We had an audit of our office processes last week. The aim was principally to educate us about recycling, how we travel, heat and light up our office, and how we can ensure that our suppliers and clients are operating ethically, and that they adhere to similar guidelines to ours.
I have to say, there will not be a great cost saving made by changing some of our policies. However, we are determined to make an impact in this area, however small.
We will either be purchasing recycled paper or taking the option to buy paper (and furniture for that matter) sourced from sustainable forests.
Our fuel supply is pretty much dictated to us by our Landlords, although perhaps we can reduce consumption at times.
We are now looking at paperless invoicing, photocopying on both sides of paper, and recycling plastic and glass in addition to the current paper and cardboard.
All of us drive to work in cars with no passengers, either because we live too far away or for flexibility during the day's business demands. The only time we may be able to reduce energy use for traveling is when we go to city-centre meetings where we use the train, or by conducting telephone conference calls with clients and fellow suppliers.
Do you have any ideas for improving your office culture?
Roger Souter
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I would actually challenge the cost-saving bit being minimal. I think if we could get organised we could hot desk our v expensive car parking spaces and save £400 a year. Walking to work or getting the train from time to time and talking to each other about when we need the spaces would be cool, healthy (for the walkers), environmentally sound and help us save brass! Because that is how we will save the planet (ever the optimist) by thinking about how much money we can keep in our pockets.
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