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the Green Office Action Plan (GOAP)

How to undertake the Green Office Online Audit

1. Read the audit and supporting information, answering the questions you can.
2. Return to the audit with necessary figures or information that you require.
3. Complete the audit and produce the report card for your office.
4. Distribute and display your Greening the Office Report Card.
5. Implement changes and review your progress made in greening the office by
returning to the Green Office Online Audit at a later date.

Staff numbers --- How many full time equivalent staff members are there in your office?

Commitment --- Is there currently a person or team responsible for greening the office?

Paper buying --- How many reams of office printing paper did your office purchase last
year?

Paper source --- Of this how many reams where made from virgin pulp or recycled
post-consumer waste?

Virgin pulp Recycled post-consumer

Paper recycling-- Of the office paper purchased how much is recycled?


None some majority

Paper saving -- Are any paper saving initiatives carried out within your office? For example desktop paper saving trays or double sided

printing? yes no

Energy Supplier Is your office on a green (renewable) energy tariff?

Energy Efficiency Survey Has an energy efficiency survey been carried out at your offices?

Office Electrical Equipment Use Is non-essential office electrical equipment switched off overnight when not in use?

none some majority all

Recycling

Recycled materials & products ---- Does this office recycle any of the following materials or products?

Plastic bottles or vending machine cups

Plastic magazine wrapping (LDPE)

Aluminium and steel Cans

Printer and Fax cartridges


Office Electrical Equipment

Packaging

Fluorescent Lighting Tubes

Kitchen & catering

Is office kitchen or catering waste collected for composting? yes no

Water Use Are water saving devices fitted within office toilets and washrooms. E.g. variable flush handles, flush sensors or low flow

taps? yes no

Suppliers & purchasing Are your suppliers currently selected against environmental criteria? E.g. Green Policy or products with
accreditation to recognised environmental standards?

yes some none

Transport

Does your office operate a Green Transport Plan? E.g. Support and promote public transport, walking, cycling, car sharing in travel to and
at work to reduce local and global environmental impacts.

yes no

Your data

Friends of the Earth would like to store your answers as part of the Greening the Office project.

yes, all data all but our name no

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