Energy Conservation*

Question 1

How is a sustainable workplace created?

Answer 1

Reducing inputs and use of energy, in order to reduce the outputs like pollution

Question 2

How is Campden School made to be more sustainable?

Answer 2

Solar panels on sports hall
Closing windows and turning heating off
Car share system for teachers

Question 3

What is Green500?

Answer 3

A scheme where 500 businesses and companies in London aim to reduce their carbon emissions by 60% by 2025, set up by the Mayor of London

Question 4

Which organisations are part of the Green500 scheme?

Answer 4

Chelsea FC, Marks and Spencer, Natural History Museum, Selfridges and Pret a Manger

Question 5

How has Pret a Manger strived for sustainability?

Answer 5

Recyclable packaging- first company to use cardboard sandwich boxes
8.27 tonnes of packaging material saved a year
Used plastic for salad bowls, saving 7,000kg plastic a year

Question 6

How has the Natural History Museum strived for sustainability?

Answer 6

First UK museum to implement an environmental management system
Invested £3 million in installing a new energy system using CHP, increasing fuel efficiency by 80%
Awarded £2.85 million grant to help other institutions cut carbon emissions by 7% by 2010

Question 7

How has Marks and Spencer strived for sustainability?

Answer 7

Operate a half-hourly energy monitoring system
Invested in up-to-date refrigerators to save energy
30% fewer carbon emissions than in 2002
Energy-awareness campaigns for staff