Green Impact Newsletter
Fortnightly Newsletter for Green Impact Teams
Issue 3. 12th March 2010
Good News Stories…
The Planning and Executive Suite team were delighted to learn from Paul
O’Callaghan (Waste and Recycling Assistant) that what we thought could not
be put in the paper waste bins, actually can. So... magazines, post-it notes,
envelopes (take stamps off first for Hospiscare!), waxy paper, catalogues and
telephone directories can all now be put in the one same bin, along with all
our paper waste. Have you had your waste audit yet? If not why not email
Paul O’Callaghan to arrange one.
Procurement Services had a charity bake sale for the charity WeZimbabwe
this week and raised enough money to send 10 Zimbabwean children to
school for a year! Staff also donated online through a JustGiving page and
thanks to their kind donations a further 6 children will be able to go to school
for a year!
DARO from next week will have an internal clothes donation point using a
plastic container they have procured and then once it is full they will take it
down to the main collection point outside Devonshire House.
Questions asked…
Q. Can we mark a criteria as complete when we submit the workbook in
March if we know we will have done it by May when the auditors come
round?
A. Yes. Julia Jack has spoken to the national organisers who have confirmed
that we can do this.
Call for Photos!
We would like to show
off how well we are
doing with the Green
Impact Initiative at a
conference on 22nd
March. If you would
like to show case what
you are doing please
email Julia Jack with
photos by as soon as
possible.
Why not include
a film clip in
your weekly
newsletters or in
a team meeting?
Here’s a fun way in which
to promote Fairtrade at
work: http://
www.fairtrade.org.uk/work/
fun_games/
viral_video.aspx
Watch the Mythbusters
prove that it is better to
switch off the light when
you leave the room:
www.youtube.com/watch?
v=qgM0N7GD5Ic
Q. If we mark a criteria as Not Applicable to our team do we still get the
points?
Handy Hint!
A. Julia Jack spoke to the National organizers of Green Impact and you will
not lose out if you enter not applicable. You will gain the relevant
accreditation level as long as you have either filled in the criteria as
‘Department Compliant’ or ‘Not Applicable’. For e.g. for Bronze if the criteria
which is not applicable to you is worth 3 points, then you will only be
expected to achieve 97 points instead of 100 to achieve Bronze.
No More Chemicals is a
great company that produces clothes and mops
which negate the need for
chemicals! All you do is
wet them and clean!
If you would like further clarification please ring Julia Jack on ext. 5776
(Thank you to Frances
Anson in Finance for this
Handy Hint!)
A BIG thank you for all your hard work! Keep the Good News stories coming!
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