In the office
There are many simple and sustainable improvements you can make to your office,
such as recycling, buying environmentally friendly products, and installing energy
efficient lighting and heating systems. Start right now and check out our five
easy steps.
The links below are aimed at helping you develop sustainability in the office.
Guides
A Guide to Implementing Recycling Systems in Multi-Tenanted Office Buildings (Ministry for the Environment)
This guide is designed to help implement recycling systems in offices.
A Guide to Sustainable Office Fit-outs (Ministry for the Environment)
This guide is designed to help you consider how moving into new offices (fit-out) - or changing around existing offices to meet new needs (refurbishment) - can be done in ways that are as mindful of the environment as possible.
Being a Climate Friendly Kiwi - at home and in the office [PDF, 1.2MB] (BRANZ)
The 'Easy Guide to Being a Climate-Friendly Kiwi' provides easy-to-use, practical information on how to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions on a day-to-day basis, and includes a New Zealand-specific Climate Change calculator to work out your carbon footprint.
Guidance for Voluntary, Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting
This publication gives guidance for corporations on voluntary Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting, including emission factors. It is intended to help those corporates that wish to voluntarily monitor and report greenhouse gas emissions on an organisational basis for their New Zealand operations.
Other resources
Carbon dioxide emissions - Quiz for businesses (Ministry for the Environment)
A quiz to find out how employers and employees can reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the workplace.
Recycling Posters (Ministry for the Environment)
These posters can be used in any workplace as a way to inform and encourage recycling behaviour.
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