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Sustainability Training: Carbon Trust Empower Tool

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A new sustainability training tool was launched in January 2012 by Carbon Trust called the ‘Carbon Trust Empower’ tool which can be downloaded by businesses free of charge.

This interactive application allows employees to take a virtual tour of a typical office building to learn how to make environmental improvements. Employees start off about considering how they get to work, then moving to their desk learning about turning off unused equipment, finally they can review options to avoid unnecessary travel. The tool will also create and keep track of individual personal action plans for employees.

If employees took all of their money-saving suggestions, the company could save annually $309 per employee. Some of the savings that they cite;

  • Turning off the computer and monitor in the evening could save $60 per year
  • Accepting a 1 degree temperate reduction could save $6 per person per year
  • Reduction of paper practices could save $31 per person per year

Test Your Green Knowledge

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Want to test your green knowledge? Well now you can with National Geographic Green Guide Quizzes.

These quizzes are 10 questions each and do a good job to see if you really know your stuff. Don’t worry if you get the answer wrong, it will give the correct information so you can get 100% the second time around. Topics range from various rooms and mechanical aspects in your home to topics such as organic gardening, plastics, water, travel and energy.

These quizzes are fun and easy to take. Consider using them before sustainability trainings or integrate them into your green team meetings.