Workers want bosses to make a green effort
OFFICE workers on Teesside want more green measures in the workplace.
Business eco-advisers say they are seeing more business “green teams” setting up to cut energy waste.
The claims reflect the findings of a report out today by computer giant MSN, which says most workers want more eco-initiatives and are critical of their employers for not doing enough.
The most popular initiatives were recycling bins, sensor lighting and automatic computer shutdowns to save energy.
Alan Jones, from the Energy Saving Trust, said “People are willing to take action and want to become more environmentally friendly.
“It’s very encouraging that workers want to make that shift in behaviour and attitude.
“We are advising more and more businesses who have approached us for help, and the advice we give is then cascaded down to staff.”
Gazette Media Company workers will join thousands of others across the UK on September 22 by abandoning their cars for International Car Free Day.
The day, which is being promoted on Teesside by the Energy Saving Trust, is a bid to encourage people to leave their cars at home more often.
Middlesbrough Cycle Centre, within the town’s bus station, has lock-away facilities for 60 bikes and showers for workers.
Mark Fishpool, director of Middlesbrough Environment City, the charity that runs the centre, said: “If everyone left their cars at home one day a week, rush-hour traffic would reduce by 20%.”
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