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Every member of 果冻影院 staff has a responsibility to carry out their duties in a resource efficient way and actively support 果冻影院鈥檚 Sustainability Strategy, policies and objectives.
Depending on your role, this will mean different things but there are some core principles that we all must adhere to:听
| Switch Off | Switching off lights, appliances and equipment saves energy. Where possible, get in the habit of switching off computers, lights and equipment at the end of the day. On average, 果冻影院鈥檚 buildings still use half as much energy once everyone has gone home as they do during the day. But by switching off, we can make this consumption (and its associated cost and carbon emissions) much lower. Why not use timers to make sure items are switched off overnight? |
| Turn Down | Make sure you select the right temperature and avoid having heating or cooling on when windows are open. |
| Buy Less | Every item we buy uses energy and resources. And on average, every pound spent at 果冻影院 leads to half a kilo of CO2 being produced. Think: do you really need it? Rather than buying items new, you can also use 果冻影院鈥檚听听service to see if another department can give you the same, or similar, item free of charge. |
| Share More | Try sharing things with your team. This can save time, money and the natural resources associated with making new items. The impact of this can be large: 果冻影院鈥檚 Chemistry Department instigated a system for chemical sharing and is now saving upwards of 拢90k a year. |
| Choose Well | Make sustainable purchasing choices. Always check the energy efficiency of equipment as well as the cost; check the recycled content of items such as paper. There鈥檚 help and resources on听果冻影院鈥檚 procurement website, and also free听sustainable procurement training听available. If you do a lot of your department鈥檚 purchasing, why not take a quick online course? |
Rent 鈥� Not Buy 听 | If you need to keep up to date with the latest equipment why not rent it, rather than buying it.听 This saves on maintenance costs, disposal and the cost of new equipment next year |
| Waste Less | There are lots of valuable resources in many of the items that we throw away.听 Before ditching an item, think if it could be useful to someone else, and if so, list it on听. |
| Recycle More | Once you鈥檝e minimised what you throw away as much as possible, recycle what鈥檚 left. Familiarise yourself with how recycling works in your department so that you鈥檙e using the correct bins. |
| Don鈥檛 Walk By | Whether it鈥檚 a dripping tap or faulty electrics; if you see something that you don鈥檛 think is right, always report it. Whether it鈥檚 to 果冻影院鈥檚听听or an appropriate member of staff in your department, taking actions like this make your workplace safer and more efficient.听 |
| Spread the Word | Share these simple actions with your team or department. And if you teach, think about how you can incorporate sustainability into your students鈥� learning. If you鈥檇 like information or resources to help you communicate these priorities with the rest of your department or division, please听get in touch听with the Sustainability Team. 听 |