Walking the Walk
Gregg Latchams LLP
7 Queen Square, Bristol, BS1 4JE
A Case Study
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Michael Gupwell
Associate, Solicitor Advocate and Notary Public
First Steps • The idea
• The team • The research
• The challenge
• Recording the data
Easy Wins • Low hanging fruit
• Lighting – usage and upgrading
• Desktop electricals
• Printers and printing
• Recycling and sustainable sourcing
Behaviour • One team member per department
• Walk to work scheme and lift-sharing
• Daily habits
• Temperature control
• Electronic filing
Building and Infrastructure • Move to Multi Functional Devices
• Maintenance and upgrades
• Lagging
• Servers
• Extra benefit
Results • October 2010 to 2011 – 104.89 tonnes CO2
• October 2011 to 2012 – 76.23 tonnes CO2
• Reduction = 27.33% in 1st year
• BLS Award for Environmental Responsibility 2011 & 2012
• Shortlisted for National Excellence Award 2013
• 2013 WECC Carbon Champion
Bonus Results • Reduction in electricity bills
• Greater sense of CSR
• Better workplace environment
• More talking – less buzzing