmental impact we are leaving behind us. Sydney’s interest in the highly publicized carbon natural debate goes far beyond the recent buzz surrounding the protests in the media right now. Whilst the recent global protests sparked attention surrounding Climate Change, Sydney is no stranger on how to lead this social movement. Sydney was the first Australian city to pave the way and be certified as carbon neutral in 2011 under the direction of Lord Mayor Clover Moore through the process of measuring, reducing and offsetting omissions. And despite, the substantial growth in Sydney office buildings and services offered, this new policy led the change and reduced emissions by 25% by the year 2015.
For now, it remains to be seen whether the government will adhere to protestors’ demands for Australia to be carbon neutral by 2025 and declare a climate emergency.
What It Means To Be Carbon Neutral?
Carbon Neutral, also called Carbon Neutrality is a term to describe the actions of organisations, businesses and individuals to remove as much carbon dioxide as each individual and organization.
Change The World
We can’t change the world in a day but we can take these conversations from the water cooler to implement Best Practice Sustainability Strategy to tackle these issues. Essentially, what you do from your Sydney office space can help impact climate change not just in theory but in practice too.
Best Practice For A Sustainable Sydney Office
Go Green
There’s no denying, going green is the best way to not only help reduce carbon emissions & can also help improve the mood of your co-workers. The benefits of plants within the workplace are endless including reducing stress and encouraging creativity. If you’ve ever wondered how plants help reduce carbon emissions.. the answer is simple! Plants have large surfaces and exchange water and gases with their surroundings. In simple terms, plants absorb carbon dioxide and release carbon dioxide from their leaves which humans and animals then need to breathe… Sounds important right? It’s such a simple way to contribute to a sustainable future for generations to come.
Go Paperless
We can’t guarantee it will be easy but we guarantee you’ll never look back! Whilst going 100% paperless isn’t an option for every Sydney based office space combining the use of recycled paper, adding the option to print on double-sided paper and storing your documents on your Cloud maybe some simple but effective ways to help your office go sustainable and reduce clutter!
If you’re looking for a few more strategies, you can also do away with the traditional hand paper towels and install hand dryers instead! Cheaper in the long run, and much more hygienic too!
Go Energy Efficient
It’s not just good for increasing energy efficiency, it’s also top of the list for reducing your bottom line too! Reducing your energy bill by implementing a few simple Sustainable Best Practice policies might help to make a difference in how much energy your company uses. Small changes that can go a long way include disabling your screen saver to save energy and running your own energy audit on where your office air conditioner works within your office space to reduce energy use in areas that might not need the cool conditions (ie the storage room). Remember, lots of small changes equal big results!
Would You Like To Know More?
We’re interested in what you think about this social debate and how we can help you. Talk to our friendly staff today about implementing a Sustainable Best Practice Strategy to reduce the energy efficiency of your office space.
