RSC Training were already “trying to be as green as we can be” through initiatives such as encouraging delegates to cycle or use public transport when travelling to their centre. Additionally, RSC Training minimise travel emissions by sending instructors to nearby jobs by using a UK locations map, and reduce postage emissions by only sending essential paperwork to instructors.
Throughout the competition, the team came across steps that they’d already completed which made them realise how much they’d already done to promote sustainability within their organisation.
Additionally, steps that they hadn’t considered before included putting foil behind the radiators to reflect heat back into the room, reducing heat loss and therefore heating emissions.
The competition also provided an extra incentive for steps the team were planning to implement but hadn’t quite introduced yet. For example:
- Heating Efficiency: Quick, easy and money saving steps included turning the thermostat down by a couple of degrees and using a timer for the heating rather than having it on all the time.
- Energy Saving Measures: To reduce electricity consumption, RSC Training switched to LED lightbulbs and were more mindful about switching off appliances after use and turning off lights.
- Waste Management: RSC Training have implemented a food waste bin in their centre, to ensure food waste is transformed into valuable organic matter that can be used as plant fertiliser rather than releasing methane in landfills, as well as implementing a set of recycling bins to reduce waste going to landfill.
- Plant-Based Initiatives: The team enjoyed some plant-based lunches and even ate entirely plant-based for the day, further reducing their food-related emissions.