Problem: Edward Uz, the business manager of Fitzroy Falls Holdings, has reviewed some of Fitzroy's operations and has observed that resource use in the head office is not aligned with sustainable work practices being promoted by the Sustainability Team. He realises that this is at least partly due to existing Fitzroy Falls Holdings policy and procedure documents not reflecting current business sector requirements. Some of the initiatives Edward wants to see implemented include:
- Re-programming of all air-conditioning services in the head office to be only active in normal business hours:
- Currently air-conditioners are manually switched on and off
- It is the responsibility of the last staff member leaving each day to turn them off - this is unfortunately rarely done, and most commonly all air-conditioners are left running 24 hours each day and sometimes even on the weekend
- Lights needing to be switched off at night
- A better sorting of recyclable materials (including paper) from general rubbish
- Encouragement of staff to properly use the dual-flush capability of toilets